𝄞 Inkstain (they/them)𓆩 𓆪@pawb.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agoDo you play an instrument? If so, which one(s) and how proficently?message-squaremessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up179file-text
arrow-up179message-squareDo you play an instrument? If so, which one(s) and how proficently?𝄞 Inkstain (they/them)𓆩 𓆪@pawb.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agomessage-square86linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·15 days agoCornet and Trumpet. I can play fairly advanced stuff but I don’t have the embouchure and can only keep it up for a few minutes. Guitar: strumming and some finger picking. Took this up again during covid as I wanted to sing and play, which I can do now. Piano: also from COVID. Slowly working through Alfreds but it’s fun so I don’t mind.
minus-square𝄞 Inkstain (they/them)𓆩 𓆪@pawb.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoNever heard of cornets, interesting
minus-squareSilverFlame@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoIt’s basically a trumpet with a conical bore (as opposed to a straight bore). Other notable instruments with conical bores: French horns and tubas
Cornet and Trumpet. I can play fairly advanced stuff but I don’t have the embouchure and can only keep it up for a few minutes.
Guitar: strumming and some finger picking. Took this up again during covid as I wanted to sing and play, which I can do now.
Piano: also from COVID. Slowly working through Alfreds but it’s fun so I don’t mind.
Never heard of cornets, interesting
It’s basically a trumpet with a conical bore (as opposed to a straight bore). Other notable instruments with conical bores: French horns and tubas