#read bass music

[majorshatterandhare]

[Answer options in order are:

1. Yes, guitar, mandolin

2. Yes, piano/keyboard

3. Yes, violin, viola, cello, bass (inc. electric bass)

4. Yes, percussion

5. Yes, a woodwind

6. Yes, a brass instrument

7. Yes, multiple

8. Yes, something not mentioned here

9. No, I do not currently play an instrument but I sing

10. No, I do not currently play an instrument and I do not sing.

End Options]

Please specify in the comments or tags!

I’m sorry there aren’t more options, I only had 10 spaces or I would’ve included more. I tried to go with the most common and obviously with groups!

What counts for singing is up to you. I think most people sing some amount, but you can decide if yours counts or not. The reason for this is because you can teach yourself an instrument, so not requiring lessons or anything for either instruments or singing.

If you want to learn an instrument, especially if you don’t currently play any, I would love to know if you shared!

Please reblog! I wanna know how many of us play instuments ourselves and what that distribution is.

If you don’t listen to the Mechanisms don’t respond to this poll! I’m sure your answer is very interesting, but it will skew the results!

[heavywoolcoat]

[goobbgoober]

Been thinkin bout the song I wanna write for ouaw (in my heart I want to write one for every campaign, but I know I don't have the knowledge to do that) and I want it be specifically carousel and jazz combined. Which is super hard cuz most carousel music is a march and jazz is never straight, at least the way it plays in my heart. I could always go with a street beat style, but idk, I kinda want classic swing or maybe I could take on a bossa nova or something. It's really a question of instrumentation. I'm thinking the vibe if the song is carousel but played by a big band, idk if there will be lyrics or not yet. Probably not. All that's left for my concept is straight up figuring out the chord progressions and melody, all the major important bits.

I know nobody cares about my song concept that will likely never be shared with the world outside of text, but it helps me think out my thoughts, too lol.

I may or may not take a music writing class just for this (and the few other endeavors i have in the back of my mind), idk, I'm kinda on the fence. I love jazz and I want to write music outside of the norm, but I also don't care about a lot of common music writing shit, like, fuck concert bands, they're so lame. I mean, if Icould, id write good shit, but nah, fuck concert bands.

[jojo-schmo]

There is a faraway forgotten land in another dimension. In that land, there is an abandoned city. And in that city, there is a lone radio. When that radio is not playing the newest hit by superstar artist Neichel, it’s playing the tastiest, funkiest jams the people of that world had to offer.

(AKA the chaotic Spotify playlist with several of my favorite classic jams that I like to listen to when working on stuff like the Roleswap comic >:D)

[semothekat]

[ID: a video of me and my sibling playing a small part of the omori duet song. My sibling is playing the violin and i am playing the left hand on the piano. End ID]

But anyways wanna see what me and my sibling did earlier

[book-ishgirl]

RATING SCALE

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⭐ - Hated this piece of media, never show it to me again.

⭐⭐ - Disliked this piece of media, has lots of room for improvement, would prefer to not see it again.

⭐⭐⭐ - Purely okay, has room for improvement, no strong feelings one way or the other, might recommend to others.

⭐⭐⭐⭐- Enjoyed this piece of media! Would recommend to others/see again. Minor room for improvement, overall really nice.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The coveted "perfect" rating (very rare to give out). Truly exceptional work, no critiques to be made. Would 100% recommend and see again.

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[a-very-zilly-gooze]

learning to play music as someone who cannot read music and never had a music education is wild. bandmate is like “ooh that’s a c-major chord” and “oh yeah the song changes to a 3/8 time signature here, be careful!” and it’s amazing how little of that makes sense to me.

[r2y9s-notartblog]

Yooo you played in the school orchestra? What instrument(s) do you play? :D

i'm not in school anymore (that was years ago) but i went down the piano -> violin -> string bass -> cello pipeline! still have my 19 year old cello (mikey) and my 22 year old violin (sherry). i play them every now and then when i have the time :)

[glacialheart]

i watched howl's moving castle last night and i fell in love with it all over again

[andresmounts2]

Taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to ask for electric guitar suggestions.

I know it's going to be a huge learning curve, but I really want to learn one & one of my friends has a band that I'd love to join.

Any good starter brands? Or things such as picks that I could use when first starting?

[p-bassist]

I finally made more progress on this song I’ve been attempting to write (for far too long) and think I have the hang of what I want the drum part to be, it’s pretty simple and definitely no creative feat, but it should do the job and fit the kind of stripped down vibe of the song

[globby]

I saw one clip of someone playing bass and I just know I was meant to be a bass player omg… whom is going to give me the money to buy one

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

just realized that the reason I actually like L S Dunes despite it being a much rougher sound than I usually enjoy is because every single one of their songs sounds like a beautiful child born via osmosis of my beloved beloved Accident Prone

[here-a-lee-there-a-lee]

idk, i just think james wilson and george read being so eager to talk/sit with each other is sweet

[james-p-sullivan]

there’s nothing quite like band class in high school where you’re shoved into a room with 30 other kids at 7AM while creating some of the most chaotic, yet beautiful music you’ll ever hear

the maestro threatens to throw a trumpet out the window. the world rejoices.

[vagueconfusion]

You're getting a bass this weekend? Sick. What kind if you don't mind me asking?

It's pretty dependent on what ones are available at the store, I'd like to try to get one secondhand (some people say you feel closer to instruments you buy new? But for years I learned and played on a secondhand saxophone and loved the instrument dearly) so it depends on what's there and the price. Hopefully there's something in my price range because I'll need an amp too. I also, uh, have no clue how to play a bass, so I figure I'll start on an inexpensive-but-decent one and see how it goes from there?

I read up a bit and saw good things about some Squier Classic Vibe and Ibanez SR300 for beginners, Yamaha in general too. I'm not picky about the brand right now, I figure I'll get a more nuanced opinion as I learn and figure out what sound I want? One reason I want to go to the store is so I can try to get my hands on some to hear the sound of them, and choose from there.