mr dave

yes and no.

i don't really want to crap on stone birds for his list but i definitely agree with you for the most part.

i'm kind of torn at listing different techniques as a new instrument. i own both a violin bow and an ebow, but i don't say i play bowed guitar, it's just a technique i use randomly and ends up under the greater umbrella of being a guitarist without limits.

on the other hand if bowing was my predominant method of choice by a large margin then i'd list it - like Ben Harper and his slide.

also, listing every variation on an instrumental possibility makes it look like you're compensating for something. like when June of '44 listed 'bathtub, stair railing, cupboards, kitchen table, sink, pipes' and other furniture as instruments on one of their albums because they used field recordings of themselves beating on random crap in an old house to use in one of their tracks. it wasn't a horrible track either, but it left a bad taste in my mouth, as all it served was their ego and its attempts at making them seem more special than all the other 'generic' musicians who stuck to just using actual traditional instruments.

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ais_russell

Just playing really...you dont need the theory or much experiance to be able to play an instrument...if you can play with just a few notes [or just play without knowing the notes, like me and the sax!] then you can play. Thats what i believe anyway...and who's to judge..if you enjoy it then go for it!

Stone Birds

actually it was only hard learning a few the others have the same basics

like for example knowing guitar helps with learning any other stringed instrument like the bass, ukulele or the violin

another example learning the keyboard helps with midi mapping, glockenspiel, melodica, or anyother keyed instrument i can play basics on pretty much any instrument except brass and woodwind (melodica is an exception to this) and a deeper understanding well that's determined by the individual not by someone who lives hundreds of miles away and barely knows me. what i believe is if you can improvise "well" on an instrument you can play it and use it in songs. i can improvise on the guitar i know every note, ukulele is easy to improvise as well but i just have to remind myself the tuning is in different relatives, the keyboard is very easy to improvise in fact most of my songs started out as simple improvisations.

oh and don't say i don't have a connection to my instruments i do i've actually fallen asleep playing guitar (luckily i wasn't on top of it)

oh and i'd like to add one more instrument to my want to play list drum machines i've only programmed drums through software like FL Studio and GarageBand but since i'm starting to delve into the performance area i've music i'm deicding to use my laptop less

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quiqueguitar

I play guitar, but I'm a frustrated piano player. Just didn't have the money as a teenager to buy one, and now I'm in need of an extra room for all the guitars I own!

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The Monkey

Been playing acoustic guitar for about a year, and electric for three months. I'm not particularly good, but I make leaps of progress every couple of months. Still struggling with barre chords, though.

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Stone Birds

i simply chose to list it because it's a completely different way to play the guitar i don't consider it a completely different instrument, it's just a different odd style for the guitar and i decided to list it since it is something i can do. also speaking of bowed guitar does anyone have some tabs for the bowed guitar riffs yo la tengo does unfortunately i really can't find them

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DreamTheater

I play Vibes and Marimba, also clarinet.... I would like to learn how to play drums (as in drumset) but doubt thats gonna end up happening.

OneThirdPassion

I play the cello like an amatuer. I've only taken it for one year and a half at school. I can't play anythign that involves a ton of shifting.
I want to learn how to play a keyboard. I have one, but I suck at teaching myself instruments.

infantrysgirl18

i play piano and have for ten years. i compose my own stuff.
i taught myself how to play guitar (but i dont play too often)
i had a very good friend teach me the basics of playing the drums (acoustic)
i had another good friend teach me a little on how to play the violin (although i really want to learn how to play cello....just dont have enough $$$ to do so right now haha)
and i sing and have been all my life (because i believe the voice is an instrument)

Dr.Seussicide

I really do wish I could play the violin, more than any other instrument. It's so beautiful and perfect in every way. Maybe I should start lessons some day.. if only just to start to see how it'll turn out.. Maybe someday.

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