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| CMelodyMan |
What other instruments do you play?What other instruments do you play? |
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| JPSaxMan |
Clarinet and am learning flute
Plus some Latin and African drumming and Australian didgeridoo 
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| CMelodyMan |
You play a didgeridoo? That's awesome! | ||
| JPSaxMan |
I think I have a sound clip around somewhere...if I find it I'll post it here! | ||
| tenorsaxman |
Other instrumentsI play (and own)
Gemeinhardt 2SP Flute 1 year YAS 23 Alto sax 2 Years Jean Baptiste JB600TSL Tenor sax 1 year Selmer Bundy Resonite Bb Clarinet 1.5 years Kalison Milano Metal Bb Clarinet 1.5 years No Brand Plastic Bb Bass Clarinet( Mine through highschool) Half a year Bach Trombone half a year Wurlitzer Piano 9 years Hammond M3 Organ 1year Fender Squire Electric Guitar 2 years Hohner Mandolin 1.5 years Yamaha Recorder 5 years Tin Whistle 1 year Yamaha Drumset 2-3 years Hohner Harmonica in C few months Jaw harp a few months Oboe( I don't own but plan to get a nice one in about a year) half a year Bassoon( don't own can play hopefully for school) half a yesr Trumpet(use to have a Mercedes[weird brand] Trumpet) 4-5 months Baritone(I can play better than trombone) 2 years Tuba(same as baritone) I hope to learn French horn but since I'm a freshman in highschool I don't know if I have time |
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| tenorsaxman |
Forgot oneI also played bari sax in 7th grade. The only problem was it weighed a ton but it was fun!! :D |
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| CMelodyMan |
Dang, you play alot of instruments! What exactly is your main instrument? | ||
| JPSaxMan |
That might be hard to find  
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| tenorsaxman |
What else do you PlayMy main instruments are piano and alto sax. My alto is crapped up (YAS 23) at the moment. So I would have to say instead of alto, Tenor. Oh yeah I also play violin and cello |
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| JPSaxMan |
Holy $h!t 
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| Thomas |
Instruments I play regularly:
- Alto sax - Piano Instruments I have played regularly: - Bari sax Instrument's I've tried, and failed at: - Drums - Bass guitar - Trumpet (played in grade 7 for about 4 months) - Flute* - Trombone* - Euphonium* - Tuba* *Instruments I've tried once or twice. Yes, I am the definition of "well-rounded musician!" Hehehe... |
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| JPSaxMan |
Yea but I think tenorsaxman still takes the cake on this one, holy dear God! 
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| Thomas |
And HOLY SHEEAT! I gotta hand it to you, tenorsaxman, that's quite an accomplishment. Wow. That's... wow! | ||
| tenorsaxman |
Other InstrumentsIt's only hard to practice them when I have alot of school work. When I don't I play a different instrument "group" every day. For example:Sunday-alto and tenor saxes Monday-Bflat and bass clarinets Tuesday- piano/organ Wednesday-drums Thursday-flute Friday-guitar/mandolin Saturday-mallet percussion(bells) I normnally always practice every day for a few hours. I try to get in 2-3 hours a day, but since I have freshman year of high school coming up I don't know what the workload will be but I'll find a few hours those days(before school/after school/during school
Let's just say I'm a devoted 14 year old musician
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| JPSaxMan |
Hehe...join the club. If I don't practice at LEAST once day I feel $h!!tty and guilty plus somewhat crabby on top of it because I was withdrawn from my addiction for a day  
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| JazZz |
that's ~cRaZy~ tenorsaxman!
I own: a paris series III alto holton 1909 tenor some student geindhert flute bandnow pocket trumpet m-audio digital piano cundy-bettoney wooden l.p piccolo. I play: *my alto *I would play my tenor but it goes in for an overhaul in 2/3 weeks! *pocket trumpet (it's a midget trumpet!) *I do a little synth/mixing work with the piano, I can't fully play piano but *I used it to teach myself like advanced chords and triads and theory stuff, so I can play begginer/intermeddiate paino I all so own one of those recorders from elementary school if that counts! When I was walking around the other day, I went into this science store and they had a 'science of music' section and I found this little toy called a 'Sax-o-flute' for $5 bucks and I can play that! you design it into the instrument of your choice and it sounds like a sax! I'm a thrill for anything sax :P |
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| MySaxMax |
I play the violin, alto sax, and piano. I have a guitar and tried playing that for awhile but never really enjoyed it. | ||
| Bariman |
Can play well:
Baritone sax Tenor Sax Bb clari Bass Clari Bass Guitar Upright Bass violoncello Dabbling in: C-mel sax Cornet/trumpet trombone piano/keyboard Viola Trombone Tenorsaxman still takes the cake, though. Bariman |
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| musicalprodigy |
ive been tryin to learn bass guitar, and clarinet, with no success :sad: | ||
| Jeff |
I tried to play the sax some years ago.
I can play the piano, been playing for 8 years |
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| BuffaloBariSax |
Play sax, but I also play bass guitar for church stuff, and I dabble on keyboard. Basically, the keyboards just to write music and such | ||
| CMelodyMan |
I successfully taught myself the clarinet, and I'm thinking about learning the bagpipe. 
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| Louis Scuderi |
Have played:
-Trombone -Euphonium -Bass -Guitar Do play- -Clarinet -Tenor sax -Alto sax Cheers, CR |
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| Kym |
WOW tenorsaxman you sure can play, i take my hat off to you dude!!! I play Flute, Piccolo as my first instrument and Alto Sax selftaught as my second but i'm getting pretty good now so i think i should go Sax shopping so i can give my school there sax back, im thinking of taking up Soprano too, does anyone here play Sop Sax?? | ||
| Prophetic_Sax |
Well, I have played quite a few instruments....
Currently play: Borgani Soprano Saxophone Busecher 400 Tenor Saxophone General Music SK88 Workstation Drums B3/C3/M3 Organ Bass (a little) Percussion Instruments that I have played at one time or another with some level of skill: French horn Oboe (was asked to switch over for my jr. & sr. yr of High School for Concert Band; still played Tenor for Jazz band) Tuba Baritone Trumpet Trombone Guitar (still plugging away at it) Instruments that I can't play (but tried!) Flute Clarinet I think that about rounds the list out.... |
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| Tully |
I currently play flute, sax and piano. I've played guitar for several years, and can get around on bass, but don't have much time for either anymore; I'm just too busy, unfortunately. Also, I have briefly played trumpet and oboe. | ||
| phantoms_shadow |
WOW!!!! And I thought I played a lot of instruments! I play the clarinet, alto sax, and french horn. You might be wondering where the french horn came from, it was a spur of the moment thing. lol At my school I play the most instruments out of everyone. I get called a one man band all the time, but i guess you got me on that one. Good job.
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| saxmaniac |
That sounds interesting. I think I've heard of that before. It's some kind of primitive, tribal flute. Is it really played through the nose?
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| reisio |
For the one I have, you blow air through your nose and it exits from one opening over your mouth, which you use to control pitch. | ||
| phantoms_shadow |
What is an ukulele? | ||
| JPSaxMan |
Type of stringed instrument...a really small guitar that originated from the Hawaiian Islands
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| reisio |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele | ||
| Jacob |
Aside from the saxophones (alto, tenor, soprano), I play piano and a little on clarinet. | ||
| tenorsax3515 |
i mainly play tenor sax, but on the side i like to play alto, trumpet, a little flute, trombone, piano, violin, and drums | ||
| JimMetcalf |
Other InstrumentsPlay A-T-S-B saxes-double on clarinet- play trumpet/cornet/flugle with College jazz bandTrmpt and sax/clarinet use almost same airstream technique-focus-velocity for tone projection etc I am an older (1941 vintage )player and this was very common when I grew up-small town in Maine-only a few available chairs to be filled etc-so played both brass and sax to improve selection choices! |
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| altosax4ever |
WOW you do a lot, don't you? Do you happen to have any recordings of yourself? You sound like a great player! | ||
| Tully |
I palyed clarinet for the first time today (much easier than I thought, actually--the embouchure felt pretty comfortable after an hour or so, and the break is definitely awkward, but not as bad as I thought it would be). I guess I'll be adding clarinet to my repertoire... | ||
| OldEyes |
The drum kit. | ||
| itsabadreed |
I find it AMAZING that noone here seems to play both clarinet and flute.
In order to become a professional sax player, it is VERY important to be able to double on them. Oboe and bassoon also help to give you that extra versatility that helps you get gigs. I play: sop/alto/tenor/bari sax clarinet flute oboe guitar drums latin percussion |
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| reisio |
in order to become a professional sax player, it is VERY important to be able to play a sax and get paid for it, nothing more :p | ||
| Tully |
With all due respect, I beg to differ. Of course, there are plenty of jazz superstars, as it were, that play just sax. However, a lot of less well-known musicians depend on the gigs they can get by playing sax, flute, and clarinet, plus whatever else they can. One example would be my sax teacher: although jazz sax playing is what he really loves, he plays the Reed 1 book at all the Broadway-style shows here in Seattle, and also has a much wider student clientele since he teaches clarinet and sometimes flute. Very few people seem to earn a living doing nothing but playing sax. If you can/do, that's awesome. It just doesn't work out very often, so IMO, it's best to be prepared for a more likely situation. |
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| Matt AV |
I think versatility is important. As well as specialising in one instrument, it is extremely useful in my experience to have a good knowledge in at least another (piano as a wind player is very useful) and basic knowledge of a couple other instruments. As well as giving you more possiblities for work, it gives you a much better understanding of the functions of each instrument in a group. Particularly if you are a leader of a band it is very important to have a good awareness of the functioning of the other instruments...composing and arranging would be another useful skill to add. | ||
| Tully |
I couldn't agree more, especially regarding piano. |
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| kirbay |
i play tenor sax and bass ^_^ | ||
| Louis Scuderi |
Bass...guitar? double bass? bass sax? bass clarinet?
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| JazZz |
I play sax & trumpet
I'm learning bass clarinet I can play basic piano that I tought myself with some books, but nothing more than simple melodies and stuff... |
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| kirbay |
lol! bass guitar =P sorry, i didn't know that there was that many bass instruments ^_^ |
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| alto-girl |
Well, I play saxophone, flute and I'm learning clarinet, if that's any consolation! I'd love to be able to double in shows/gigs. I also play a bit of piano and guitar, but not much. Now...what I'd like to also be able to play is a different question. I would love to be able to play all instruments...but unfortunately, time and money restrain.  So I'm picking them up, one at a time, slowly...
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| JPSaxMan |
And I was learning flute...but it got taken away (by the school)...waaah
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| JazZz |
in theory I can play flute..i can finger all the notes and i can sight read music normally with it but I can't hold an embouchure for more than like 3 seconds..flute is really hard to get steady and I just didn't have the patience for it (and when I played it in the practice rooms girls gave me funny looks )
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| Louis Scuderi |
ROFL!!! How did it get taken away? Did you run over it with your van?
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| JPSaxMan |
I was using it to beat my crappy sidekick bari player...
No, actually, it was just that real flute players needed it more than I did 
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| Louis Scuderi |
ROFLMAO!!! Sometimes it seems that's the only thing flutes (or flutists) are good for. 
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| Tully |
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| JPSaxMan |
Uh oh...a flautist read that
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| Tully |
No worries. I know plenty of stupid flute players. | ||
| JPSaxMan |
Hey who corrected my spelling? Somebody wanna be demoted as a mod?!?!?! | ||
| CMelodyMan |
 . It is spelled "flutist" BTW, I hope you were only kidding about demoing someone, as that seems like a kind of senseless reason to demote someone.
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| JPSaxMan |
I meant to spell it that way...flute players hate being called flautists...and I guess I can't demote...well...you get the idea 
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| CMelodyMan |
. BTW flautist is another way to spell one whos plays the flute, however I've noticed "flutist" to be a lot more commonplace.
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| JPSaxMan |
Yea the demotion thing was harmless 
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| altosax4ever |
'Flautist' is the correct way to spell it. Try no to use the other, last time i did that in front of a pro flautist they laughed at me. Oh, and JP, I've corrected your spelling dozens of times.
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| JPSaxMan |
...wha?
...*pulls out gun*
^^That's an inside joke ...sorry to get off topic!
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| altosax4ever |
Mommy? 
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| SaxoAK |
I play Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Bass Sax(when needed), Piano, Bassoon, Percussion (Specialisation in timpani and mallets), and clarinet. My fav. tho is def. my baby Duke - my Alto Yamaha YAS23 | ||
| acdcgraphics |
All my little musical babies...I sing (does that count as another instrument???) Anyway, I used to sing and record my own music back in high school and college, so I've played and one time or another:Guitar Keyboards Drums Trumpet (while Drum Major, I filled in for a practice-- FUN!) Bari Sax (but my rt pinky couldn't reach C, so only one time in Jazz band) Tried flute and sucked at it alto clarinet Currently play: Alto sax- principal instrument Tenor - LOVE it, got my old Conn in August '05 Eb sopranino clarinet - played it in HS, now I own a 1925 Kolhert!! Bb clarinet - sold my 5th grade bundy for a Noblet wood- beautiful thing Ethic instruments I own/occassionally play: Armenian duduk, bagpipe chanter (would love to learn bagpipes!), ocarina, panpipes Wishlist: Oboe- this will be my next musical baby, would love to try harp and French Horn but doubt I'd ever own them. Oh, I'd really dig a sopranino sax and an alto clarinet |
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| JPSaxMan |
Yikes...sounds like you've had your hands on quite the musical stuff, eh?
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| Louis Scuderi |
I haven't seen many people who prefer alto clarinet over bass, do you like instruments keyed in Eb?
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| acdcgraphics |
fun stuff!It's wacky, you know some people collect stamps or old coins, but ever since I had the opportunity to play the tiny Eb clarinet in high school (it was a beautiful Selmer wood with silver keys, my Bb clarinet of those days was still my resonite Bundy)-- I have vowed to have one of that quality and to collect the instruments that I always wanted to play.I suppose I do lean toward the Eb instruments, but I love how saxophone keywork is the same regardless of Eb or Bb-- I'm a simple girl, need things to be not so complicated or it takes the fun out of it...  )
I keep my repairman busy because I've bought old instruments that need love, he he he! I wish I could afford to get my clarinets all cleaned up, the little Eb and the Noblet are pretty dull looking, the keys are so dull and tarnished. He polished one just to show me what they would look like and GAWSH was that pretty! Wish I had a way to play them all, just not enough time I'm afraid
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| darby dylan |
i play sax and also piano.but my main instrument is sax | ||
| claritenordm |
Right now I play clarinet for concert band, tenor sax in jazz and marching. I'm also decent at flute, alto sax, piano, bass clarinet, trumpet, and guitar, and I can doodle on basically anything that isn't a double reed (never tried them). | ||