

Musical Instruments
#1
Posted 26 July 2004 - 10:00 PM
Personally I play:
Trombone: playing since Primary 4, now in S6
Keyboard: playing for as long as I can remember
Piano: just started formal lessons, but I have a good grasp
I will be sitting ABRSM grade 5 theory very soon.
I'm in my local authorities orchestras and bands as well as the school orchestra.
Next year I will hopefully be applying for West of Scotland.
What about the rest of you, there must be at least someone else who plays something, no bandcamp jokes though!:P

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#2
Posted 27 July 2004 - 09:49 AM
I play the keyboard as well but it is soo easy as u cant b out o tune on one unless u hit the wrong key!

#3
Posted 27 July 2004 - 07:44 PM
I was never in any sort of ensemble at school, although I did play at a couple of concerts (quite nerve racking when you're not used to it, but worth it!)
#4
Posted 27 July 2004 - 08:43 PM
I play for a number of bands all of which i am the principal cornet player:
School band
East ayrshire school senior brass band
kilmarnock junior brass band
kilmarnock senior brass band
Edited by Dave, 18 January 2005 - 07:33 PM.
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#5
Posted 13 August 2004 - 12:27 PM
#6
Posted 13 August 2004 - 01:36 PM
Yay another trombonist - and a girl as well. Far too few girls play trombone.
What sort of repertoire are you playing just now? eg Rimsky Korsakov Concerto, Morceau Symphonique, etc? What's your range like?

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
#7
Posted 13 August 2004 - 06:13 PM
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#8
Posted 13 August 2004 - 11:21 PM
Hmm that's strange, in my local authority symphony orchestra and concert band their are no femaile trombonists. Same applies with school orcestra (if you can call that rable an orchestra).
Strangely almost all the horn players I know are female.
That brings up an interesting point. Do you get "boy instruments" and "girl instrumens", eg is there a stereotyped sex for certain instruments?

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
#9
Posted 13 August 2004 - 11:26 PM
Hmm, I hope that's a typo

At my school, reeds seemed to be mainly played by girls; particularly the flute.
#10
Posted 14 August 2004 - 10:45 AM
I also play the drums for my second instrument for music at school. Apparently I'm supposed to be at grade 5/6 for the exam, but somehow I can't really see that happening seeing as how I only started having lessons again just before the summer holidays!

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#11
Posted 14 August 2004 - 11:29 AM
PS. does anyone know why I have some kind of warning underneath my user information? It says something about 'warn: 0%'. It only shows up when I am logged in, does that mean everyone has it? I'm kinda confused, not to good with computers! Sorry to be a pain! (I'm probably being really stupid lol!)
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#12
Posted 14 August 2004 - 09:03 PM
That brings up an interesting point. Do you get "boy instruments" and "girl instrumens", eg is there a stereotyped sex for certain instruments?
Yes i think you do because i am the only boy in my school band playing cornet and in the killie senior band i don't think their is any at all!!
I also agree about horns being mostly girls and actually now that i think about it their is more and more girls playing larger and larger instruments i mean all the way up to Bb tubas!!(that are of equal height and weight as the player herself)
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#13
Posted 14 August 2004 - 09:44 PM
Hmm, I hope that's a typo

At my school, reeds seemed to be mainly played by girls; particularly the flute.
LOL



or was it a freudian slip, lol i dunno


If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
#14
Posted 16 August 2004 - 07:57 PM
I like playing jazz and more modern music although I have played classical pieces too. I just sat my grade5 theory in June and passed with 83%(merit) and got an A for my Advanced Higher Music at highschool and have decided to go off to Uni in Sept to study music further.
#15
Posted 16 August 2004 - 07:58 PM
#16
Posted 19 August 2004 - 07:00 PM
Oooh I play the trombone too! And euphonium (grade 5), piano (grade 6), keyboard (errr...sightreading Higher pieces) and err.....recorders

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