Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do

[liberaltrucker]

I was in my HS band and loved music since. No talent, however.
I appreciate good music, but just don't have the creative talent
to produce it. My God, how I envy y'all who do!

I can read the notes, but not PLAY them. Frustrating!

[Maraya1969]

1. What instrument? Cause I believe that with the proper training anyone

can play. Not so much if you are tone deaf though but then again I'm not an expert.

I do know that many people try and play music before they play scales and teach their fingers and hands, (and breath if such is the case) to play the notes.

Playing extremely slowly and deliberately is boring but it burns the notes into your brain and hands.

[liberaltrucker]

3. Trumpet

My gosh, that was 40 yrs ago. I can still finger the valves, compress
my lips, etc. In my prime, I could lip-slur 32nd notes. But couldn't
sight-read unknown sheet music. I had to hear it first.

[HuskerDU]

2. I hear ya LT.

I love music so much, but can't play a lick! I've lived with various bands and was always relegated to the freakin' bongos.

[liberaltrucker]

4. Guess out talents lie elsewhere

Not such a bad thing, eh?

[HuskerDU]

5. I'm still tryin' to find out where that is for me lol!

[liberaltrucker]

6. I could make a snarky remark....

But I'll leave that to KW!

[MilesColtrane]

7. There's a common belief that the ability to play an instrument is something genetically encoded.

Every one of the musicians that are regarded as icons practiced their asses off.

I've never met anyone who is a motherfucker on their instrument who didn't practice, at some point, for hours upon hours every day over an extended period of time.

Sure it's common mythology that musical ability is simply an innate talent, but it's just not so.

[Maraya1969]

8. Thank you that's what I was trying to say. I used to spend hours

upon hours at the keyboards doing things other people would be bored to tears doing. The piano is very much a sport that you play with your fingers. The musicality comes after your fingers get trained.

[AllegroRondo]

12. I agree - I practiced daily for years

During my Army Band days, when I had to be in top shape musically, I would spend 2-6 hours a day practicing. The first 30 minutes were just SCALES.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

9. Aw hell...I thought this was going to be a Hawkwind thread...

[bbernardini]

10. That's okay, I thought it was going to be a "Music Man" thread.

But that would be "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do."

[Mutley]

11. Same situation

I was in my high school chorus for all four years of high school. I am a horrible singer, but it was just so much fun.