I was just wondering if there are any musicians here?
Me I have played bass for 20 years. Played in many DC metal bands \m/ in the past. Not in the past couple of years though.
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me! I play guitar and bass and sing too. I've been playing in Binghamton NY punk bands since 2001. my current band is currently recording and I'm having a really hard time with the vocals, and my band doesn't know about my transition yet. ugh
I play guitar and violin, neither one with any competency. Still though, I love both. My favorite style to play is classical, but also love bluegrass and metal too.
Bari Jo
Here is me like 7 yrs ago at 9:30 club in DC
It's in everyone's face
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Contrabass player here! Well, that's my main instrument, but I can't help trying new instruments all the time. I'm experimenting with synths and keyboards right now.
On a more academic plane, I'm studying music, and play in the conservatory's orchestra.
Singing forever and playing guitar since 1975. Been in a number of pop/rock bands. Now doing a number of Open Mics at local cafes. Pop/light country/streampunk, whatever songs where I can hit most of the notes ; )
The only instruments I have any experience with are guitar and hand percussion (congas, bongos, etc.) I wish I was better at guitar, but can't afford lessons atm. On the other hand I've been in one choir or another off and on since I was 6. Choral training has been great for helping me with voice modulation (femme voice.) What made you leave the music scene? (Making an assumption from your verbiage here.)
HUGS!
Classical violin from age 6. Very active until depression hit after puberty, took a break for a few decades.
Joined a loud band in 2000, electric violin. I don't drink but the band is Free Beer (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,228408.msg2027639.html#msg2027639).
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Hi,
I play the guitar, bass, piano, violin, synth and also sing.
One of my big interogations about transitioning to a women is whether it's possible to become a female singer.
From what i understand, feminizing your voice is possible, but most of the process seems totally incompatible with the process of singing, which requires a relaxed troat and adam's apple.
You could try but it doesn't sound easy. I simply accept my deep voice. I still sing the tenor part at the choir. If I had to sing my own songs, I wouldn't mind being a female Steve Naghavi... But that's just me.
Mostly guitar but also bass, piano/keyboards and drums
Oh yeah, and I sing too
QuoteYou could try but it doesn't sound easy. I simply accept my deep voice. I still sing the tenor part at the choir. If I had to sing my own songs, I wouldn't mind being a female Steve Naghavi... But that's just me.
That's one option yes. The only thing i like about being born male is actually having a male singing voice. Even if i could achieve a decent female singing voice (i've started training my talking voice), i'd miss singing as a male. So yeah, just thinking the hell with it and singing as a male as some famous transwomen singer definitly isn't the worst idea :)
Guitar for about 38 years now... A few bands in my younger days.... Try to rip some soloing to backing tracks off YouTube at least a few times a week and usually succeed... At least as much as my acrylic nails allow :)
Quote from: Lady Lisandra on October 14, 2017, 03:01:24 PM
You could try but it doesn't sound easy. I simply accept my deep voice. I still sing the tenor part at the choir. If I had to sing my own songs, I wouldn't mind being a female Steve Naghavi... But that's just me.
I had the benefit of two awesome choir directors, one in high school, RIP Mrs Busarow, who took my range from baritone to Alto 2, and one in college gospel choir, who helped me hit Soprano 2, both by increasing the strength of my falsetto until I was able to do it full voice. Cigarettes and respiratory problems have dropped that back down to Alto 2, but the techniques still work for speaking.
HUGS!
I play the drums and attempting to learn the guitar.
I can play a mean air guitar
Use to be in a goth/darkwave band back in the mid 80s - 90s called the "widowhood" I was the vocalist/guitarist/song writer.
Now seems like a eon ago.
Quote from: coldHeart on October 15, 2017, 04:46:49 PM
Use to be in a goth/darkwave band back in the mid 80s - 90s called the "widowhood" I was the vocalist/guitarist/song writer.
Now seems like a eon ago.
Coool!
QuoteI play the drums and attempting to learn the guitar.
Hehe, keep on the motivation.
Once you're past that "omagad my finders hurt so much" phase (actually kinda went back through it switching on an 8 strings), the guitar has one of the most satisfactory learning curve in the world of instruments.
LOL...
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I play piano.
I've been playing music since I was 3 - 43 years, if you have to know. Turned to it with a vengeance in my teen years, I used to wake up and start practicing. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Femoticons4u.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusik39.gif&hash=a2a79ea490c12805793f852b1792417d73103a88)
Rock, Irish trad, jazz singing. My name comes from Lucy Reed and Lucy Ann Polk, two great vocalists, and Annie Ross, who's also a great actress, who you see in my profile pic here. "My analyst told me that I was right out of my head!" (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Femoticons4u.com%2Fmusic%2F2.gif&hash=b92c2f20d438d439c1a8c7b824d523829fd22e94)
Playing off and on since school(concert and jazz band) Bass, percussion, tiny amount keyboard or guitar. Recently been building a lot of analog effects. With mostly punk and metal influences, but also play lighter stuff. I miss performing, but don't mind the absence of the attention associated.
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Without music I would have gone years ago... Rock or Death... Erm...
Keyboard, Bass and Drums... I'm too shy to be up front...
Paula, X.
I mostly play guitar, but if it has strings, I can play it. Also doumbek and djembe, along with a myriad of drums that don't involve sticks, really. I've been in some rock/punk/metal bands years ago, but also was involved in a Bellydance community for a few years, where I learned some Oud and other neat little things.
Yay for music!