No. 134027
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>what insturment are you currently playing?
Ukulele!
>how long have you been playing/what level of skill are you at?
I've been playing for about four or five years, off and on. I think I'm pretty good in that I have a lot of chords memorised, I can handle barres and fret hand muting, and I know some different strumming patterns. I want to learn finger picking styles, palm muting, and how to make my own arrangements of songs I enjoy.
>why did you decided to play that instrument
One summer I fell in love with Amanda Palmer's "Ukulele Anthem" and it really inpsired me. I've briefly played both guitar and piano before, so picking up an ukulele really was that easy. Also it's very small, which is great for my stubby womanlet fingers.
>what's your favorite genre to play
Any song with vocals that I enjoy. So pop and pop punk, alt rock, and the like. J-pop is also very fun because they tend to have interesting and jazzy chord changes. However I don't play them often because I have to multitask between reading the tab itself (which are written with kana, naturally) and the romaji lyrics. Sucks to be a gaijin.
>what's the hardest hurdle you currently have to get over or had to get over when play?
Right now I have no motivation to play because over the years, I haven't kept my instrument in good condition. Never changed the strings, it's got a bunch of dents and cracks that I've covered up with Literal bandaids. I'd like to get a new ukulele, but currently there are more important expenses to take care of.
No. 134386
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>what instrument are you currently playing?
Bass guitar.
>how long have you been playing/what level of skill are you at?
I bought it way back 2019 and practicing at least once a week. Now I only play once a month. Can play a handful of songs but haven't learned scales/notes/etc. I've been meaning to get lessons but the pandemic hit and zoom classes aren't for me.
>why did you decided to play that instrument
I just really like basslines.
>what's your favorite genre to play
Hard rock and disco but I'm starting to warm up on grunge.
>what's the hardest hurdle you currently have to get over or had to get over when play?
I have small hands so trying to reach another note that's 2-3 frets away is hard. Just need to find a way to have faster reaction time.
Also, getting motivation and time to practice. I haven't touched my bass since January.
No. 137333
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I've been trying to learn the bass guitar on and off since I was fourteen, but I've been practicing really inconsistently so I'm not great at all. I end up just learning bass lines to songs I like and then stopping for a few months (or years) and then starting again. Not having any structure
to learning makes me lose motivation really easily to keep practicing, I guess because I don't really know what goals or benchmarks to set for myself other than "oh I like this song I guess I'll learn it if it isn't too hard." I've recently been motivated to start practicing again so we'll see how long this lasts!
No. 137627
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I just bought a piano from this nice old lady and I have no idea what the fuck I’m doing KEK I’ve always thought pianos are cool but every place I’ve tried to dip my toes into it (at family’s houses, friend’s houses, school, a public park, a church…) it was terribly short lived and not apt for practicing. I’m fully determined to be self taught and I know I’ll play like shit for at least 3 years because I’ve played flute for 6 years and then on and off for 8 and I can’t read sheet music KEK
My dream instrument is the harp but I’d love to play a trumpet and violin. I’m all over the fucking place though, I bought an uke a decade ago and I still can’t play for shit, then recently bought an ocarina and it’s collecting dust too. Now I want to get a kalimba so I can do an absolutely shit job at playing ghibli songs.