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Are you a musician? Do you sing? Do you play an instrument? Are you a novice? A pro?

Well, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing or who you are, this thread is for all musicians!:smiley:

Here, you can discuss:

♬ What instruments you’re learning:violin::musical_keyboard::trumpet::guitar:🪈:drum::saxophone::accordion::banjo::long_drum:🪇
♬ What you’re struggling with:roll_eyes:
♬ Any upcoming performances:performing_arts::notes:
♬ Advice for other musicians:+1:t2::musical_score:
♬ What pieces you’re learning:headphones:
♬ And the list goes on and on!:slight_smile:

There’s another thread that is closely linked to this one, but is different. Check it out as well! =)

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for me, it’s the guitar (it is a knockoff gibson, i couldnt afford a good guitar, and i still use the same old guitar from 6 years)

it is also quite cool, have played many pieces with it, mostly english songs, although i usually dont pursue music because i do more computer science things.

my advice to other musicians is, you shouldnt be forced with music, it is a form of art, it is your wish how you want to play a song, or compose one, it is a personality about how creative you can be.

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^That’s some really solid advice!:blush:

I have a large musical history…Well, I suppose, to make it easier to understand, I’ll have to format it differently.

My Instruments:

  • Violin (8 years)
  • Piano (7 years)
  • Recorder (5 years) (the flute thing!)
  • Ukulele (1 year - yet I’m really good at it:smirk:)
  • Guitar (Less than 1 month - and I’m still learning Here Comes The Sun, hoping my uke talent will help me here)
  • And as a side note, I also sing :))

What I’m stuggling w/:

  • Finding the dedication to practice (I really want to become good at it, and there are times when I’ll literally slave to get some part correct, but other times, I procrastinate, put it off and make excuses. I’m just undisciplined.)
  • This concerto of Mozart. I’m learning Mozart’s third concerto, and it’s like ten levels above my skill level:weary:

Any Upcoming Performances of Mine:

  • I have just one performance in the Dubai Opera with my orchestra, in less than two weeks!)

Advice for other Musicians:
Basically what @ComputerBlade said. But if I want to be more creative, I could add that when you start feeling bored with your instrument, instead of chucking it, remember why you wanted to learn it in the first place. This doesn’t really work for me when I feel really lazy, but it sometimes does. Hope this helps! If it doesn’t, I understand why:slight_smile:

What I’m Learning:

  • My orchestra pieces (Violin): Christmas at the Symphony, March Slav, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Joy to the World, the UAE National Anthem, and A Holiday Celebration
  • Regular violin: Mozart’s 3rd concerto and [something else (when I remember, I’ll add it here)]
  • Piano: Some song from The School of Velocity and Serenade by Franz Schubert.
  • Guitar: Here Comes The Sun
  • Ukulele: Feliz Navidad and Silver Bells
  • Recorder: Whatever I want really :))

That’s it I guess! It turned our veeeery long - sorry lmao:slight_smile:

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I decorated my guitar - tell me what you think!

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I removed the stickers of the musical notes which were colourful - I’m going to choose other ones though:slight_smile:
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Wow, that’s impressive how much you play!

I play violin, guitar, recorder, piano, and flute, but my main is violin!

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I play Piano (I am a Beginner) and I play the Clarinet (Advanced, I used to play My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion), I used to play the Ukelele (I would play Count On Me by Bruno Mars on it) and I used to play the Flute.:slight_smile:
Also I am a singer, I have a Soprano voice type, so I can reach high notes well. Soprano range is from B3 to a C6! But sometimes I can go higher but very rarely…

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Oh yeah I’m a singer as well! I’m also a soprano (singing olivia rodrigo really did something to my high notes), so yeah

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I used to be a Mezzo Soprano (2nd Soprano) until I had potential, so I was reaching the high notes really well, and I was reclassified as Soprano.

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yasss:slight_smile:ive been a soprano foverer

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Same!:smiley:

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Oh cool, I’m also a soprano! Well, mezzo soprano. I can reach high notes(my highest is D6, but I rarely use it) and my lowest E3 (I could go lower than that, but it sounds awkward). According to this voice recorder thing I did, I have the same vocal range as Billie Eilish and Avril Lavigne!:open_mouth:

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Wow! All I know is I’m a high type of soprano but i will take a voice test!)

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Yeah, let me find the website for you:slight_smile:

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Here: Vocal Range Test: what is your vocal range?

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Got some stickers for my guitar:guitar:It looks awesome:slight_smile:

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Update: Just added a new one!

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Lol, I just took the test and I guess it’s pretty accurate. I have a low voice for a female lol. I could definitely sing higher as a kid though, but I stopped using my higher register after elementary school. I didn’t need to perform plays which had songs for kids that were in high registers (when everyone had high-pitched voices). I can sing some of those songs still but it’s getting tricky.
Sometimes singing my childhood Disney songs gets difficult since I can’t sing that high anymore. I remember my classmates at school were singing “Love Is An Open Door” (the Frozen song) and I could barely go up that high anymore.:sweat_smile:

But I can sometimes sing some Ariana Grande songs. Olivia Rodrigo songs are perfect for my voice though lol (for female singers). And I can sing most male pop singers’ songs (think Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Usher) and I can sing Lady Gaga too. And attempt some glam metal vocals while straining my voice lol.
Like for this goofy lyric:
“ Watch it bring you to your sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-knees, knees ”
Edit: I can sing many songs for mezzo-sopranos too!

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Coolio! I got a pretty high result - but with my stupid sore throat I tend to match your vocal range lol -

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I’m a songwriter of songs that seem bad to me but good to others, so I’m gonna share the two songs I’ve got so far:

Songs
Please Take Me Back

Verse 1: Ropes of grief twining ‘round my heart.

Never knew what it’s like to be apart.

Now I’m reaping your feelings of pain.

Pre-chorus: I hurt you so I could be free,

but now when it’s just me,

I’m pretty sure I want things the same!

Chorus: Please take me back!

You’re all the good things I lack!

I am sorry!

Please believe me…

Verse 2: Now my soul’s tight and sore.

Not sure I like freedom anymore. (I am tired of this life I’ve lived!)

Could you forgive me?

Can we restart our story? (Would you be able to forgive?)

Chorus: Please take me back!

You’re all the good things I lack!

I am sorry!

Please believe me… (Please believe me!)

Bridge: Please take me back, forever!

I swear to never hurt you, ever!

I won’t just come for the ride,

I swear to never, ever leave your side!

Verse 3: Please come back.

My soul is now just black.

Take me high, take me low.

Only your love can restore my soul to full rainbow!

Chorus: Please take me back!

I hope I’m the only thing you lack.

I am trying to rid us of our sorrow.

I am trying to solve this by tomorrow.

Verse 4: But don’t forget…

I’ll always love you…

And I’ll regain your love…

If it’s the last thing I do…

Pre-chorus: One last thing I need to say,

Before the end of today.

That…

Ending: Please take me back.

We’re A Picture Perfect

Verse 1:

When we’re together, a picture-perfect couple.

We were the type of picture, that would be worth so much more.

Perfectly painted, framed forevermore

But was the paint just temporary?

Chorus:

Your words are brushing my heart.

Telling me to be a picture perfect work of art.

I’m your canvas, you’re the artist,

But did you paint me the way I wanted?

Verse 2:

Oh darn, disappointed you again

Shouldn’t gone as white, should’ve chosen red

The paintbrush spins again in my head (head)

Choosing what shade to be, losing what’s left of me.

Chorus:

Your words are brushing my heart.

Telling me to be a picture perfect work of art.

I’m your canvas, you’re the artist,

But did you paint me the way I wanted?

Bridge:

How many times I painted myself?

How many days of buying your words? (Your words brushed my heart)

What do you want me to be?

Pink, purple, green, orange, I don’t know!

Make up your mind, I’m sick of this disguise

I don’t want my picture-perfect life anymore.

Outro:

When we’re together, a picture-perfect couple

But this time, I’m stepping out the frame.

Numb

Verse 1:

Ice-cold eyes, exterior-wise,

As indifferent as a grain of sand.

Hollow replies, no spark, just lies,

Meaningless words just spilling out.

Chorus:

But do you know what is hiding within?

A tidal wave crash, a bottle of poisoned gin.

Beneath the cool, beneath the barrier of calm,

There’s the emotional equivalent of a hurricane.

But to you,

I’m just numb.

Verse 2:

I know that I’m still, I know that I’m cold.

I heard you when you said my soul was sold.

My brain’s gone dry and icy,

But you never could tell that, I see.

Chorus:

But do you know what is hiding within?

A sunken Titanic, a mad crowd’s din.

Beneath the cool, beneath the barrier of calm,

There’s the emotional equivalent of a hurricane.

But to you,

I’m just numb.

Bridge:

Cracks in the surface, a shadow in the light,

I’ve made everything hidden and just right.

But underneath it’s World War 3,

An inferno burning endlessly.

Outro:

But to you,

I’m just numb.

To you, I’m cold.

To you, I couldn’t care less.

I’m numb.

My third song “Numb” is coming soon:smiley:

And PS, I have never been in a proper romantic relationship so this is just based on what I observed from my entertainment environment, and probably because I’m a Pisces with the capacity to feel the emotions I haven’t experienced directly.

Edit: Numb is finished - but this is just the first draft, i’ll probably change it soon. I was really tired at school and felt like I was getting really picked apart, so I wrote a poem that is really similar (the first three sentences of the song were the first lines of my poem). I lost the poem, and created a song based on it lol

Edit 2: I added a bridge and outro to “Numb”

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I got this, yes I used my tablet
It my voice is 62% larger than other people:smile:
I can’t get up to a D6 or else my voice will wear out:sob:
It also says that I am a Soprano. Which I am.

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