Anyone else her play a musical instrument?

[azasadny]

Taken today, at church

This was taken of me playing the drums at church today...

 

[msdos622wasfun]

I've been keyboarding as a hobby since I was a teenager, and I write my own stuff. I've gone through quite a few keyboards, starting with Casios that were essentially toys, but my most recent gear consists of an Alesis QS-7 and a Yamaha PSR-640.

Right now, though, I've been transitioning to soft synths and using my Alesis as a controller. I bought Logic Pro 9 and am loving it.

I also recently bought an inexpensive Yamaha acoustic guitar. Always wanted to study it a little bit to learn the basics of playing it. Truth be told, though, I can barely play it. I pick at it now and then and can strum a few chords. But it was mainly curiosity that made me buy it.

 

[azasadny]

My wife plays the piano and keys at church. She likes the weighted keys and my dream is to buy her a Kurzweil!

 

[msdos622wasfun]

My wife plays the piano and keys at church. She likes the weighted keys and my dream is to buy her a Kurzweil!

Yeah, my Alesis has semi-weighted keys, and it's nice to have. Plus it's slightly longer (more keys) than a typical 66-key keyboard.

Kurzweil, hmm. In my mind it's always been one of those "underdog" brands. I've always heard more about Korgs, Rolands, Yamahas, etc.

 

[azasadny]

We saw and played the Kurzweil at the 2008 NAMM show in Nashville and my wife loved it. Our son also plays keys, but he's into the "synthesizer thing" more than we are. I also have a Roland TD-10 electronic drumset that I use at home to practice, so I'm partial to Roland gear.

 

[azasadny]

Another one...

From several weeks ago at church...

 

[msdos622wasfun]

From several weeks ago at church...

Who says you can't praise the Lord and rock at the same time?

 

[fireberd]

My main instrument is Pedal Steel Guitar. But I also play guitar (I have a Tele and a Les Paul) and bass. I dabble with MIDI keyboard. I have a home recording studio using Sonar X2.

 

[azasadny]

What I'll be playing this Saturday...

What I'll be playing this Saturday...

 

[Edwin]

I started out on drums at age 12, (still play my sons kit every once in a while),
trained as a vocalist,
also play flute and dabble with acoustic guitar.

(I didn't even know this thread existed!)

 

[HippsieGypsie]

Very nice, Art! Is that still your Slingerland kit? Looks like you rearranged it a bit if true. The bass drum looks moved, unless it's the camera angle.

You resurrected an old thread. I miss some of these members on here!

Played a French horn in drum and bugle corps as a teenager. Terrible tone I had, so I played 3rd part in that section! Great at marching, though. They would use a squad of us to teach the newbies common drill formations.

Tried keyboard and guitar, but I have two right hands! Seems most of the family is that way, so we took up singing. Barbershop and church choirs. Do some karaoke now. Not the best, but not the worst either.

 

[Tews]

I Played piano for several years, but my forte was classical guitar. My favorite ax was a D28 Martin

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[azasadny]

Tony,
My 12pc Slingerland set never leaves the house, so this is the old church set that was "retired" earlier this year. I had to fix quite a few things and add my stands, pedals and cymbals to it, so the only Sonor parts are the drums themselves. I could never sing or play any other instrument, so I envy those who can sing and play! I've been playing the drums for at least 45 years, off and on. This "gig" is an annual family party and it's very large (500 people), catered food and open bar, etc... The band's regular drummer is unavailable, so I'm sitting in for him. I haven't played anywhere but church for over 20 years, so this should be different!

My wife plays the piano/keyboard and sings, our daughter plays the piano and cello and our son plays everything and sings. His band is very good. Look up "Dandelion Brigade" on Vimeo and you 'll hear him, he's the big, bearded guy playing the bass... There's a musical instrument in almost every room in our house!!