Musicians

[cosmic06]

I'm in the band at my school. I play the oboe for concert season and flute for marching season. I was wondering if any other INTP musicians have the same type of musical habits as me.

I really don't like practicing band music at home. I only like playing the piano at home. I guess I find it kind of annoying and boring to practice band music, but I really like playing when the whole band is together (I think most people are probably like that).

I get bored of playing a single song pretty quickly and I like to play something else after I play through a song twice or so. I never really have perfected anything. I just like to run through songs to get enjoyment out of them. This of course has hurt me in band placements and such, although probably the fact I don't suck up a lot doesn't help either.

I also like to add extra embellishments to songs to spice them up, adding harmonies, turns, etc.

I guess to sum it up, I'm talented at music and enjoy it, but I'm lazy and get bored quickly. Anyone else like that?

[Merkaba]

I play guitar. Jamming with a group of people is definitely a lot more fun I agree. I can definitely relate to the getting tired of playing a song after one or two times. Thats pretty much how I am, I look up to a tab online to a song I decided to learn and play it once or twice, sometimes not even the whole song and just certain riffs, and then I get bored and move on. That's why usually when I pick and play I just improvise for a while. Suprisingly enough despite my bad practice techniques I'm a pretty good guitar player. I guess I have a talent for it. Too bad I waste it most of the time :D

[int]

I never used to practice my trumpet at home and the only time I practice bass without a band is when I play along with a CD. All I ever got out of lessons was music theory - but I never practiced what I was supposed to.

I think it's like anything else I do - I need to be multitasking. When we play live I'm usually running sound, singing backups, trying to keep the crowd interested, etc. When we practice I'm more focused on making sure what I'm doing is working with the drums and guitars and I'm not stepping on any toes there.

It's hard to get motivated to practice on my own. Playing to CDs helps.

[cosmic06]

Hahaha. I play with CDs as well. Stravinsky, Coldplay, anything. I like to figure out the notes and play along.

[cjs55]

I played trumpet in concert band in high school. I never practiced anything except for the particularly difficult sections, and only then to the point of competency to avoid embarassment. However I still got in my required practice hours per week (or at least somewhat close), by learning whatever I felt like learning by playing with a cd. This is something I still do, although my instrument of choice is guitar. I've learned entire death metal cds for a weeklong project, and then of course forgotten the entire thing a few weeks later. I do that sort of thing all the time, whether 5 years ago or today. Its fun, but somewhat agrevating in the end, because when people ask me to play something I've learned I can never remember anything but my latest project.

[PsiKik]

I play keyboards, though I am only interested in playing my own music. I know a bit of Bach though.

[Birdsnest]

I occasionally play piano. Not very often now with my schedule. I've always had a piano nearby, and I don't read music that well, only took lessons in 3rd & 4th grade, and then again from a professional in 10th grade, so I play improvisational and creative music, that seems almost to be channeled. If I am alone, I can sound quite good, I have a lot of rhythm, and tap into a creative spot. I love Boogie Woogie, and its a challenge to separate right and left hands, but I think it develops a part of the brain when the two can work simultaneously doing different things. One of the things I enjoy is to write poetry/songs, and then freestyle play them out on the piano, like a journey might unfold. But I can't perform, I play more for personal enrichment and also it makes an excellent outlet for my pent up emotions that I couldn't otherwise express.

[Johnny]

Oboe rocks.

Yeah, I get bored...but my aspirations are modest. If my intentions (or direction) was to make a living doing music, I would have more focus...practicing frantically at the last minute... LOL

:sombrero:

[INTrPosr]

I wanted to play the sax in school, but my family really could not afford it. I think that my dad was disappointed that he could not afford to spend that kind of money in something that I had interest in. I expect at some point, I will learn to play something for my own enjoyment.

[dbedsole]

Don't worry too much about it; I lazed through three or four instruments in school, then went to college on a partial piano scholarship. I was always more of an improviser and songwriter than a technician, but I'm told that I'm pretty sick on the keys now, in my old age of 27. (I'm saying this not to brag, but to encourage) I also managed to become a fairly good guitarist. So keep playing the way you play. If you really love it, you'll become a fine musician.

[jimkopelli]

I never officially practiced outside of class... but I drum all the time. That's part of what I like about percussion... you don't need an instrument to play, all you need is a table or a trash can or your leg. The section about adding stuff... look at the percussion section at your school. If they're any good, then it's ten to one that they do that all the time.

[Niflheimian]

Piano and clarinet. I'm also interested, though, in the strings, oboe, and celtic instruments (whistle, uilleann pipes, etc.) The problem is I'd not be willing to practice much.

One thing I've noticed is I've never gotten the hang of reading sheet music. Rhythm has always been more intuitive for me; I can't "clap and count" rhythm well (namely sixteenth notes, dotted notes and rests, etc.). I would rather interpret the piece myself, and play it accordingly.

Oh yeah...I whistle too. :nerd:

[Chall T. Dow]

I played Alto Sax in highschool. I was told I was pretty good even though I hardly ever practiced, except for a few auditions and not much then. I had planned on playing in college too, but it just never happened. I really miss it now, but whenever I try to start back, I get mad at myself for letting my playing get so bad. I really suck now.

:devil: Chall T. Dow :devil:

[CloudofOlivia]

I used to play flute in band several years, but the most sastisfying musical experience I've had was playing soundtrack songs of dramatic/epic/romantic films, and making my own songs purely based on my mood. I loved the freedom and creativity behind it.