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I just started teaching myself how to play the lyre! It's really fun. I'm getting the hang of it pretty quickly. 10/10 recommend the lyre

I play and teach bass for a living. Been playing for over 12 years and making my own tunes on the side.

I can play some Zelda songs on the piano, not very well, but I enjoy it

I play all the rock instruments and then some. I never got along with fretless strings or horns, because they require much more practice.

My main interests are in theory, composing and synthesizers, so I like instruments that are playable from a logic approach rather than muscle memory.

I'm still pretty technically decent with guitars and the djembe. Maybe blues harp too.

If I were to join a band, it'd probably be on bass though.

Piano Flute Saxophones Bassoon Melodic percussion

Strongest on piano. I have dabbled a bit with accordion since a relative has one, beautiful instrument.

I learned music on saxophone, I have both an alto and tenor stashed in my house. I haven't been able to play due to no community bands in my area. Thankfully it's almost like riding a bike, including my talent for playing by ear.

I've also dabbled in a few other instruments, most notably guitar (in high school) where I eventually was able to play most of One by Metallica. The only thing stopping me was that the guitar only had 22 frets, and that song required 24 with standard tuning.

I'm also an amateur with Hurdy Gurdy, which is a European folk instrument. I've been fascinated by them since I was a teenager, and got a kit a couple years ago. Unfortunately I haven't had time to play it this past year

Guitar. I played as a teenager, but wasn't very good, and quit around 20. I loved music, though, and got a degree in Music History, and then had a first career in the classical/Jazz record biz.

40 years after quitting the guitar, I took it up again during Covid. during Covid, but seriously this time. When I was a kid, I was struggling with learning it myself, even though I had good musical aptitude. Guitar is a hard instrument.

But after having learned the basics decades ago, a solid education in Music Theory, lots of experience in the music world with professional musicians, and a LOT of YouTube videos, I took to it pretty fast. I'm playing electric lead stuff and acoustic finger picking, and I'm now at a solid intermediate level, and having a blast.

YouTube was the main difference between self-learning now, and in the past. The best teachers in the world are on YouTube, and it's basically all free.

My only regret is having quit in the first place, and losing 40 years of progress.

Played guitar on and off since I was a kid, but never got really good at it until my late teens, but only played rhythm even then. Picked up ukulele in my forties and fell in love. Spent a couple of fun years busking 3 hours a day about 10 years ago, but mostly just play on my couch these days. Athough I've been feeling the urge to perform again recently.

Vocals. Mainly in the shower, but sometimes in the car. I'd say I'm close to being the best vovalist in the world, if not the best.

I play drums, started about twenty years ago. I'm still not very good though.

I also have a guitar, bass, and violin I've been meaning to learn to play better, but I haven't devoted time towards any of that in a while.

I can play the piano decently well. Back in high school, I played clarinet and oboe, but I'm out of practice now

harmonica ; not greatly

Proficient at mayonnaise and okay at the gun.

I've played various instruments over the years, but guitar is the only one I still pick up sometimes. I am basically an advanced beginner.

Meanwhile, I have recently taken up the recorder, tin whistle, and ocarina. I'm very much a beginner, but having a blast. My wife and a friend are also learning. We're working on various baroque and early classical pieces.

Group/session/live bassist of over 30+ years as well as having been a studio songwriter that’s worked with orchestras.

Trumpet, I was pretty good last time I played, but it's been over 10 years now, so skills have likely faded. I still remember my scales though :D

Piano, but nor much, and not super well. Mostly just to mess around.

I played violin for about 10 years. I was able to play Vivaldi's Four Seasons and similar before I put the bow down

I'm somewhat proficient with guitar and vocals (I play bossa nova), though I played piano, mandolin, cajon, djembe, bass, drum set, harp, and a few other instruments I can't remember off the top of my head.

I used to play viola from 5th grade until 12th. Not gonna say I was first row material, but I wasn't terrible either.

I also bought an acoustic guitar last spring but so far I haven't gotten far with it. It's definitely a lot harder than viola, IMO. And a lot more painful on my fret/string/whatever holding down hand.

I am a professional music listener (thats a joke), but my wife has played cello since she was 3. When we dated she was in the state orchestra and has done side work for weddings, but once we had kids she really hasn't played much and our oldest is now 9. She also plays piano as well.