♪MUSIC♫ discussion

Okay, we all know that everybody in the group listens to music. But I'm wondering how many people sing, play an instrument, or even compose music.

I sing. I'm an alto, and I've been in choir for four years. :)

I wish I could play an instrument. But so far the ones that I've tried I've failed at. Of course I never had any teacher really, I kinda just tried to teach myself. xP

Oh, I wish that I could play an instrument too... the recorder doesn't quite count, in my opinion. However, I've always wanted to play piano. I jsut don't think that I'm that coordinated between my two hands... but I think that I could manage if I really tried. :D

My little brother is pretty good at playing the keyboard (which is pretty close to the piano, right?) and I've always wanted to play the drums. But there isn't enough space in my house for drums. xD
I also tried the recorder. And I didn't do so well. xD

Oh! My bro has a drum set! I've always kinda wanted to learn the drums too... And we have a keyboard in my house! I've actually learned what notes are where on a keyboard!

And I learned the recorder in like, fourth and fifth grade. I still have it. It's plastic and bright green.

Mine was my grandpa's recorder. I found it, cleaned it, and then found some books for it and tried to teach myself and failed. =P

Cool. I want his drum set! =D
A keyboard is small too, not like a big piano. xD

i kinda play guitar, but not really yet.... just started lessons haha...

Awesomeness! That's another one I wanted to learn. But... didn't really try. xP

Ditto. Plus the strings hurt my fingers. So, even though I would want to play an acoustic (because I LOVE the way they sound) I can't unless I developed some major calluses on my fingers. I could always get my brother to teach me. He taught me three chords last month!

Well, can't you use that pick thing?

No, no, I'm talking about my left hand. I can use the pick for strumming. In fact, I did use the pick when my brother showed me. But I can't use the pick to hold down the strings on the neck in the right places. and I found out that you have to press down harder on an acoustic than you do on an electric or a bass.

Ohhh! Haha. Gotcha.

:) I can see where you were confused...I probably would have been too, if I didn't already know what I was trying to say.

In additon to learning an instrument, I've always wanted to write music... I bet that I could write lyrics just fine. I mean, it's not really any different than writing a poem. But I just don't know how to write music for different instruments.

Same here. I would love to write lyrics. But I'd be afraid that mine would turned out like crap. xD Haha!

I don't know...writing lyrics doesn't seem that bad to me. Perhaps it's because I can write whenever I want to. I can force myself to write, and still have it turn out all right. I guess it comes with just writing all the time anyhow. Really, you should see all the writing I have on my profile... I have sooo many things.

I write alot too. =D
It's just the rhyming that scares me. xD Haha.

Oooo, I forgot about the rhyming part... that would make the challenge more difficult.

Uh-huh! xD That's really the only part I think I would fail at. xD

Veronica. Veronica B! wrote: "Oh, I wish that I could play an instrument too... the recorder doesn't quite count, in my opinion. However, I've always wanted to play piano. I jsut don't think that I'm that coordinated between my..."

i play the piano.

Really! Are you good? =D

ya, pretty good.
this is my third year-i think.
;)

Awesome! =D

ya, its fun!
:1 (chunky baby) lol.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
hey matt can u join?

Doodle wrote: "ya, pretty good.
this is my third year-i think.
;)"

cool. i've been stuck playing the piano scince i was three. most of teh time, i wish i could quit, but i comes in handy alot

Awww, chunky baby! =D

I don't really like american idol. Sorry. =/

ya, its kinda old, and its gotten pathetic. last season is a v. good example.

Good to know. xD I never really liked it at all...

i never actually obsessed over it, but my friends all used to watch it, so i'd find out about it from them.

one of my friends uses it as background noise when she does homework

O.o Hmmm... that's... odd xD

i guess

=D So what's new?

i have swim practice, gtg.

Bye! Good luck!

Veronica. Veronica B! wrote: "Okay, we all know that everybody in the group listens to music. But I'm wondering how many people sing, play an instrument, or even compose music....

I play piano (for about 11 and 1/2 years!), organ (taught myself), guitar (acoustic and classical), and harmonica (again, taught myself, but I haven't played it for awhile). I also sing and took voice lessons for around 4 years or so.

A far as composing, I've done a bit. Some instrumentals for piano, a song with lyrics and chords for guitar (with the help of my sister), and a piano trio (for piano, cello, and violin). Yes, I wish I knew the notation for other instruments better, too. It would be so fun to try to write an orchestration or something. =)

Oh, and I'd love to learn drums too!!! =D

I'm a talented (More of a freak) beginner on the cello . . sometimes I write pieces, but rarely.

I'd LOVE to learn cello! (okay, so I'd like to learn every instrument...)

i tried cello for a few months, then quit to focus on piano, and my brother plays it. (the cello)

the only problem w/it is if your in a orchestra like him you get stuck with all of the bad parts.

otherwise, its cool

I wanna learn! =D

that'd be cool.

Wouldn't it?

I like the instrument's deep, rich, dark tones. Plus, it smells good xD

xP Smell is good. Gotta like the smell of what your playing.

CELIA! I PLAY AN INSTRUMENT THAT HAS DEEP, RICH, DARK TONES
and it smells, well, not bad.
I play the baritone.
if you don't know what it is, it's a small tuba.
you can google it.
or type in "euphonium"

i play clarenet

oh and drums!

i play piano!!

so does my friend

We started learning a new song today in choir! Are you guys familiar with Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles? I was excited when I saw that as our choir song. :D