magma wrote:It's amazing how you just *make* time... you can get a keyboard with a decent enough piano on it for a couple of hundred quid second hand, or even free if you know where to look. Once it's in the house, you won't worry about finding time... they just sort of find time for you.
And you don't need to be able to break out the Mendelssohn to have the best time of your life either... I know I sound like an advert for Boosey & Hawkes or something, but serious... even just playing Chopsticks right for the first time will give you a serious buzz. Sometimes I just sit around with my Moog playing really shit acid basslines... it's fucking awesome.
You can get them for a couple of hundred quid new too. And yes, time can be made.
And where should I look to get one free my dear.
Yeah, but if you want to learn piano properly (rather than synths/keyboards), you'll want one with properly weighted keys etc... I wouldn't get a cheapy keyboard if you want to learn classical styles.
I'm not sure about in Belgium, but in the UK we have "Freecycle" groups online where people advertise things they'd otherwise be throwing away... pianos are quite common things to come up as people often can't move them to their new flat or something. Worth a Google for a local one and keeping an eye on it.... I've had 2 harmonicas, a hatstand and a telly off our local one!
Sounds pretty cool, will give it a Google myself later.
Did you ever get round to learning the harmonicas?
My dad just gave me an old minor one and im teaching myself.
Im planing on buying a nice new one that has a key changer.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:03 pm
by magma
WhosZena? wrote:
magma wrote:
NilsFG wrote:
magma wrote:It's amazing how you just *make* time... you can get a keyboard with a decent enough piano on it for a couple of hundred quid second hand, or even free if you know where to look. Once it's in the house, you won't worry about finding time... they just sort of find time for you.
And you don't need to be able to break out the Mendelssohn to have the best time of your life either... I know I sound like an advert for Boosey & Hawkes or something, but serious... even just playing Chopsticks right for the first time will give you a serious buzz. Sometimes I just sit around with my Moog playing really shit acid basslines... it's fucking awesome.
You can get them for a couple of hundred quid new too. And yes, time can be made.
And where should I look to get one free my dear.
Yeah, but if you want to learn piano properly (rather than synths/keyboards), you'll want one with properly weighted keys etc... I wouldn't get a cheapy keyboard if you want to learn classical styles.
I'm not sure about in Belgium, but in the UK we have "Freecycle" groups online where people advertise things they'd otherwise be throwing away... pianos are quite common things to come up as people often can't move them to their new flat or something. Worth a Google for a local one and keeping an eye on it.... I've had 2 harmonicas, a hatstand and a telly off our local one!
Sounds pretty cool, will give it a Google myself later.
Did you ever get round to learning the harmonicas?
My dad just gave me an old minor one and im teaching myself.
Im planing on buying a nice new one that has a key changer.
I can play a few Dylan tunes and stuff (would like to get a rack actually, so I can play with guitar), but I've never been able to bend the notes well enough for proper Blues.... my Dad can play properly, it's a hell of a sound... puts me to shame when he picks one of mine up!
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:54 pm
by WhosZena
magma wrote:
WhosZena? wrote:
magma wrote:
NilsFG wrote:
magma wrote:It's amazing how you just *make* time... you can get a keyboard with a decent enough piano on it for a couple of hundred quid second hand, or even free if you know where to look. Once it's in the house, you won't worry about finding time... they just sort of find time for you.
And you don't need to be able to break out the Mendelssohn to have the best time of your life either... I know I sound like an advert for Boosey & Hawkes or something, but serious... even just playing Chopsticks right for the first time will give you a serious buzz. Sometimes I just sit around with my Moog playing really shit acid basslines... it's fucking awesome.
You can get them for a couple of hundred quid new too. And yes, time can be made.
And where should I look to get one free my dear.
Yeah, but if you want to learn piano properly (rather than synths/keyboards), you'll want one with properly weighted keys etc... I wouldn't get a cheapy keyboard if you want to learn classical styles.
I'm not sure about in Belgium, but in the UK we have "Freecycle" groups online where people advertise things they'd otherwise be throwing away... pianos are quite common things to come up as people often can't move them to their new flat or something. Worth a Google for a local one and keeping an eye on it.... I've had 2 harmonicas, a hatstand and a telly off our local one!
Sounds pretty cool, will give it a Google myself later.
Did you ever get round to learning the harmonicas?
My dad just gave me an old minor one and im teaching myself.
Im planing on buying a nice new one that has a key changer.
I can play a few Dylan tunes and stuff (would like to get a rack actually, so I can play with guitar), but I've never been able to bend the notes well enough for proper Blues.... my Dad can play properly, it's a hell of a sound... puts me to shame when he picks one of mine up!
That sounds quite complicated playing it with the guitar!
My dad was trying to teach me how to do little fancy things on it but I wouldn't say hes good enough to put me to shame
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:01 pm
by herbalicious
I play my vocal chords well so I'm told...But I get stage freight...
Alas....not a born performer it would seem...damn my nervous disposition.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:47 pm
by djacroama
would love to be able to play a keyboard like this dude:
I spent a few years learning to play the whole three movements of this ...
Abseloute phenominal composition really nice to play!
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:01 pm
by k_k
right sorry to be a dickhead and derail this thread for a moment but guitarists what chord is 002100? cos its chuffin buggin me.
anyway.. as you were
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:22 pm
by magma
k_k wrote:right sorry to be a dickhead and derail this thread for a moment but guitarists what chord is 002100? cos its chuffin buggin me.
anyway.. as you were
Hmm... well 002120 would be A Major 7th, I think... so something around there?
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:59 pm
by WhosZena
B-90 wrote:I spent a few years learning to play the whole three movements of this ...
Abseloute phenominal composition really nice to play!
Simply beautiful.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:04 pm
by k_k
magma wrote:
k_k wrote:right sorry to be a dickhead and derail this thread for a moment but guitarists what chord is 002100? cos its chuffin buggin me.
anyway.. as you were
Hmm... well 002120 would be A Major 7th, I think... so something around there?
Cheers mate just found out apparnetly its AMaj7Sus2
sounds pretty whatever its called
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:57 pm
by stephisaint
I play cello to about grade 7 standard (dropped since I stopped practicing so much :[), piano to grade 4, bit of double bass (comes with the cello) and can strum out some rhythm guitar.
I do quite a bit of freelance work with my cello seeing as you don't get many cellists with 4 years band and studio experience though I'm focusing on getting vocals released at the moment
Love playing instruments, my cello especially is one of the most calming things to play after a stressy day
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:30 am
by belb
i can twang a guitar or plink a piano and sample it nicely but contact mics and binaurals and stuff aren't really instruments as such. boohoohoo
i'd love to be able to play octobass, low string tuned to 16.25 Hz = yes please
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:05 am
by leebass
Been playing the bass for five years,and not in the way most guitarists say they play bass.
Gonna learn the drums as soon as i can afford an electric drumkit and have enough room.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:17 am
by WhosZena
I wan't to learn the glass harp, its always fascinated me.
Check out these amazing players.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:13 pm
by Dubbel Shot
Motorway to Roswell wrote:Guitar and dabble with keyboard.
Can play bass aswell but i suppose that comes with playing guitar for a while.
Bit of drums but not really fluent.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:43 pm
by BLAHBLAHJAH
That's my twin brother's bass jam from about five years ago. He also plays saxaphone, guzheng and a few others. I got a guitar, erhu, keyboard but these days mainly stick to 'composing' electronic shite
Well worth learning an instrument though! Gives ya amples of transferable skills, along with the skill of being able to teach yourself stuff
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:04 pm
by WhosZena
Hes got some skills^
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:52 pm
by kay
WhosZena? wrote:I wan't to learn the glass harp, its always fascinated me.
Yeah it's fascinating. I'm sure I'll just accidentally smash the lot at some point though.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:02 pm
by WhosZena
kay wrote:
WhosZena? wrote:I wan't to learn the glass harp, its always fascinated me.
Yeah it's fascinating. I'm sure I'll just accidentally smash the lot at some point though.
That would probably happen to me as well, I would have to super glue them down to something.
Re: Musical Instruments
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:57 pm
by kay
I'm sure these guys must have crates and crates of spare glasses in their homes.
just found out apparnetly its AMaj7Sus2