Whats your favorite instrument

[giannalinda]

If you could play any instrument you wanted, what would it be?

[csharp_minor]

Piano - Obviously

But!... if I did decide to learn another of my favourite instruments it would be the cello and possibly the oboe? But yes the cello as that’s my other favourite after the piano, but I'm quite happy with learning just the one!

[iroveashe]

Piano - Obviously

But!... if I did decide to learn another of my favourite instruments it would be the cello and possibly the oboe? But yes the cello as that’s my other favourite after the piano, but I'm quite happy with learning just the one!

My thoughts exactly, except for the oboe part. I also love the sound of French horns and bassoons.

[csharp_minor]

My thoughts exactly, except for the oboe part. I also love the sound of French horns and bassoons.

fair enough I'm not too sure about the oboe either but I guess its my favorite reed instrument if I had to pick one, has a more unique voice like sound then the clarinet. But the cello is really cool but probably too hard. The piano the best for me all the notes are laid out in fount of you, you just need to play then in the right order!

ha ha I wanna learn the triangle! 

[go12_3]

My favorite instrument is the violin because of its beauty of the wood and its resonance----like singing.  I can play pieces that uplifts me.  There is something magical about how the bow moving across the strings can produce such sweet and  wonderful sounds.  And whenever I play my violin, those that hear it, smiles and becomes uplifted, emotionally and mentally.  And that is gratifying for me as a violinist.   

best wishes,

go12_3

[iroveashe]

But the cello is really cool but probably too hard.The piano the best for me all the notes are laid out in fount of you, you just need to play then in the right order!

I admire people (like Go here) who can play the kind of strings instruments with no frets or anything (I used to play the guitar, so I simply don't understand how you can manage with no frets), but the sound of the cello is so deep and full, and there's some sadness to it that tells me it'd sure be worth it =P

[csharp_minor]

I admire people (like Go here) who can play the kind of strings instruments with no frets but the sound of the cello is so deep and full, and there's some sadness to it that tells me it'd sure be worth it =P

Yeah it would be cool being able to play a string instrument like Go can, but you need much more careful hearing to play corectly. Thats what I admire being able to play in the corect pitch. yeah the cello has quite a melancholic sound, but you can do some pretty mad things on it like pluck the strings or hit the strings with the bow ( whatever that attack is called! )



Hello Go!

One thing I have all aways wanted to ask a violinist is, ( forgive me if this is a silly question) but doesn’t the sound of the violin get a bit too much sometimes? Because its an instrument that is played quite close to the ears, I wonder if the volume can hurt the ears a bit .

Maybe its just me, but I find shrill sounds quite painfull. I especially dislike the octave on the piano above middle C if its played too loud; the F# is most painfull.

[giannalinda]

fair enough I'm not too sure about the oboe either but I guess its my favorite reed instrument if I had to pick one, has a more unique voice like sound then the clarinet. But the cello is really cool but probably too hard. The piano the best for me all the notes are laid out in fount of you, you just need to play then in the right order!

ha ha I wanna learn the triangle! 

lol

[giannalinda]

My favorite instrument is the violin because of its beauty of the wood and its resonance----like singing.  I can play pieces that uplifts me.  There is something magical about how the bow moving across the strings can produce such sweet and  wonderful sounds.  And whenever I play my violin, those that hear it, smiles and becomes uplifted, emotionally and mentally.  And that is gratifying for me as a violinist.   

best wishes,

go12_3


Nice answer go123...Its so dramatic...lol

[edwardweiss]

 Well-apart from the piano-The Wagner Tuba, definitely!

[concerto_love]

The tuba, the cello, and the contrabass 

Ah.. I miss my tuba.. 

[giannalinda]

do you PLAY the cello concerto love?

[thalbergmad]

[giannalinda]

what is that? a guitar?

[thalbergmad]

It's a stringed bed pan.

Thal

[go12_3]

It's a stringed bed pan.

Thal

Thal,  I needed to laugh today, thanks!   lol   lol   

best,

go12_3

[fenz]

piano,violin, theremin  theremin is cool...
but the real instrument i can play is piano only 

[weissenberg2]

Besides the piano, I have always liked the sound of the oboe. Very mellow.

[dr. j]

The organ - preferably a large well-built and maintained pipe organ

Dr. J - The More You Play the Better You Play

[chopin1993]

I'd love to learn playing the Cello and Violin! 
But I guess it's pretty hard 

[bestpianosoftware]

Piano is my number one favorite musical instrument.  Learning how to play piano is my first love. However, I love to learn how to play drums as well.

[allthumbs]

Piano, but who would have guessed?

[braintist]

EVERYTHING

[loonbohol]

THe human voice is my favorite instrument.
Please listen to Kajiura Yuki's composition.

Here is an example:
Materialise

Mezame

Kajiua Yuki is the best living composer.
These music was never posted in Pianostreet.

[richard black]

Kajiua Yuki is the best living composer.
These music was never posted in Pianostreet.

I'm not sure you could really call him the composer of those pieces - arranger or remixer would more like it. And it's hideously formulaic. I mastered a recording along those general lines for a singer friend about 10 years ago and even then it was a bit passé.

[pinhanil]

my favourite instrument is violin except piano. when I hear violin voice, I feel comfort and I like both violin and piano duets very much

[jollisg]

My favorite instrument is piano! I play oboe too, but that's my second instrument.
If i would choose one instrument i would like to learn it would be.. Maybe didgeridoo (the australian instrument), because it is really, really cool

[john90]

Piano is number one (Organ included in that).
I also enjoy playing the recorder. If you can forget the murdering it often gets at school concerts with modern music, and think of some Baroque stuff, like Telemann. It is a lot easier to carry than a piano!

I also have a Cello,  and am genuinely bad. I used the Tune a Day book to find my way around it, then fool about with friends. It is an amazing instrument, powerful, easy to connect with. Great fun.

[thinkgreenlovepiano]

Well piano is my favourite instrument, because I play it
I love the harpsichord too! And harp! And I've always wanted to learn how to play the flute and xylophone... Guitar and cello are really great instruments too...
I like music in general 

[ongaku_oniko]

THe human voice is my favorite instrument.
Please listen to Kajiura Yuki's composition.
Kajiua Yuki is the best living composer.
These music was never posted in Pianostreet.

my favourite instrument is violin except piano. when I hear violin voice, I feel comfort and I like both violin and piano duets very much

My favorite instruments are the piano and violin as well! and I love piano and violine duets!

Yuki Kajiura

[thompson_321]

If you could play any instrument you wanted, what would it be?

I'd play the Violin. It's such a beautiful instrument.

[brogers70]

Viola da Gamba or Lute.

[kelly_kelly]

Viola and violin! I play piano and viola, but I would play violin too if I had time and an instrument, especially because after viola, the violin seems to play itself And I think piano and viola is a better combination because piano is an incredibly popular instrument and viola is not

[jollisg]

I forgot that I really like (and play) organ too. I like the fact you need to use both your feet and hands (I know feet are used while playing piano, but in another way). My legato has improved since i started to take organ-lessons, because you can't use a "right pedal" when you play organ.

[littletune]

Well of course piano is my favourite instrument!      But I REALLY love cello (and double bass too) and I really wish some day I could try learning it at least a little.   
And oh I really like Xylophone too! 
And I'm thinking of learning to play recorder for about a year already but then I never have time  but I will cause I have a recorder (cause my mum had to learn it a little cause she's a preschool teacher and she has to sometimes sing and play something for the kids too) and I also have a book about learning how to play a recorder.
Oh and I also think trombone is kinda cool don't know why 
Oh and yes I was also thinking about learning the zither (cause it's a little more unusual) 
And I could find other instruments too! But that's enough for now I guess  

[john90]

And I'm thinking of learning to play recorder for about a year already but then I never have time  but I will cause I have a recorder (cause my mum had to learn it a little cause she's a preschool teacher and she has to sometimes sing and play something for the kids too) and I also have a book about learning how to play a recorder.

My tip would be to learn the notes by practising scales (sames notes as piano scales), then play the melody of piano pieces you have. Don't spend hours, just learn notes, avoid working through recorder books in detail as you know a lot from the piano. If you like it, try and get advice from a performing recorder player about breathing & technique early on before you have time to learn bad habits.

[littletune]

My tip would be to learn the notes by practising scales (sames notes as piano scales), then play the melody of piano pieces you have. Don't spend hours, just learn notes, avoid working through recorder books in detail as you know a lot from the piano. If you like it, try and get advice from a performing recorder player about breathing & technique early on before you have time to learn bad habits.

Thank you for the advice!!  I will try to do that! And I'll see how it goes... and maybe I can sometime ask a teacher from my music school who is teaching recorder. (maybe I could even have some lessons next year... ) 

[fbusoni]

Piano of course, but I'm extra partial to it because I'm a composer. No other instrument can offer such a complete rendering of such a variety of music.

I've dabbled in flute, oboe, and violin. I could not get a decent sound out of the violin and my left hand always felt awkward. I liked the oboe best--which is why I rented one--even though it was hard to play in tune and it sounded like a duck on the telephone for the first week or so. Any instrument that allows expression throughout each individual note, flexibility with vibrato and dynamics--the things the piano does not offer except by emulation--naturally have an appeal for me.

[balfour]

Well My favorite one instruments are Electronic Guitar ,Tabla  and Violin . I like these all things  

Vishal Bhatia

[floydcramerfan]

My favorite instruments are piano and steel guitar.  I also love the dobro and I play it a little, and I mean a very little.  I adore the mandolin and banjo and I make my piano sound like them.  My best instruments that I play are piano, autoharp, and recorder.  The recorder can be a beautiful instrument if you know what you're doing.

[musicluvr49]

I would love to play the cello some day...

[chopinlover23]

The Piano!! I love the Piano, but if I were to learn more instruments I'd pick the Cello and the Flute!! I'd love to orchestrate something for Piano, Flute and Cello of that were possible?

  Cheers!!

[lorditachijr]

Haha I play piano and violin, and I often compare choosing between them to choosing between two children. I think I have my favorite music for each instrument, and choosing between the instruments is just too difficult! I love cello and play a bit, but so far haven't gotten past Suzuki Book 6. My favorite reed instrument would have to be the bassoon. It has a very unique sound I think. Very soothing.

[pianoplayjl]

I'd like to play the Trumpet, Violin and Cello.

[mcrosbie]

Clarinet, French Horn, and oboe.  (I play both piano and clarinet).

[pianoplayjl]

Guitar and drum kit wouldn't be so bad either.