Are you from a musical family?
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- KVRAF
- 9216 posts since 23 Jul, 2002 from Pequot Lakes, MN
Definitely 
My great-great aunt on my mom's side was married to the first concertmaster of the Minneapolis Symphony (now the Minnesota Orchestra). She played piano and anything with strings and taught mandolin, guitar and piano. When she died at 95, she still had twenty guitar students a week.
My mom sang and played piano in clubs until my older sister was born. My older sister's been a choir director off and on since she was in high school, and both my older and twin sisters took piano and voice lessons for a number of years.
Me? The only formal lessons I've ever had was with drums
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My great-great aunt on my mom's side was married to the first concertmaster of the Minneapolis Symphony (now the Minnesota Orchestra). She played piano and anything with strings and taught mandolin, guitar and piano. When she died at 95, she still had twenty guitar students a week.
My mom sang and played piano in clubs until my older sister was born. My older sister's been a choir director off and on since she was in high school, and both my older and twin sisters took piano and voice lessons for a number of years.
Me? The only formal lessons I've ever had was with drums
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A spectral heretic...
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- KVRAF
- 3069 posts since 6 Dec, 2002 from Ljubljana/ Slovenia
hmm, my sister played the piano, and there are some composers in my mother's family but that's about it.
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- KVRist
- 245 posts since 1 Mar, 2004 from London
My great grandfather was Sidney Jones, a big commercial success, but now largely forgotten.
All my 4 brothers and I have played instruments - more competent busking than technical expertise, and my sister was a dancer which is almost the same and she married a pianist. But my parents didn't play at all, they just encouraged us and anyone else they knew - it was as if it was their job to do so, and included actors and artists too. Sometimes saying "just do it" to others is a reward in itself.
Steve
All my 4 brothers and I have played instruments - more competent busking than technical expertise, and my sister was a dancer which is almost the same and she married a pianist. But my parents didn't play at all, they just encouraged us and anyone else they knew - it was as if it was their job to do so, and included actors and artists too. Sometimes saying "just do it" to others is a reward in itself.
Steve
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- KVRAF
- 1789 posts since 17 Mar, 2004 from Bretagne, the west of France
Yes
Grandmother was a professional classical piano player as was my mother.
Grandmother was a professional classical piano player as was my mother.
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- KVRian
- 740 posts since 27 Sep, 2005 from UK
Well my dad was a piano mover, so..
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- KVRist
- 436 posts since 10 Mar, 2005 from dk
I don't think any of my grandparents played anything, though I'm not sure, but my entire family does.
My brother lives off playing music, mainly guitar but also lots of other instruments: piano, contrabass, electric bass, drums, mouth harp, singing, cowbells etc. Highly motivating, and he got me into all sorts of wonderful music and still does, where i would otherwise have drowned in the shades of mainstream.
My sister sings, plays guitar and she used to play the flute and saxophone, she's currently playing in a band. My mother can play the piano, guitar and sing. My father plays guitar. Both my parents rarely play anymore though, they did when they were young, and my mother played a lot of piano when i grew up. My father usually runs the stereo now, playing mostly classical and jazz.
Cowbell dynasties...would be interesting to hear if they really exist.
My brother lives off playing music, mainly guitar but also lots of other instruments: piano, contrabass, electric bass, drums, mouth harp, singing, cowbells etc. Highly motivating, and he got me into all sorts of wonderful music and still does, where i would otherwise have drowned in the shades of mainstream.
My sister sings, plays guitar and she used to play the flute and saxophone, she's currently playing in a band. My mother can play the piano, guitar and sing. My father plays guitar. Both my parents rarely play anymore though, they did when they were young, and my mother played a lot of piano when i grew up. My father usually runs the stereo now, playing mostly classical and jazz.
Cowbell dynasties...would be interesting to hear if they really exist.
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- KVRAF
- 15271 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
My childhood wasn't very happy.... My father drank and my mother ate 
Just kidding 
My grandfather played piano at home and chello in a philharmonical orchestra. His wife played a bit of violin. Most folks in my family except my a-musical dad do play an instrument. A nephew even graduated as a performing pianist at conservatory (but made carreer in computer programming instead)
Just kidding My grandfather played piano at home and chello in a philharmonical orchestra. His wife played a bit of violin. Most folks in my family except my a-musical dad do play an instrument. A nephew even graduated as a performing pianist at conservatory (but made carreer in computer programming instead)
We are the KVR collective. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. 
My MusicCalc is served over https!!
My MusicCalc is served over https!!
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- KVRAF
- 2323 posts since 4 Mar, 2004 from Portugal (Lagos)
No. But my younger sister is a piano teacher, and my son (who is also a kvr member) plays in a metal band, so maybe I'm starting a tradition .
.Eventually something intelligent will appear written here. Watch this space.
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- KVRAF
- 15271 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
A friend of my sister was the daughter of a piano teacher, so she thought that it was standard for every family to have a piano or organ in the house because in her enviroment everybody had one.
At highschool she got the wake-up call: she was very surprised to find the majority of people living quite happily without a piano
At highschool she got the wake-up call: she was very surprised to find the majority of people living quite happily without a piano
We are the KVR collective. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
My MusicCalc is served over https!!
My MusicCalc is served over https!!
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- KVRAF
- 8388 posts since 11 Apr, 2003 from back on the hillside again - but now with a garden!
My dad plays da blooos; his Mum and 3 of his 4 brothers play the piano [in a musical box kinda way - very straight and slow down towards the end! nah, just the notes with little life]
Mum's side? not that I've ever heard.
My brother toyed with a guitar, learing to play 'Crazy
little thing called love', and now sings occasionally in pub bands.
I'm a drummer by profession ['I profess that I am a drummer'], self taught apart from a lesson from Bill Bruford. I have taught a fair bit, but do more VST programming than making music just now.
I also play piano/organ, and a little guitar [it's a mandolin...]
DSP
Mum's side? not that I've ever heard.
My brother toyed with a guitar, learing to play 'Crazy
little thing called love', and now sings occasionally in pub bands.
I'm a drummer by profession ['I profess that I am a drummer'], self taught apart from a lesson from Bill Bruford. I have taught a fair bit, but do more VST programming than making music just now.
I also play piano/organ, and a little guitar [it's a mandolin...
]DSP
