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RoseRodent	Nov 22 2011, 05:20 PM Post #1
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1524 Joined: 29-September 09 From: Scotland Member No.: 76503	At what point do you make the official pronouncement that you can play a particular instrument? It seems people have mnay different ideas on this one. Many a person has told me they can play the piano and proceed to pick out a one-finger rendition of something almost recognisable. I am confident about sitting grade 3 in piano really have picked the wrong grade because I'm ready now for my March exam (whoops!) yet would not begin to think of myself as playing the piano, perhaps because it compares so unfavourably to my other instruments, and maybe I should compare to the general population and realise that most people are below that standard so perhaps I can "play the piano" after all. Recorder is most prone to claims of being able to play it so long as it can be inserted in the face and sound comes out, methinks. When do you think it's proper to say you can play an instrument?

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RoseRodent I can play the... Nov 22 2011, 05:20 PM

KTViola Depends why they're asking! I can play th... Nov 22 2011, 05:31 PM

RoseRodent Depends why they're asking! In genera... Nov 22 2011, 06:06 PM

corenfa I used to think "when I can play Chopin Op. 5... Nov 22 2011, 06:50 PM

lilly763 Hmm, I guess among most of the people I interact w... Nov 22 2011, 06:53 PM

maggiemay I believe there is a previous thread on this topic... Nov 22 2011, 07:11 PM

RoseRodent I believe there is a previous thread on this topi... Nov 22 2011, 07:34 PM

maggiemay Here you go http://www.abrsm.org/forum/index.ph... Nov 22 2011, 08:05 PM

Cyrilla If someone asks me what instruments I play, I repl... Nov 22 2011, 10:31 PM

JudithJ (OT but I still don't know what to do about th... Nov 23 2011, 10:49 AM

Pixie*Porsche I play the clarinet and piano :) Nov 22 2011, 10:46 PM

Maizie It's one of those answers that changes all the... Nov 23 2011, 07:27 AM

schraeubchen :agree: I wouldn't even state 'I can play... Nov 23 2011, 07:37 AM

barry-clari I can play clarinet, saxophone, flute, Irish tin w... Nov 23 2011, 08:45 AM

schraeubchen I think we do ourselves down if we say otherwise. ... Nov 23 2011, 09:09 AM

CJB I can play clarinet, saxophone, flute, Irish tin ... Nov 23 2011, 09:47 AM

Pixie*Porsche I can play clarinet, saxophone, flute, Irish tin... Nov 23 2011, 09:58 AM

Pixie*Porsche So I should add flute and saxophone! :D Nov 23 2011, 09:42 AM

TSax I can play saxophone. I can play clarinet, but not... Nov 23 2011, 09:53 AM

Vicky Violin I am definitely of the Barry-Clari school of thoug... Nov 23 2011, 09:55 AM

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