yorolpal


That certainly used to be the case Mod, ol pal.  But today I'm not sure that not knowing how to actually play your instrument disqualifies you to perform in public;-)

Oh yeah, I forgot about the "Autotalent" plugin.

Define "learn..."

yorolpal


That certainly used to be the case Mod, ol pal.  But today I'm not sure that not knowing how to actually play your instrument disqualifies you to perform in public;-)

Even in them ol' days, nay especially in them ol' days, I've performed plenty of times in public without even having an instrument at my disposal.

Jonbouy

yorolpal


That certainly used to be the case Mod, ol pal.  But today I'm not sure that not knowing how to actually play your instrument disqualifies you to perform in public;-)

Even in them ol' days, nay especially in them ol' days, I've performed plenty of times in public without even having an instrument at my disposal.

Because your disposal was in the kitchen sink and you were out on the streets?  Ya?
(Am I right?)

Hi,

Question for CraigB ...

"I play teaspoons in EVERY single album I have!" (And I'm pretty sure I took no lessons on them!)

Who am I?

 I don't do well with a structured lesson program. When I learned to play piano I spent hours of playing things that weren't music and eventually after hours and hours and hours sometimes playing the same things over and over...what I did started to sound like real music..

 Learning the basic theory behind chords and scales was a big help. I'm not there yet totally but I can play pretty much what I want to play most of the time.

 Now I'm playing(or trying to ) guitar...same thing. I sit in a room and watch Youtube. Subscribed to one of those guitar lesson web sites. I go off the path all the time playing fun instead of what I should. I'm getting the hang of it. Making myself learn muscle memory. I have played out a few times and no one threw any thing at me, so it must not have been THAT bad. Working on guitar scales is a PITA but it seems to be helping some....I won't give up until I either learn to play or die whichever comes first. 

 I once felt a pang of guilt for not playing a left handed guitar but I like the way the thing feels playing righty...so now I am perfectly comfortable with it. Even seems to be an advantage in some cases.

Moshkiae


Hi,

Question for CraigB ...

"I play teaspoons in EVERY single album I have!" (And I'm pretty sure I took no lessons on them!)

Who am I?

The coke-fiend producer?

craigb

Moshkiae


Hi,

Question for CraigB ...

"I play teaspoons in EVERY single album I have!" (And I'm pretty sure I took no lessons on them!)

Who am I?

The coke-fiend producer?

Someone who doesn't play an instrument but knows how to learn one and give advice on it?

yorolpal


I'm not sure that not knowing how to actually play your instrument disqualifies you to perform in public;-)

I'm living proof of that.


I've been "playing" guitar and keys (not piano) for thirty four years and even after that amount of time my skills are, to say the least, somewhat limited. Regardless, I have performed, within a four piece rock band, in public, although I would have to admit that no money came from it. Damned fun though and I "sometimes" miss not being in a band.


Reason I say this is, self taught is great, but it does not suit everyone, and some of us need that push. In my case, it might be laziness, I dunno, but my skills certainly have suffered from not putting the right amount of effort in at the right time.

I had to teach myself how to play the guitar, lessons would have cost £25 for half an hour which was not affordable for my parents having 4 kids. Stupidly I never did music at School which is a big regret for me as I have a pretty limited music theory and can only read guitar tabs. So for me i just practiced at any given opportunity I had and still do, I also like jamming with people that are more technically gifted than me as I tend to try and do stuff that I wouldn't normally do.