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(aside from piano)


I play the cello.

bassoon (obviously)

My voice.
(mezzo-soprano)

Kazoo.

Oh how I envy you playing the 'cello -- my favorite instrument other than the piano.

guitar, clarinet(12years), trumpet(long time),
piano. I've found piano is LEAGUES harder than any of these.

Oh yeah-
All through school I played trumpet(all the while piano was #1), but stopped senior year for percussion. Stopped both after high school. College was dedicated to Piano then later Voice.

I played the recorder in 4th and 5th grade (as part of a music appreciation class - I was really glad I stopped, though, especially when the teacher told us that she once found a family of cockroaches while cleaning an old recorder...).

I also sang in the school choirs, and sang (and acted) on stage at a theatre camp each summer, from 4th grade to 7th.

Uugh! Now I'm glad I stopped playing recorder. Though I stopped because it anoyed everyone in the house, including me. I don't like the way recorders sound, and they leave dents in your fingers.

I also used to play guitar, but I decided I liked piano better, and didn't have time for both.

good thing I stopped playing that jug in that jug-band I was in. Probably tons of germs in that ol' thang.

bass 10yrs

I played French Horn for about 3 years in high school. I was absolutely horrible! :p

Percussion - which of course has several piano looking instruments included. I think I was the first and maybe even the last percussionist my high school band ever had that could actually read music notes and rhythm.

Guitar, pretty high standard.
Drums, high standard
Recorder - please dont laugh! But I play this well too, I've been trying to play bits from the Bach Brandenburg 2 part on it

I also play the harpsichord and clavichord. I became interested in early music after hearing a group perform at a local concert. I then had a couple of harpsichord lessons, and learned the rest on my own. I built, very badly I hate to say it, a clavichord kit. This instrument is very expressive and very soft. PPP to P max in volume. It strikes the strings like a piano.

I also have an Italian Virginal that I bought about 20 years ago. I've played that in a few concerts and I have given lectures on the instrument because so many people do not know what they are.

John

I played French Horn for 4 years, and almost majored in it in college, but chose to focus on piano.

Banjo, clawhammer style.

And in a string band, what does it mean when the banjo player's drooling out of both sides of his mouth?

I tried to play the clarinet for a couple of years. I was not any good at it.

When I play the piano, my cat comes and sits on the lid and listens. When I took out the clarinet, she used to put her tail between her legs and run upstairs.

When I play the piano, my cat comes and walks all over the bench, and rubs his face against my hands.

It's cute, but a little vexing.

It means the stage is level.