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| jyrds |
 Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:35 am |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:54 am |
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btw
your sig jyrds...
hahaha.. who are they?
Omg they look like girls.. particular the one on the right ..
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| jyrds |
| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:08 pm |
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| Concinnity |
| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:05 pm |
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then join us!!!!
......interesting siggie...... |
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| Komaticom |
| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:51 pm |
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I play guitar. Sure you can't play bass and treble at the same time (makes everything you play sound half-baked), but it's portable!
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| Concinnity |
| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 6:14 pm |
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| everything else is portable.... maybe not a church organ...... |
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| chocohi |
| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:45 pm |
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keyboards of anykind are usually not portable. if they are, they are really big
if its one of those new foldable ones from yamaha, then its not going to be very comfortable to play with.
i wish you could fold a piano up some how and put it in your bag. |
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| Concinnity |
| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:26 am |
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nevertheless, u can still move it around......  |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:35 pm |
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chocohi wrote: keyboards of anykind are usually not portable. if they are, they are really big
if its one of those new foldable ones from yamaha, then its not going to be very comfortable to play with.
i wish you could fold a piano up some how and put it in your bag.
Why do you not play the accordion instead, then?
My instruments are guitar (primary) and piano (secondary). Although I own an oh-so-wonderful Ibanez GRX40, I mainly play classical guitar. After 4th grade AMEB, however, there are no official sheet music books, so one is forced to gather all of one's songs oneself. Needless to say, it makes one annoyed. One. One. One. There, does one's repetition annoy you? |
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| MangoAvocado |
| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:13 pm |
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QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBN wrote:
Why do you not play the accordion instead, then?
My instruments are guitar (primary) and piano (secondary). Although I own an oh-so-wonderful Ibanez GRX40, I mainly play classical guitar. After 4th grade AMEB, however, there are no official sheet music books, so one is forced to gather all of one's songs oneself. Needless to say, it makes one annoyed. One. One. One. There, does one's repetition annoy you?
Indeed, one does find the repetition somewhat annoying.
Hmm, I want to learn the guiltar too. My friend taught herself how to play the guitar and now she's writing her own lyrics, composing songs and recording at home (for her own interest, nothing professional...yet!). I am in awe of people like that.
My primary instrument is the piano with a bit of dabbling in clarinet.
I have two friends who are national acordian champions for solo and duet. They have the 'Alexey effect' nailed, with the blurry hand actions and all. So don't think the accordian is any less prestigious than other instrument!  (Although I'm guilty of the same thoughts. It was a shock to me when I first heard them play because deep down (like everyone else, really) I still held to the belief that accordians are trivial instruments which belong in cozy Italian restaurants playing 'Happy Birthday's' and romantic little tunes at candlelit dinners.)
But wow, it's incredible what they can do with that 10kg+ thing (not exactly 'travel-lite', but sure beats the piano in terms of portability I suppose). Not only do they have a keyboard to work with on one hand, but them have to continuously pump requires amounts of air in order to create dynamics (louds and softs) AND they have another keypad thing full of buttons to work with their other hand. The piano seems like a breeze in comparison to how their attention has to be split in so many directions in order to play properly. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:32 pm |
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The guitar is an excellent instrument to learn in that it can be self-taught relatively easily in comparison to other instruments. There's a wide variety of excellent websites available, and tabs are free and simple to find.
I endorse your desire to adopt it. To learn classical guitar or "serious" modern guitar, you'll definitely need a teacher. However, for casual strumming or non-competitive playing, everything you need is on the Internet, ranging from tabs to musical instruction to forums to resources and articles on how to create your own songs. Feel free PM me if you'd like any more detailed information on this. |
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| Pandemonium |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:38 am |
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Hmmm... I'm planning to take up the violin some time later...
Currently though, I play the piano.
But I'm pretty crap at sightreading...
But I DO have l33t ub3r micr0. |
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| Pixelwarrior |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:47 am |
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>< Guitar strings hurt my fingers 
So I play the bass instead ^^ |
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| bb haha |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:34 am |
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| currently doing 8th grade piano with my exam in nov/dec this year... hoping to start learning violin next year [ doubt it tho >< yr 12 ] or the year after.. |
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| chocohi |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:13 pm |
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still looking around at different violins...but i dont know whats good or not
want to start learning a bit alone as a hobby, before taking lessons.
any okay brands around thats affordable?anyone? |
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| CCJc |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:30 pm |
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ebay, gooooo ebay~
You can almost find a wide range of things there
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In the end, you like the fiddle, you buy it. You don't, then you don't. Simple.
I suggest that if you have a music teacher at school, and they have a band, they would most likely have instruments for you to fiddle around with
Its best to ask them,
other than that, money plays a huge factor when it comes to brand and getting something decent which would suit you |
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| Pixelwarrior |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:44 pm |
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Great idea CCJc, reminds me of how my music teacher bought a $4000 Baritone Sax for an ickle yr 9 student with the school's fundings (he got permission too)...  I think my teacher and the principal must have been drunk when he made the order.
But maybe you can get your school to buy you one too... |
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| CCJc |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:57 pm |
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ROFLz Pixelwarrior, hey i got an idea
I just thought of something, schools sometimes really want to sell their instruments and get better ones.
You could just buy them dirt cheap and have a go at it, and see if you're going to seriously pick up violin. It'd be a waste of investment as a hobby or as a professional career later on to set it aside and pick up dust 
Its like how my dad told me, that if i was to get any car the first time, you should get anything but a brand new car, that way you can bump it here and there until you fully know how to use it properly  |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:23 pm |
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learning yourself as a hobby??
that would be the most horrible way to learn an instrument ><!!
Learning the basics is very important (particularly for a violin haha). :O and you can easily stuff that up by not havin lessons
If you just wanna try things out, you could rent something.
Otherwise... just get a beginners violin they're not expensive.
But yeh. I picked up the violin this year and .. hehe didn't dare do anything until i got my first lesson. |
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| bb haha |
| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:21 pm |
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| how much did u get the violin for gina? and where from? :O |
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| chocohi |
| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 12:00 am |
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my school doesnt have any stringed orcestral instruments...i dont think i know anyone in my school that even plays one...
rock dominates at my school lol
it would be good to hire one...but where...thats close...
also, kouri - i learnt the flute mainly all alone and i play alright...just the flute i got now (off ebay, damn false advertising) is really bodgy...lol, which is why i am so cautious about buying a violin...
sure violin will have some fingering problems...might buy a book for that kind of thing. cant afford another extra-curricular activity this year haha.
i reckon i can learn a little by ear. (yeah i know, orchestral strings are different from woodwinds where you just have fingerings to remember)
but i should be able to get somewhere alone =]
i was however thinking about buying a dirt cheap one as ccjc said, but its 150 bucks, still a lot to me hahaha, its new though. machine made one. |
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| jyrds |
| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 1:46 am |
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| Ash Mantle |
| Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:16 pm |
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| I used to play both the piano and violin. Grade 6 piano, self-taught violin. I've forgotten most everything, that was so long ago. I would like to relearn, but so far I've got too much on my plate. Ah well. I'll make time. |
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| chocohi |
| Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:40 pm |
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jyrds:
also clarinets...rob plays clarinet? or just thinks clarinets need more exposure?
hehe true, most people dont even know what a clarinet is. my friend used to play it and he used to get "Hey whats that thing you're playing" all the time.
"AAAAAAAARGH ITS A CLARINET, A CLARINET !!!" he replies
i gotta say i like the saxaphone better.
Also, has anyone ever played (or tried) a reed instrument? It feels so cool when you blow into it!!! (and making a sound of course) the reed goes BZZZ!!! on your lips.
Ash Mantle:
why not start off recreationally just for now, like re-learn easy skills. like some scales (yes boring boring scales, but hey - they do help)
just like what i always tell my friend, scales are good to practice! (but hey, their fun when you can play them really really really fast.)
and just as hiro said to my friend at PS3
"There are no shortcuts!!!" (unfortunately very true) |
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| 6erAnimeBassist |
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Lol theres 1 other bassist other than me... yay.
I play a 6 string abss though and ppl r laways like whats the dif between that and a guitar, but there is a big difference (different string tunings, thinckness, scale length, and approach to playing). I get lessons off a mad jazz bassist, who is supposedly the best jazz bassist in australia. Its mad though i dont play bass on the bass guitar i play solo in the bass. Hah and i performed solo peices in front of my school a few times. They probably dont like it but its not like they boo so i dont care. Everyone should play there instrument to there school jsut to piss off the damn rockers and rappers lol |
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| confuzzled kc |
| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:17 am |
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| Matty |
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About Flutes.. Is it possible to self-teach to Orchestra level? Or would you need a tutor for it =P
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| andrewsvan88 |
| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:30 am |
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Unlike most ppl *sigh* i play alto sax, and i dont think im getting nowhere (as in playing in concerts, that sorta thing) with my alto sax so i sorta abandoned it around 2 months ago. Plus playing anime music on a sax doesnt sound as good as on a piano. I also play a bit of piano and guitar.
PS: If there are any sax players on this forum and like jazz i recommend you to listen to the likes of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Matty wrote: About Flutes.. Is it possible to self-teach to Orchestra level? Or would you need a tutor for it =P
Thanks,
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I think for any instrument its possible to self teach urself, but the thing is u have to undergo the practical and theory tests for each grade (or if u think u can skip a few grades then go for one better for u) in AMEB, usually done in the Con. Its better if u have a tutor unless u r that totally motivated. |
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| jazznam |
| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:59 pm |
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Piano, Bass Guitar (teaching myself), and Vocals.
Going to pick up Guitar (acoustic and semi-acoustic) and teach myself that as well.
I mainly range from all but I have an affinity for for forms of Jazz, Blues, Bossa, Flamenco, Latin and R 'n' B.
Saving money up to buy me an electric piano - most likely a Yamaha or an old second hand Fender Rhodes from overseas..mmmm. |
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