I was wondering which family was most widely played. I play brass, and I have picked up some basic piano. What about you?

Huh/ What about Strings and piano...or just Piano or 'keyboard family'?

THERE'S NO PIANO!

i play woodwind (sort of) and strings

I was going to say if that was allowed on its own!

Car Expert

woodwind and piano

theoretically...piano woodwind and strings...but i suck at viola so i didnt count it

Woodwind is my main instrument, strings my 2nd and 3rd, piano... no percussion, no brass... where does harp fit?? though I'm pretty rubbish at it *grin*

woodwind and piano. Specifically, flute ()

strings...

It's not exactly your usual string instrument though is it? yourself...! lol

There need to be more options on this poll, Talitha

it has strings....enough said

what would YOU put it is? strings like i said, or like Sibelius thinks it is as being a "pitched percussion"?? so...

Pitched percussion is a possible, strings is true also but one could say it needs differentiating from bowed strings, and to play it has more in common with the piano in many ways than anything else

I have a friend who plays the Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Piano, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Soprono Saxophone, Guitar and can play a few notes on the trumpet.

Piano is percussion technically speaking is it not?

Hyeees.

And where would one put a Harpsichord? Hmm. Strings? Keyboard? Harp on its side in a box?

Or organ actually - MrB, you're the expert: is it woodwind, keyboard seems to be too simple a term for such a complex instrument!

I know and she wants to play even more instruments.

ah....it's not very smart not to include a choice of "Strings and piano" because many strings players plays the piano as well. ie. Beethoven

And where does singing fit into it?

Cheers

Katyjay

'Harp on its side in a box', I love it .

Of course under the argument of 'it has strings' the piano is also a string instrument .

YAP: *bows*

AP: LOL! Good point it has hammers too - so is it percussion?

As far as I recall, in the old system where there was as many sections as Viva Digeridoo and Viva Triangle, Viva Piano came under the Viva Strings section, so if the ABRSM says Piano is a string instrument, I'd say that Piano is a string instrument!

~Wobby~

Katyjay: if singing is playing one's vocal chords, does that make it a string instrument?

Flute is my frist love, then its piano....and I also play the zils, but I did not put that in the poll

I did not put piano on its own/with strings, because THE PIANO IS A STRING INSTRUMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If any, wouldn't piano be percussion as the strings are hit by hammers?

Oh, and I'm woodwind + piano

Off-topic but shouldnt those exclaimation marks go on to the next line? Not continue.

HI!
Newbie here...........
I play=piano+cello+french horn(played it when i was in school band)

piano is percussion (because the strings are hammered) harpsichord is strings (because they are plucked) and organ is a woodwind (because it uses air to make sound) but to simplify it the keyboard family is now a recognized family by most musicains

That is a lot of instruments!

Blimey, that's a lot!

Car Expert

Same as what I was thinking! she must be very musical! my friend from my primary school's mum can play 7 instruments and learnt the banjo for the the shcool production of the jungle book. the banjo sounds groovy!

I know it's a lot and yes she is VERY musical. She has just completed her Grade 6 AMEB exam on piano. She can also play the double bass (I only just learnt that). Her whole family are very musical. The amazing thing is she is only 15. Her brother is 14 and he plays the Alto Saxophone and piano and can also play the Cello and her sister who is 8 can play the violin and the piano and wants to take up the flute when she is older.

She has also recently made it into the Queensland State Honours Band for clarinet although she doesn't know whether that it is her favourite instrument.

Wow....

Couldn't Cheeble play loads too?