Stringtree
Senior Member
Last night I assembled the flute. I thought it would be a minute or two, but I ended up playing it for two hours. When I played in a Heart tribute band, I was not Ann, but I did that in addition to guitar and keys. I would make a very poor Ann Wilson. I got to play a critter who didn't even exist. Sweet.
I didn't study the flute. My grandma loved Benny Goodman, so I ended up with the clarinet instead of the saxophone. But then, the sax and flute were easy to branch to because of their similarities. Oboe, bassoon, and then brass were easy to grasp with some simple patterns with the fingers, because they're all aerophones.
Playing a lot of instruments, to me, is not really a mark of any special aptitude. I think it comes down to my ability to mimic the sounds I hear, and the striking similarity between all these wind instruments. Marching band had a lot to do with switching around. Baritone, trombone. Sousa gave INCREDIBLE parts to the clarinets in his marches, but other than that, the high school repertoire really emphasized the brass I switched to, and besides, a bell in ya FACE!
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I didn't study the flute. My grandma loved Benny Goodman, so I ended up with the clarinet instead of the saxophone. But then, the sax and flute were easy to branch to because of their similarities. Oboe, bassoon, and then brass were easy to grasp with some simple patterns with the fingers, because they're all aerophones.
Playing a lot of instruments, to me, is not really a mark of any special aptitude. I think it comes down to my ability to mimic the sounds I hear, and the striking similarity between all these wind instruments. Marching band had a lot to do with switching around. Baritone, trombone. Sousa gave INCREDIBLE parts to the clarinets in his marches, but other than that, the high school repertoire really emphasized the brass I switched to, and besides, a bell in ya FACE!
What's your story?