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 How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Shelly 
Date:   2001-04-16 16:32

I am also curious to see how many different instruments everyone plays :) I play the piano, clarinet, recorder (all but the bass which I can't afford at the moment) and now I am trying to learn a little Eb soprano flute.

Shelly

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: jerry 
Date:   2001-04-16 17:14

None!

But I'm trying.

~ jerry

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Ken Shaw 
Date:   2001-04-16 17:28

various clarinets (see next topic)
too many recorders to count (sopranino down to contrabass in F)
flute (1 modern, 1 baroque)
sax (play, but don't own)
oboe, really badly (don't own)
various others at the "etc." level

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: jbutler 
Date:   2001-04-16 17:41

Let's see:
Flute
Clarinet
Sax: Tenor and Alto
Trumpet: Good enough to teach middle school (better than my 8th graders)
Trombone: Same as trpt

John

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: jan 
Date:   2001-04-16 17:49

i only play Bb clarinet right now but i have tried
piano...couldnt get that left hand bass clef thing going
guitar/violin broke my left elbow and couldnt continue
recorder
baritone horn & trumpet
i played a krumm horn in college...its a very old double reed instrument that makes a buzzing kind of tone. interesting.
jan

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Kai 
Date:   2001-04-16 18:15

I would love to see Ken's collection!! ;)

I play the recorder, oboe, piano and most successfully,
my hi-fi.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: David Spiegelthal 
Date:   2001-04-16 19:11

Clarinets: Eb and Bb sopranos, bass, EEb contra-alto
Saxes: Soprano, alto, tenor, baritone
Flute: Badly
Cowbell: Very well
Piano: I wish!

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: liz 
Date:   2001-04-16 19:43

clarinet and bass clarinet
alto and tenor sax
piano
acoustic and electric guitar
beginning trumpet and baritone

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Danielle 
Date:   2001-04-16 19:50

i play Bb clarinet, soprano recorder (for 2 years in elementary school. ugh.), guitar (7 years of lessons...), i can kind of play the alto sax (6 weeks at summer camp)...and i'm trying to learn the flute. not very succesfully, though.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Andy 
Date:   2001-04-16 19:52

I play Bb Clarinet, Bb Trumpet, and the Recorder.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Mindy 
Date:   2001-04-16 20:37

I play the:
Bb soprano Clarinet
Piano
I used to play the violin
that is all I can think of right now :)
Mindy

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: LBH 
Date:   2001-04-16 20:54

Hey, I play Clarinet - Bb, Eb and Bass, Alto Sax, Flute, Piccoloa and some piano.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Bill 
Date:   2001-04-16 21:11

Play Boehm flute, keyless Irish flute, 6-keyed piccolo, baroque flute, ocarina, and anglo concertina.

Learning clarinet, and Shakuhachi (Japanese vertical bamboo flute).

Recently sold Irish Uilleann pipes, and crumhorn.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Eoin 
Date:   2001-04-16 21:28

Clarinet, Recorders, Irish Tin Whistle, Guitar, Mandolin. I can also get a tune out of a piano, get a few notes out of a cello and have failed miserably to play the trumpet.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: beth 
Date:   2001-04-16 21:46

Bb clarinet, recorders, flute, oboe, alto & tenor sax, penny whistle, hammered dulcimer and piano (badly). Oh...does nose flute count?

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Francesca 
Date:   2001-04-16 22:09

I play the bass clarinet, soprano clarinet, alto and tenor saxes for jazz, and I know one chord on acoustic guitar. (I'm so glad I'm not the only one who struggles with piano!)

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: joseph o'kelly 
Date:   2001-04-16 22:18

i play all the clarinets (eb sopranino through BBb contra-bass)
all saxophones (soprano through bass)
flute, oboe, trumpet,baretone/euphonium (can only read in treble cleff Bb),
trombone (t.c.) and tuba t.c.,
I used to be able to play french horn but my chops can't handle it anymore and I enjoy improving on piano

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: jerry 
Date:   2001-04-16 22:44

Kai,
"... and most successfully, my hi-fi."

Wish I had thought of that but I haven't heard that term in 30+ years.

I went to Scarborough Faire yesterday and there was a guy there from FL selling various wind instruments - most of which I've never seen.

There were "recorders" of course. Then there were flutes and more flutes - most from bamboo.
There were the flutes that are played by blowing at the end rather than the kind we generally see in an orchestra. Now these guys sound really cool - kinda like what you hear in the western movies with American Indians (or Native Americans: whichever is politically correct). If I had not had my witts about me, my emotions could have easily bought the rosewood flute for $120 - nice. He also had, and I'm sure most of you musicians have seen these but a first for me, bamboo with tone holes and a sax mouthpiece, different types: Alto, tenor, baritone.
The guy could make them sound pretty nice - almost made me want to buy one of those too.

Hey, I have my hands full with this clarinet.

~ jerry

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: J. Exner 
Date:   2001-04-17 00:59

Besides clarinet, just piano. I know *how* to play the flute and sax, but you wouldn't want to hear it.

Jill

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Jenny 
Date:   2001-04-17 02:17

I play the oboe, the alto sax, the piano, the flute, and every form of clarinet. I like to lern new things.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Corey 
Date:   2001-04-17 03:25

i plat Bb soprano clarinet but want to play flute bass clarinet and other forms of clarinet

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Mike Irish 
Date:   2001-04-17 04:10

Clarinet family ( mainly Bb, and alto second ) own two working, and two awaiting overhaul.
Oboe own
flute own
piano own ( 1916 full upright )
bugle own ( scouts )
harmonica own various like the chromatics and the echo
acustic guitar ( fender ) ( play around on it ) own
jaw harp own a few
alto sax own ( learning )

loooking for a good used english horn, saprano sax, maybe a bassoon ( not sure yet ) I would like to learn the strings, but me fingers do not want to cooperate ( they are a bit on the wide size, guitar is hard for cords to me because of that.... )

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Sara 
Date:   2001-04-17 05:39

I play all the clarinets, flute (pic through alto), all saxes, oboe, bassoon, and recorder well enough to have a person lisson to. And I play left handed piano (I have Carpal Tunnal in the right hand and can not push down the keys), French horn, and some percussion.

But I own three Bb clarinets (two antiques), a flute, a pic., a recorder, a keyboard, and an old pmp organ.

And of cource God's given gift, I sing!!!


"Music is life, life is good!" This was the back of my high school pep band shirt on year and I think it is a great saying.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Melanie 
Date:   2001-04-17 05:52

I play all flavors of clarinet and saxophone, plus bassoon and euphonium. Um...we just finished brass methods, so I'm competent on the rest of the brass family, plus I play some mean bass drum, triangle, and castanets! Piano is a struggle, but I'm working on it for my proficiency exams...

Hooray for lots of instruments!

Melanie

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Terry Horlick 
Date:   2001-04-17 06:48

clarinet
sax
flute (&piccolo)
oboe
I am "picking" up 5 string <b><i><font color="red">banjo</font></i></b> now

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: JC 
Date:   2001-04-17 07:43

Just clarinet and piano. Well, I know some guitar because we all learned it in my music class last year (8th grade) but I don't think that really counts. Oh, and I did the recorder thing in elementary school but I don't think I could play a single note on one of those any more.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Roger 
Date:   2001-04-17 11:40

soprano clarinet (B-flat and A), bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax and bari sax

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: beth 
Date:   2001-04-17 12:35

Flute: Flute & Piccolo
Sax: Soprano(when i borrow my friends or the schools), Alto, Tenor
Clarinet: Soprano (Bb), Alto, Bass
Oboe...still wishing i had a dang English horn, my favorite instrument, rar!
(Flute/Picc, Alto Sax, Bb Clarinet, and Oboe are my 'main' instruments, i can never choose between the 4)
Trumpet: Bb
Piano: Not very well
Cello: limited
Guitar: limited

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Micaela 
Date:   2001-04-17 14:41

Clarinet (B flat or A)
Violin (not quite Paganini yet)
Piano (sort of)
Singing (I'm a mezzo-soprano)

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Ginny 
Date:   2001-04-17 18:30

Hmm, I've never counted. The first ten were the hardest... I have always been able to figure out any instrument put in my hand...
Mastering one is beyond me though.

But that is why music can remain amusing.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Brent 
Date:   2001-04-17 20:03

Piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, guitar, bass guitar, drums, alto sax, trombone, baritone horn, trumpet at varying degrees of mediocrity

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Meri 
Date:   2001-04-17 20:40

Counting Eb and Bass Clarinet as additional instruments, 6

Not counting them, four, which are flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano, although I only play the last two regularly.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Christoffer 
Date:   2001-04-17 21:40

Clarinet (Bb) and recorder (sporano and alto). I have tried to learn to play bouzouki for years, but I never got good at it; my fingers don't really feel at home on a fretboard. Since I took up clarinet in november, I have pretty much stuck to that thing.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Mark Pinner 
Date:   2001-04-18 00:47

Clarinets Bb & A German/Albert System, Boehm Clarinets mainly Eb Sop, Alto, Tenor and Soprano Saxes, Bassoon, Flute, Oboe & Cor, Penny Whistle and Piano. My singing however is crap!

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: deejay 
Date:   2001-04-18 01:22

Clarinet (Bb, Eb, Bass and Alto)
Oboe
Alto and Tenor Sax.
Flute (piccolo somewhat)
Mellophone
French horn
Bassoon (just learning)

I own all my instruments, except flute and french horn. Those are school horn that I use/borrow. I did how ever own a flute, but sold the thing.

deejay

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Meredith 
Date:   2001-04-18 02:07

clarinet - best but still not brilliant
flute - OK, do a bit of minor teaching
oboe - badly and it gives me headaches
tenor horn - a little behind my clarinet but I actually play it in a band so I use it the most
sax - a bit but I have problems reaching the keys
Euphonium - I prefer not to but I dabble a bit on occasions

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Pam 
Date:   2001-04-18 02:18

Clarinet - my first instrument and best
Bass Clarinet - 2-3 years in high school
Trombone - around 5 years in high school, it may come back out of the case if I get the time to fool around with it again.
Piano - just started around Christmas
Handbells - started last fall. They are fun. A different kind of beast.

I'd like to learn the flute next if I can find some time to practice it with working full time now and having to clean the house at least once in a while. :-)

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: LIZZIE 
Date:   2001-04-19 02:10

I play Bbclarinet and I can probably play the Bass Clarinet
I too can play a recorder I learned that in 2nd grade!
And I sing! And play a little bit of piano more like very little all i know is twinkle twinkle little star lol!,
lizzie
p.s- man that wuz a lot of reply's!

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: Don Poulsen 
Date:   2001-04-19 13:43

One at a time.

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 RE: How many different instruments do you play?
Author: JK 
Date:   2001-04-20 04:01

Piano (after 8 years of that, there's no way you caould find a more difficult instrument), Bb clarinet, bass clarinet (can't stand it but trying to earn brownie points with the band director), soprano recorder, and a couple chords on the ukelele and guitar. Not too bad of a singer either.

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