How many instruments do you play? (1 Viewer)

[therealjohnny]

some of mah tabla stuff. North Indian classical is all mathematical.

I can't tell if you're joking or not

 

[shower another shower]

I can't tell if you're joking or not

Theme and variations.

 

[therealjohnny]

still can't tell

 

[shower another shower]

you need the decoder ring.

 

[hugh]

He's not joking. He's mad into this shit

 

[Diumraid]

Thanks ann post. I'll get one going and see if we can find any sweet links.

I can kinda read music, to a rudimentary level. Wouldn't be great at 'sight reading' at all.

I have a dreadful ear for music which I'm trying to improve, through prayer mostly. I'd be ok with relative pitch.

I find persistence is the best route to improvement. The length of time you spend banging away at it is key. It's like flexing a muscle - the music bit of your brain gets more athletic and fit and built up generally.

Not so - the wrong kind of work can be worse than a waste of time; again this is where the objective other comes in - ears can be trained - not necessarily by force of will

 

[Diumraid]

guitars are actually never in tune.





(*although I think someone invented a new compensated bridge and tuning system to sort that but it isn't that common)

the only way to have a guitar perfectly in tune is if it's tuned for one key only - some frets would have to be moved slightly - same with any instrument with fixed notes like piano, tuned percussion etc

 

[Cryptid]

Not so - the wrong kind of work can be worse than a waste of time; again this is where the objective other comes in - ears can be trained - not necessarily by force of will

I actually meant the length of time you spend playing music is key to mastering an instrument imho (as opposed to concentrating on theory) - not specifically ear training. I forgot to specify that so I did.

 

[hugh]

Looks like i might be about to add another one as I have been asked to try out as a mandolin player in a bluegrass band. That can't be that hard can it?

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I'm of the opinion that most instruments are relatively easy to play,but all instruments are very difficult to play well.

 

[Unicron]

I'm of the opinion that most instruments are relatively easy to play,but all instruments are very difficult to play well.

I bought a Kalimba and within 15 minutes of getting it had written a very simple song on it, about 3 years later I haven't written a less simple one on it.

 

[therealjohnny]

I'm of the opinion that most instruments are relatively easy to play,but all instruments are very difficult to play well.

my thoughts exactly

 

[Diumraid]

I actually meant the length of time you spend playing music is key to mastering an instrument imho (as opposed to concentrating on theory) - not specifically ear training. I forgot to specify that so I did.

Same problem in my experience

Looks like i might be about to add another one as I have been asked to try out as a mandolin player in a bluegrass band. That can't be that hard can it?

Joining in with a few chords - very easy; next level is playing tunes which is very demanding, getting a good repertoire together etc. Seemingly the quietness of the mandolin is a bit of an issue - they're rarely seen in trad sessions

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Looks like i might be about to add another one as I have been asked to try out as a mandolin player in a bluegrass band. That can't be that hard can it?

tiny frets will be your biggest obstacle coming from guitar. I used to get fierce pains in the back of my hand when I picked mandolin up first, then again, I have big bony hands. if your playing lead (for want of a better word) on it its not too bad - their a bitch to chord beyond C, A, Em D and G.

 

[therealjohnny]

I have that problem with the ukulele.

luckily no one will ever hear me play it

 

[JohnnyRaz]

the fretboard on a ukuele is a bit wider, plus you dont have the double strings. mando is harder again!

 

[hugh]

the fretboard on a ukuele is a bit wider, plus you dont have the double strings. mando is harder again!

Yiz are putting me off now. Maybe I can get some kind of giant mandolin with big frets? And take every second string off?

 

[therealjohnny]

pare your finger bones into points

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Yiz are putting me off now. Maybe I can get some kind of giant mandolin with big frets? And take every second string off?

big mandolin = mandola - they can be had, although they mightnt be much good for bluegrass.
needless to say the quality of the instrument will affect the ammount of pain required - I have a cheapo mandolin with brutal action. lots of ones with nice low action out there.