What instrument(s) do you play?

[Black]

Hornist here, currently playing regularly with two community orchestras.
Karaoke star on the side, and dabble in guitar and bass.

I like the way our ensemble is shaping up.

[CW2V]

I have a few guitars, and I play around on them, but I don't think any one could accuse me of "playing" them well. No formal training or music classes but a lot of song books.

CW2V

[Chakravartin]

Guitar. Harmonica.

Neither very well, but if enthusiasm counts... still not very well.

[Mrs. M A V I C]

Piano and I sing too.

[bfd]

Should've asked which instruments do you play … well.

LOL

[Harbourmaster]

Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Flute... I play these well enough that I could perform in public, but not as well as I did as a teenager when I was playing them every day for a couple of hours...
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Ukulele, and Banjo just well enough to sing along with for fun...

[Don C]

Piano lessons as a kid gave me enough skill to plunk out a tune but not a lot more. Sang in choirs from time as a kid through early adult but got a way from that. Tunes are recognizable on soprano and alto recorder and also the bowed psaltry.

Pretty much moved from being a "producer" of music to a "consumer" of music as a teacher of Scottish and English country dance.

[NewtonMP2100]

heart strings......???

[comphernation]

Drums. Started in 5th grade, played in all the school bands (marching, concert, dance) right up through high school, then was in the Navy Drum & Bugle Corps during boot camp. Began paid gigs in 8th grade and have never stopped. Studied with some of my my musical heroes for a while at Musicians Institute in Hollyweird back in '82-83. (That was awesome!) All I ever wanted to be (mainly) was a professional drummer. I pulled it off well for a long time but later on, life intervened, and I fell into other things.

I still gig regularly, sometimes 3-4 times a week, but lately just weekend nights. And I teach, as I have off and on throughout my life. I can only dabble at guitar -- nothing for public consumption. I studied piano for a year and loved it; alas, simply ran out of time.

As to Joan Jett, referenced in another thread, she's still got it. Met her on the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), under way to NYC in 2009. She flew out to entertain the crew. I was aboard as an officer with US Naval Sea Cadets. Great USO show that day.

Okay, all done rambling. :-)

[Black]

Don C wrote:
Pretty much moved from being a "producer" of music to a "consumer" of music as a teacher of Scottish and English country dance.

Without consumers of music there wouldn't be much point to producing it.