who plays an instrument

[sabby4life]

i play trumpet what do you play

 

[dia_liom]

I used to play trumpet, but haven't picked it up in years.

 

[MJ_Avalanche]

Guitar Player.

 

[TheDandyMan]

Trumpet.

What's really good for your self-esteem as a player is when you have four charts written for your band in junior high.

 

[stonetoflesh]

As far as jazz goes I play drums, vibes, and various percussives. (I also play with synths, organ, and a bit of guitar/bass but not in the jazz idiom.) I'm not much of a traditional jazzer really-- more of a free-improv & fusion kinda guy-- but I've played in a couple big bands and a bunch of small combos over the years...

 

[BlueJay180]

As for me when I play blues, rock, & hard rock, I play slide guitar, dobro, modified 12-string guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, and percussion (including drums).

 

[eastside9008]

i play tenor sax

 

[jsusfrk32]

i play trombone, and ive been in a jazz band for 2 1/2 years. lots of fun.

 

[L.East08]

I play trombone and have been in jazz 3 years now

 

[Spectre01]

I play Guitar

 

[Lake]

Vocals and Piano/Keyboards. My voice is my instrument.

 

[not/my/crutch/my/legs]

I play trumpet (for regular band) bass for jazz band, and drums for rock band!

 

[keeper]

to you all that play...what sort of scales or riffs would one use to get
a proficiency in jazz? if you say practice the jazz scale, let us know what notes make it up. (thanks)

 

[not/my/crutch/my/legs]

well as you know their are several scales for jazz. Ionian being the regular old, everybody learns this Major Scale. Then you got your dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, and locrian. There's way more than that too. For the sake of telling you the notes, I'll just type each of the scales in C Major modes. All of these are concert pitches by the way.

Ionian
C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C

Dorian
D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D

Phrygian
E-F-G-A-B-C-D-E

Lydian
F-G-A-B-C-D-E-F

Mixolydian
G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G

Aeolian
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A

Locrian
B-C-D-E-F-G-A-B

When I practice these scales, I first do them in the circle of fifths, and then the reverse circle of fifths just to make sure I dont memorize a pattern. Sorry I took up so much room!

 

[keeper]

thanks for your answer...problem is practicing these scales doesn't get me to the point i want to be. there are certain leads in say, playing jazz that seems, to my ear anyhow, standard. the riff in going from one note to another incorporates one or more tones leading to a dominant note. sic.
if i want to go from a c to a g, i might want to play d e f like a triplet. hope i am making myself clear.

 

[SaintOfMe]

I'm an ex trumpet player and have been playing piano since I was 7. (I'm lazy about practicing though...)

 

[Gammer62]

all out trumpet player the only instrument

 

[amazed_by_grace]

I play alto sax... saxophone rocks!

 

[the_Abbot]

I bought a trumpet, but dont know how to play it yet.

 

[jrnys90]

i play trumpet what do you play

I play Trombone!!!! Rock on all Trombone players! But i also play Piano, A little bit of Trumpet, Keyboard and i want to learn Bari Sax!