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Saxophone, 5th grade band
Keyboards
2 years music theory

18
12; Clarinet and saxophone in tandem
Currently bassoon, have my AMEB 8th grade on clarinet and saxophone.
Enough theory to pass the AMEB 8th grade exam; currently doing music at university and have got an A on every theory test, sooooooo...

23
Violin, 2nd grade
Low brass (I alternate between trombone and euphonium)
Absolutely none, which is why I don't compose. I still can't even remember my circle of fifths.

1. 20
2. 3
3. Piano, Guitar, Bass, Uke, Accordion, Theremin, Live Electronics, mandolin
4. Pursuing Bachelors of Music in Composition... highest theory course I have taken is a graduate course called "Advanced Post 1960s Analysis With a Focus On Postmodern Borrowing Practices" or something like that. Currently taking a less advanced set theory class. then again I do not believe in the existence of music theory ala Frederick Rzewksi.

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I started learning piano formally in fourth grade, but I was improvising with a Casio my aunt gave me in first grade. In fifth grade I started learning saxophone in band.

I have already mastered the piano.

I am pursuing a doctorate in composition, so more than you.

22
Trumpet, 5th grade (10, i think)
Guitar
I know all my scales, and two years of music theory from my band conductor

1. 14
2. 11, saxophone 5th grade.
3. Guitar, bass, and saxophone.
4. Everything taught in school, plus some.

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>>2089
Was he banned for his age or because he was a guitarist? Either way I approve

1. 19
2. 1st grade with the grand piano
3. Grand piano/ keyboard
4. AP music theory 3 years of high school and I take summer theory classes.

18

The first thing i ever could play a song on was an old electric chord organ when i was like ten i guess. But first real lessons were piano starting in 5th grade.

Piano/Synthesizer, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Cello (hopefully)

A fair amount, I just got done taking a college level theory course and made an A

1: 17
2: keyboard (synthesizer now) at the age of 13
3: keyboard/synth, but not synth as in creating beats n shit, but playing it, as a piano only with beautifull sounds and sound effects
4: Music theory as in chords and such, abcdefg is the most I know, but I know how my synth works, and I know how to compose music (recently recorded my 3rd ep with my progressive BM 2-man project thing).

imo there's no need to know that much theory, just know your intervals, that's all you need.

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1: 18
2: 15, Drums
3: The steel drums. (They've always sounded so original, I have to give them a try!)
4: None.

21
16 guitar
piano/keyboard
zero formal training so it's hard to say, Ive only started actively learning recently

1. 29
2. Started learning bass when I was 18
3. Still playing bass, hoping to get rudimentary keyboard action going
4. Enough to keep up with most pop/rock/metal/hiphop thrown at me.

17
11, trumpet.
Trumpet, percussion
Enough

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GUITAR? HOW INTERESTING AND ORIGINAL

THANKYOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THAT

>>2154
>trumpet
>I know enough theory


I can guarantee that you don't.

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15 Electric Bass
Bass
zero

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Bass, electric and acoustic, 4th grade
electric bass
not too much

1. 23
2. Piano at 7, Cello at 10, Electric Bass at 14
3. Electric Bass
4. enough to pass Theory I in college, but probably no more than that

15
15 electric bass
bass
nope

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Sure is impending banhammer in here.

>>2172
Sure is people who are too stupid to lie and say they're 18.

1. 18
2. alto sax at 8. bass guitar at 15
3. bass
4. none

So much red text...

22
Trumpet, 6th grade band; Piano, 5th grade
Piano
None, I am not a creative person at all, and had a tough time learning to play the two instruments I know.

1. 26
2. Vuvuzela, 2 months ago
3. Vuvuzela
4. B flat

19
Piano at 15, Bass guitar at 13, Guitar at 17, Drums last year, and trumpet at 10.
Piano, drums and guitar mainly.
i start my second year of learning music theory in college in about 3 weeks.

1. 21
2. 17 - started playing piano at 13
3. I don't think you can master anything, I just want to produce something that's expressive and sounds nice...But I play the guitar, ukulele and piano.
4. Chord structure, mostly which notes to play to go with which chords are in use. I know a lot of classical piano music, and improv comes naturaly.

1. 18
2. started dabbling on the classical guitar at about 14, started getting formal lessons on the electric guitar at 17.
3. harmonica, guitar, vocals (if that counts)
4. i know my chords and arpeggios well. there are plenty of gaps in my knowledge of modes.

>>2227
You only need to learn 7 modes in Western classical music... just learn them by rote?

1. 22
2. I first learned guitar at age 8.
3. Right now: Cello, but I'm also learning flute and clarinet.
4. Basic music theory. I mostly learn from ear though.

>>2228
classical isn't the only style i play. in fact, it's probably the style i'm least interested in at the moment.
that's beside the point, but i'll get stuck into modes once i finish school, it's no biggie. gotta do stupid school shit for now.

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5, piano
piano, still
up to grade 5 classical, wish i had done more

on my 18 bday I asked my parents for a guitar

been looking at tutorials and lessons I downloaded ever since ( a few months ago )
I know a few basics,haven't had the time to focus on learning, mostly fidling around with chords

19
Trumpet, 12 (had an early stint at 8)
Trumpet
LRSM Grade 4 (officially)

18
Piano, two and a half years ago
Piano, grade 6 AMEB exam at the end of this year
4th grade theory exam in a week and a half (for people in Australia). Plus extra stuff like 7th chords/inversions and modes and other random crap.

20
I play cello and sing, cello since I was 8 and singing since I was 9
Voice, I'm pursuing a career in Opera
three years of theory

1. How old are you?

19

2. What and when did you start learning to play?

Guitar, 11 years old and Piano, 13 years old.

3. What instrument are you trying to master?

Piano

4. How much music theory do you know, if any?

2nd Grade. I'm pretty shit, though.

1. 24
2. Started on bass about 6 years ago I think, and guitar two years later. I also do vocals but I wouldn't call that singing (it's mostly black metal style screaming).
3. I'm not actually trying to master anything, as long as I can play what I compose all is well.
4. None whatsoever. I play by ear exclusively.

1. 22
2. 6
3. Violin, Classical Guitar
4. Everything that can be practically expected of me to know, from basic theory to serialism to the finest details of Jazz theory.

I'm a music major so none of this is impressive, just standard.

1. 19.
2. Bass about 4 or 5 years ago.
3. I want to master the Bass, but I would also like to learn Guitar and Piano someday.
4. None. Never took a class or anything. Completely self taught.

1.18

2.14, guitar, then bass, then piano, then singing.

3.All western instruments are essentially the same, I took the theory I leanred from guitar and played some Iron Maiden on the keys first time I tried, but guitar is my focus.

4. Enough to hold my own in a good jam session, circle of fifths, the western modes, and a few exotic modes like hirojoshi and hungarian minor to make people say "whoa that guys a badass".

also, fags who rip on guitar players because they browsed the shithole ultimate guitar forum and made a steryotype.

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sax, 7th grade
guitar/bass
enough for my needs, I'm a bedroom guitarist that doesn't let others hear me so not like it's important really *shrugs*

1. How old are you?
Eighteen

2. What and when did you start learning to play?
I started learning piano at age three; then branched out to violin at eight, flute at ten, guitar and bass at eleven, double-bass and cello at twelve, drums and saxophone at fourteen, and clarinet at fifteen.

3. What instrument are you trying to master?
Right now? Violin.

4. How much music theory do you know, if any?
More than most people I know.

1. How old are you? 18
2. What and when did you start learning to play? 11, Piano, 13, Flute, 14, Fife, 15, Voice.
3. What instrument are you trying to master? My voice? I also wouldn't mind learning the sax.
4. How much music theory do you know, if any? N/A.

1. How old are you?
18

2. What and when did you start learning to play?
7 - violin, voice
13 - recorder, tin whistle
14 - bagpipes, diatonic button accordeon
15 - harmonica, guitar (acoustic)
16 - guitar (electric), Irish bouzouki
17 - piano, organ
18 - mandolin (gdad tuning, like bouzouki)

3. What instrument are you trying to master?

The piano and the organ. I'm going to buy myself a Yamaha digital piano with organ function sometime soon, woo!

4. How much music theory do you know, if any?

I know a lot of theory; I can read music from paper (although not really well) and I used to be taught a lot at school. I can't remember most of it though, so yeah.

1. 18
2. Piano at 7, percussion at 12--in band
3. All of the Javanese gamelan
4. 4-part counterpoint

>>2344
>all Western instruments are essentially the same

This may be the single stupidest thing I have ever read in my entire fucking life.

How can anyone anywhere be so stupid?

>>2344
would you mind spreading your ignorance and stupidity elsewhere?

1) 21
2) Piano 13(the unofficial "gateway" instrument)
3) Ocarina
4) 2 years (4 semesters) of college-grade music theory.

1) 17
2) Piano/3
3) String Bass
4) The several years in band and choir and piano obvously, and 1 year of college level advanced music theory.