Can you play a musical instrument?

[threebikesmcginty]

What has three legs and an peanut? A drum stool.


Although I'm an excellent lap drummer (if you know what I mean), sat at a drum kit I'm worse than useless, it's not quite that easy.

 

[Norm]

What has three legs and an peanut? A drum stool.

Surely you mean a "throne"?

 

[Fnaar]

I went busking with a friend twice in the 80s... guitars, "Streets of London" , some other stuff I forget, and my own 'interpretations' of a Who song and a Jam song, plus a great song I wrote myself (someone once offered me a tenner for the 'rights' to it

).
I remember we made about £4.50 on each occasion.

 

[srw]

When I was at school I got grade 8 organ (no, not that one), and still play it in church once a month or so (oh, do stop it). Also grade 8 piano, and play for fun, and occasionally as the continuo player for a local amateur orchestra. Also grade 8 oboe (can you say "precocious brat"?) but lost my lip when I went to university and haven't played since.

I never did any exams in singing, but did a lot when I was at university, including a number of commercial recordings with the university choir. I briefly entertained fantasies of a professional singing career, but decided to earn real money instead. I still perform very occasionally.

I also never did any exams in the recorder, but still play fairly regularly. My claim to fame is that I sat next to Jonny Greenwood in the Abingdon Music Centre's advanced recorder consort in the 1980s.

I also have a lute and play occasionally but very badly indeed.

 

[swee'pea99]

That's a claim to fame?

 

[SquareDaff]

My claim to fame is that I sat next to Jonny Greenwood in the Abingdon Music Centre's advanced recorder consort in the 1980s.

That's about as good as mine - opening the toilet door for Derek Batey (of Mr and Mrs fame)

 

[Fab Foodie]

It's still big news in Abingdon ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

I come from a very musical family, my sister plays the mouth organ, (our Monica) and even the sewing machine is a singer.

 

[palinurus]

Electric bass, this year exclusively fretless- which I thought was going to be much trickier than it turned out to be. I have fret markers for those no bass in the monitors sort of moments.

Can't read.

I've been working with the same outfit for ages, I'll turn it in if we split up.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Dignified a la Lee Rocker...

I see your Lee Rocker and raise you.....

Patricia Day.

 

[Archie_tect]

My children bought me a set of bongos one Christmas [just so they could ask, 'Is dad upstairs playing with his bongos?']
... and they have a tuning key!

 

[brockers]

Flute in school. Orchestras, Grade 8. All that Jazz. And took up classical geetar a few years ago cos I wanted to play Bach - his D minor Chaconne was the goal, but I soon realised you had to be reasonably accomplished to even attempt it. I was all about flamenco guitar for a couple of years too, but that sort of fizzled out when bicycles begin to occupy my thoughts.

I'd so totally love a drum kit now though!

 

[Fnaar]

My children bought me a set of bongos one Christmas [just so they could ask, 'Is dad upstairs playing with his bongos?']

Top stuff!

 

[phantasmagoriana]

Can make a noise on various things - play mainly viola and violin though (but seem to spend more time doing bike-related things at the moment! ).

 

[Amanda P]

I play trombone, and also thought I might make a living at it once up on a time. When other students were waiting tables and working in bars, I was a pit musician for a bit of extra cash. When I graduated (not in music) I got a proper job instead.

These days, though, I've come back to it and get paid to play now and again, or to teach.

I also play guitar, but haven't played that seriously for years now.