Joining a band.

[senanserat]

Do you guys think that joining a band would motivated you to work harder on your musical skills? And by band I mean playing whatever you heart desires, like I don't know ... castanets.

[Bob]

Not keyboard?

I'd say go for it.  It's a different thought process for playing.  More harmonic/jazz thinking.

The ones I've run across aren't very serious.  That can be annoying, but classical music prep knocks the heck out of the little groups I accompanied a bit.

What I would do is waste too much time on a group that's not serious.  Get what you want out of it and keep moving.