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None. I played guitar for about a hot minute in high school- everyone did in the 70s, it seems- but I never really learned to play or more than a few basic chords to strum along while we were singing 'round the campfire (girl scout camp). I always wanted to play the piano and am considering learning now, in my old age, but I always struggled with reading music so it probably won't happen.
I used to play the violin and a little self-taught piano. My husband plays the piano and drums and knows the trombone, sousaphone, guitar, and the mandolin. Older son plays guitar and cello. Younger son has some major musical ability but refuses to play anything. And by refuses, I mean he will sit in whatever instrumental lessons, holding the instrument and refusing to play, so we gave up. He's a little stubborn.
Baritone player here!! My high school invites alumni and friends back each year to participate in marching the Memorial Day parade! Always makes for a fun weekend with a small short rehearsal on Friday (followed by dinner and drinks )
The the parade on Monday morning!! Note, I can actually almost play the whole song by the end of the parade each year without being too winded lol
You might be surprised. I played clarinet in the school band for nine years. Never picked up the instrument after high school. Twenty-something years later, DS took up the trumpet. One day, he was practicing some Christmas songs, and I decided to try and play along just for the fun of it. I shocked myself by being able to play fairly quickly. I couldn’t name the notes, but my fingers played them, like on auto-pilot. I suppose the memory stays with you in your brain and can be reawakened. It was honestly so weird but amazing!
So if you still have your instrument/s and the desire, you may want to give it a try.
As about a 2nd grader, I tried trumpet, for about 2 months I think. My front teeth fell out and I could not purse my lips properly to properly blow into the the trumpet, and that was that. I then tried clarinet for a few weeks, lost my clarinet, and that was that.
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