"I play 'said' instrument"

[hifi]

if you play it, you play it.

I mean, the question isn't "how technically proficient are you at 'said' instrument"

but when you say you "play" an instrument you set off some sort of exemplary representation that you are good at said instrument. then comes word of mouth, assumptions, you are terrible, preconceived notions of said "musician", without you even saying a word. accruing opinion/you are judged(i could care less BUT), drama ensues and then you have to deal w/ bullshit(i am provoked easily and retaliate poorly and get into arguments rather suddenly). so i do take the question as "how technically proficient are you at 'said' instrument" because that is what i interpret the other person is asking(and kids at my school think this as well). also by your logic if i buy an oboe, approximately 24hrs later i could say I'm an oboe player??? i didn't mean to sound so vulgar in my previous post. i might as well not even mention i play any instruments/produce

I really think you're overthinking it. If I weren't very good at 'said' instrument, I'd make it clear in my response. "Oh sure I play the macbook pro, but I've only been doing so for a few months"

If crazy rumors and drama emerges from a comment of that level of inane-ness, then you're talking to the wrong people. Though it sounds like you're in high school, so not too surprising.

i tend to overthink everything I am a nag. and yes I am talking to the wrong people well put

[ThomasEll]

Well done Jimmy, you avoided sounding arrogant like a pro there.

You can only "play" the guitar if you can play this. Skip to 1:08 if you're impatient/a twat.


Honestly it's probably just if you can then pick up a guitar (or whatever) and play something when somebody asks you. Maybe that again comes down to how much of a twat you are though.

I think you meant this...

[FluidMoShun]

If you can make nice sounds resonate from it, you can play it

[KaveDizzle]

Or when you can play like Andy Mckee.

[daeMTHAFKNkim]

[pkay]

when you start viewing notes mathematically and understanding the math involved with an instrument you tend to be very good at said instrument

every pianist and guitar player i try and have the math discussion with to a person is awesome if they view things this way, and is shit if they don't.

what i mean by that, is when you start being able to understand why notes are the way they are, why octaves are the way they are, why they work together, and can put that into a mathematical mindset, you tend to be at a point talent wise where you know what you're doing and know where you're going with the instrument

[Killamike49]

when you start viewing notes mathematically and understanding the math involved with an instrument you tend to be very good at said instrument

every pianist and guitar player i try and have the math discussion with to a person is awesome if they view things this way, and is shit if they don't.

what i mean by that, is when you start being able to understand why notes are the way they are, why octaves are the way they are, why they work together, and can put that into a mathematical mindset, you tend to be at a point talent wise where you know what you're doing and know where you're going with the instrument

Can you explain this a little better? Also, i read all your post in giorgio tsoukalos' voice haha.