What INSTRUMENT do/did you play?

[RedAngel]

Organ from 4th grade to 6th grade.
Flute from 5th grade to present.
Recorder from 6th grade to 8th grade.
Drums from 9th grade to 10th grade.
Piccolo from 9th grade to 11th grade.

When I was in high school band was like a sport. Very, very competitive. By the time I was a sophomore I was one of 14 junior conductors and was permitted to re-write music for the band. You worked out on the track field (whether in rain or snow flurries). The practices were taped so they can determine who was out of step and that person was pulled aside after band rehearsal. As strict as our instructor was it paid off when we were invited to the Bahamas for three straight years when I was in high school for competition. The last year I was in band---we placed first.

Now, I don't compete anymore but I do occasionally tutor.

[Renegade02]

Played in Kindermusic when I was a baby
Piano until I couldn't take it anymore
Clarinet through middle school
Oboe at 8th grade until present
Xylo for marching band--
Back to oboe for college

I ended up getting a minor in music for oboe performance at UNC-Greensboro. I was really good at it, but havent touched it in about a year...trying to graduate first.
I was the shyt at xylo, much better than oboe, thanks to Ms. Adkins at Scotland High school.

--Now that I think about it, there are some talented black folk that play music!!!! I was the only oboist in my school(college)--

[MadeNupe8]

The diamond has arrived. Pretty boy in the building!

[MadeNupe8]

Kissy324 have you ever heard of Boyd Tinsley

Originally posted by MadeNupe8
Kissy324 have you ever heard of Boyd Tinsley

Yes I have!! He's a violinist, and he has a CD, "True Reflections".

[MadeNupe8]

Yeah, but check out dave matthews band. He is south african a lot of people don't even know that..they are tight...where you made at?

Originally posted by MadeNupe8
Yeah, but check out dave matthews band. He is south african a lot of people don't even know that..they are tight...where you made at?

Ok, that's right. I forgot that he is a member of the Dave Matthews Band. I'm going to have to look into them more. I know he is a South African, and he grew up in Virginia.

If you mean where am I from... Cleveland, Ohio!!!!

[MadeNupe8]

Hit me up on aol LiLripster82

[Shona71]

The recorder (lol I think we ALL had to play that thing in elementary school), the flute, piccolo (basically same as flute), and a little guitar (acoustic)

[Stephrossi]

I played piano at age 6, flute age 12,drums age 14, trumpet age 18, trombone age 20 those were the instruments I've played, now I play organ and piano I am writting a story about a band called "Shining Stars" I play hammond organ and piano in the story and I sing too

[pshsx1]

Ooh exciting thread.

I played Soprano Recorder, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, and Bass Sax.

I was a musical beast.

I still have my first Recorder and Alto Sax and a random Clarinet that I "found."

[ASTalumna06]

At my elementary school, everyone in 4th grade learned to play the recorder. Random, I know. I still know how to play a few things.

I played clarinet in 5th and 6th grade.

I now play the drums and have for the past 10 years.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

The recorder -- 4th grade tradition for Warrensville Heights School System

Originally Posted by DirectorDST99

Ok who did NOT play the recorder in elementary school? Shame on your principal if you didn't.

LOL word. i feel like every song sounds the same on a recorder. My mom went through that "let me just blow into the recorder and have it make the same high pitched sound" phase with all of us.

and then my 5th graders last year did a little performance, it was so cute. and they were so proud.

do musicians professionally play the recorder? what place does it have aside from grade school music classes?

and to answer the question, aside from recorder, i played guitar in 8th grade (not very well) and keyboard in 9th (i was a little better in that, got a keyboard for christmas and all).

if i COULD take lessons, id go for violin or piano.

[MexicanMami0286]

Originally Posted by tld221

do musicians professionally play the recorder? what place does it have aside from grade school music classes?

Yes, Baroque music is full of recorders! In fact, recorders can be pretty expensive and come in various pitches, for example alto and bass. The professional ones are made of pricey hardwood, like grenadilla (which my clarinet is made of )

Many musicians only specialize in performing Baroque music and there are tracks at many conservatories that preserve this style of music performance, theory, and history.

[TonyB06]

Upright bass (7th grade)

Keyboard (I still fool around with this, fake books etc...someday I'll learn it.)