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 Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:51 pm
I play mainly baritone but here is everything I play.
~Baritone
~Trombone
~Trumpet
~Bass Guitar
~Flute
~Piano
~Saxaphone
~Bari Saxaphone
~Gutiar
Is that too many things? BTW I'm only in 7th grade.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:30 pm
Playing too many instruments is never a bad thing...
That's a fairly varied selection you have!
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:27 pm
Thanx. I just play them though at certain times.
Barione all the time
Trombone jazz band 2
Bari sax Jazz band 1
Trumpet pep band mainly
Flute when needed
Bass,Piano & guitar for fun ^.^
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:43 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:55 pm
This is my opinion. I believe that the only secondary instrument you can play is piano. Stick with you're main instrument and get amazing at that one before you pick up any new ones. I highly doubt you practice every single one of the instruments on that list an hour every single day. That would be madness! smile instead of using up precious practice time, choose one and become amazing. Remember the quote: jack of all traits master of none.
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:54 pm
Variety is the Spice of Life~
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:58 pm
I too play that many instruments, even more but that isn't the point here, but I don't think playing many instruments is a bad thing. It all depends if you are thinking of going into Music education ( in know you are only in 7th grade, but it is a good time to start thinking about college). If you are then I say go for it. That is going to be very helpful when you get to college. If not, i say it still isn't a bad thing, but try to master on instrument at a time. Don't overwhelm yourself. As for piano being the only secondary instrument, I completely disagree. I have a friend who can play every instrument, including bag pipes, accordion, harp, penny whistle, all brass, all woodwinds, and all strings. He practices every single one of them during the week. Not all in one day but he is at a professional level on all the instruments. At first I thought he was joking, but I personally have seen him play every single instrument. It can be done. It just takes time management on your part. If you want to learn every instrument, I say go for it. Just plan your practice time accordingly.
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:09 am
I can also play a variety of instruments, and I agree with angel_of_darkness_4000 if it is something you can handle, then go for it! I wish I could play more than the ones I do. Don't be discouraged, especially if there is one you're not as good at as the rest. (personally my French Horn is miserable but my Flute is AWESOME, if I do say so myself). Keep up the amazing work!
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:09 am
woah wish i could play that many instruments i can only play clairnet and a recorder -_-
you have talent! mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:48 pm
Would it stroke your ego if I said yes? Sorry, but the way you worded your post gives off the vibe that you're trying to show off, like "Look at all I can do, and I'm only this old!" It's so flimsy when people list off how many instruments they can play, because their ability levels at each instrument could range anywhere from "know the basics" to "can play at a professional level", and it's such a huge range that there's hundreds of levels in between.
It's not how many instruments you can play, or even necessarily how well you can play them that matters. All that matters is are you satisfied with what you've accomplished. What's your goal? Is it to be able to play any instrument at a beginners/adequate level? If so, keep it up, you're making good progress! Or is it to be able to play many instruments at a higher level? If so, I'd say focus on one, possibly two instruments at a time and practice for hours every day. Listen to professional recordings of the instruments you want to be successful at. It's a slow process to be great, but it's worthwhile.
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:32 pm
You can never play "too many" instruments, chick. xD
Keep it up! ;D
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:50 pm
i play many instruments and i think that u can work hard enough to learn more like i want to. really im the one who is the most into music in my family but they r all amazed that i can put everything i have to learn a brand new instrument.......right know i can play over 5 instruments but i want to learn to play more than that. so always keep trying and never give up on anything! 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:20 pm
Well, the flute and the saxophone have the same fingerings, just as the baritone and the trombone have similar ombatures. I'm guessing trumpet ombature is a tighter version of the above two.
Guitar and Bass's fingerings are the same (I play both), once you get over the clef issue, which is resolved by the piano.
Honestly, most of the transitions gel pretty easily, so I'm not too suprised/overly-mindblowingly-impressed.
Some people just natrually pick things up quickly, though.
Now, another suggested jump would be to french horn from trumpet, though it's one of the hardest instruments to play, so I've heard.
Now, if you want more versitility, I suggest dabbling in double reeds. They're a pain for intonation and tone, but it may help you overall as a musician. smile
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:15 pm
angel_of_darkness_4000 I too play that many instruments, even more but that isn't the point here, but I don't think playing many instruments is a bad thing. It all depends if you are thinking of going into Music education ( in know you are only in 7th grade, but it is a good time to start thinking about college). If you are then I say go for it. That is going to be very helpful when you get to college. If not, i say it still isn't a bad thing, but try to master on instrument at a time. Don't overwhelm yourself. As for piano being the only secondary instrument, I completely disagree. I have a friend who can play every instrument, including bag pipes, accordion, harp, penny whistle, all brass, all woodwinds, and all strings. He practices every single one of them during the week. Not all in one day but he is at a professional level on all the instruments. At first I thought he was joking, but I personally have seen him play every single instrument. It can be done. It just takes time management on your part. If you want to learn every instrument, I say go for it. Just plan your practice time accordingly. ok I agree that you will need to learn all of the instruments if you are planning on being an ed major but for now you should stick with one instrument so that you can get good enough to get into a good music school.If you are planning on playing multiple instruments, then at least stick within the same family of instruments so that it is an easy transition between the few. Like if you play brass, stick with brass. Wwind, stick with wwind.
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:23 pm
candy!x0x0 angel_of_darkness_4000 I too play that many instruments, even more but that isn't the point here, but I don't think playing many instruments is a bad thing. It all depends if you are thinking of going into Music education ( in know you are only in 7th grade, but it is a good time to start thinking about college). If you are then I say go for it. That is going to be very helpful when you get to college. If not, i say it still isn't a bad thing, but try to master on instrument at a time. Don't overwhelm yourself. As for piano being the only secondary instrument, I completely disagree. I have a friend who can play every instrument, including bag pipes, accordion, harp, penny whistle, all brass, all woodwinds, and all strings. He practices every single one of them during the week. Not all in one day but he is at a professional level on all the instruments. At first I thought he was joking, but I personally have seen him play every single instrument. It can be done. It just takes time management on your part. If you want to learn every instrument, I say go for it. Just plan your practice time accordingly. ok I agree that you will need to learn all of the instruments if you are planning on being an ed major but for now you should stick with one instrument so that you can get good enough to get into a good music school.If you are planning on playing multiple instruments, then at least stick within the same family of instruments so that it is an easy transition between the few. Like if you play brass, stick with brass. Wwind, stick with wwind. That's not nescescarily the case. Once you learn two or so instruments in one family, then it's relatively easy to learn the rest. I mentioned a few examples previously...
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