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Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:12 am

I feel at 27 and only working part time (kind of) I'd like to see what I can learn?

So question is if you could learn an instrument what would it be?
Or would u spend your time more productive? And how?

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:15 am

2blue2handle wrote:I feel at 27 and only working part time (kind of) I'd like to see what I can learn?

So question is if you could learn an instrument what would it be?
Or would u spend your time more productive? And how?


recently got back into going to the gym with the misses, almost been going every day since Feb and loving it!!! :ayatollah:

At 27 what do you do workwise then..?

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:19 am

Play the Triangle, so easy and at least you can say you play an instrument. :D

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:20 am

Angry Man wrote:
2blue2handle wrote:I feel at 27 and only working part time (kind of) I'd like to see what I can learn?

So question is if you could learn an instrument what would it be?
Or would u spend your time more productive? And how?


recently got back into going to the gym with the misses, almost been going every day since Feb and loving it!!! :ayatollah:

At 27 what do you do workwise then..?


I've tried the gym and it's something I'd like if I had a gym partner to keep me going. However I work shift work so that's near impossible.

I work as check in and boarding at Cardiff airport which I love as a job despite the very hard hours but not being permanent as its a seasonal job makes it hard.

Before that my experience is in administration for solicitors in equity release and real estate, so as experience goes that's my profession rather than my job.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:21 am

been playing bass for three years now and its awesome, just feels relaxing improvising riffs or writing songs.

I'm planning on learning keyboard and guitar when I get enough dosh to buy either :lol:

Music is something you should consider picking up its never too late to learn I regret not starting earlier though :) :ayatollah:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:23 am

Scruffy wrote:been playing bass for three years now and its awesome, just feels relaxing improvising riffs or writing songs.

I'm planning on learning keyboard and guitar when I get enough dosh to buy either :lol:

Music is something you should consider picking up its never too late to learn I regret not starting earlier though :) :ayatollah:


Also cooking I love, I'd love to go on an Indian cooking course

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:24 am

2blue2handle wrote:
Angry Man wrote:
2blue2handle wrote:I feel at 27 and only working part time (kind of) I'd like to see what I can learn?

So question is if you could learn an instrument what would it be?
Or would u spend your time more productive? And how?


recently got back into going to the gym with the misses, almost been going every day since Feb and loving it!!! :ayatollah:

At 27 what do you do workwise then..?


I've tried the gym and it's something I'd like if I had a gym partner to keep me going. However I work shift work so that's near impossible.

I work as check in and boarding at Cardiff airport which I love as a job despite the very hard hours but not being permanent as its a seasonal job makes it hard.

Before that my experience is in administration for solicitors in equity release and real estate, so as experience goes that's my profession rather than my job.


Oh yeah I remember you saying that you worked in the airport. Then how about learning a language..? Would your work pay for that as you could incorparate it in your workplace..? And a proper langauage like Spanish or Italian or something rather than gog speak ;)

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:37 am

I'm going to give Golf a go soon.

Lots of networking to be done on a golf course ;)

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:41 am

Sadly not and as much as I love my job it's not a perm venture because it's so seasonal.

I am doing a first responder course for free although it's on my days off but long term that's personal development which i don't mind as its a bonus for any job and generally in life.

More looking for something as a hobby ATM, feel I've missed a trick not learning something younger and why I try and get my neice and nephew into stuff early.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:57 am

I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:01 am

JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:06 am

rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:


They do GCSE in drums and stuff now? Or do I mid understand?

Like you said about coordination etc its far more valuable than welsh and French which I was forced to learn.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:11 am

rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:

I've always wanted to play drums but I never got round to doing it, so I've just stuck with playing guitar. I'm definitely going to learn one day though, Vince needs some competition for his position. :lol:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:15 am

JonCCFC wrote:
rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:

I've always wanted to play drums but I never got round to doing it, so I've just stuck with playing guitar. I'm definitely going to learn one day though, Vince needs some competition for his position. :lol:

Yes I think I could do a decent job up there or if this Blue Army things comes off then maybe over there. :lol: Same here though, i've always loved to play a guitar properly, did bass for the first two years in school, but it's just not the same. :lol: :ayatollah:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:36 am

Heard a couple good shouts. If you want to work out you should just get some free weight dun bars, or even cheaper is the adjustable ones. I got 2 sets for like £50 or something awhile ago that went up to like 25 pounds each, then just order some extra 10 pound weights to add on. Use an at-home system from your computer like P90X or something like that. You work out when you have time because you're home, and working out makes you just feel happier in general.

I've also been learning to play the guitar for a few months. Enjoy the hell out if it. THe guitar can really help you take your mind of things if you need to because in order to learn, you have to really focus on it, but once you start getting better it's an awesome feeling. I'm at a point now where learning easier songs isn't too difficult if you have an hour or two, and it does feel rewarding.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:59 am

Get yourself a acoustic guitar, learn a few basic chords (pretty easy) and away you go, you won't regret it :D :ayatollah:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:26 am

2blue2handle wrote:I feel at 27 and only working part time (kind of) I'd like to see what I can learn?

So question is if you could learn an instrument what would it be?
Or would u spend your time more productive? And how?

i do at times wish i could play an instrument,if i had to a guitar...have been thinking about learning a language.. italian... :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:20 am

I took up golf 18 months ago, finally getting the hang of it and love it.

I tried taking up the bass, but it is very solitary and hard to motivate yourself. If you are going to do it at an older age I would suggest you need a few people to start with and start a band..

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:22 am

Would love to be able to play the sax, but I get bored easily and probably wouldn't have the patience to persevere! :ayatollah:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:46 am

anyone read TABS?
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Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:28 am

2blue2handle wrote:
rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:


They do GCSE in drums and stuff now? Or do I mid understand?

Like you said about coordination etc its far more valuable than welsh and French which I was forced to learn.


Disagree on that one, a language is more valuable than drumming in my opinion.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:31 am

OhhhGa wrote:
Disagree on that one, a language is more valuable than drumming in my opinion.

Yep by a mile.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:36 pm

OhhhGa wrote:
2blue2handle wrote:
rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:


They do GCSE in drums and stuff now? Or do I mid understand?

Like you said about coordination etc its far more valuable than welsh and French which I was forced to learn.


Disagree on that one, a language is more valuable than drumming in my opinion.


I guess.
I don't see why French is compulsory though, I've never been in a position to use it.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:40 pm

2blue2handle wrote:
rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:


They do GCSE in drums and stuff now? Or do I mid understand?

Like you said about coordination etc its far more valuable than welsh and French which I was forced to learn.

They do Grades in drums and other instruments, but if you take Music for GCSE or A-Level part of the course is to perform in a group recording and a solo recording for whatever instrument you play.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:45 pm

rhys1927ccfc wrote:
2blue2handle wrote:
rhys1927ccfc wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I do mate, started at 10, 16 now. It's great, and helps alot with co-ordination skills, multi tasking, all that shit. Only do it in school now though, for GCSE and A-Level next year. Had to take apart drum kit due to having a little sister back in January. :lol: :ayatollah:


They do GCSE in drums and stuff now? Or do I mid understand?

Like you said about coordination etc its far more valuable than welsh and French which I was forced to learn.

They do Grades in drums and other instruments, but if you take Music for GCSE or A-Level part of the course is to perform in a group recording and a solo recording for whatever instrument you play.


That's pretty cool.

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:45 pm

JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I play drums and wish I could play guitar... :D

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:54 pm

Hofmeister wrote:
JonCCFC wrote:I've been playing guitar all my life, I love it and I never get bored of playing. I wish I could play the drums though.

I play drums and wish I could play guitar... :D


I think if I was goin to learn it would be guitar, mainly because of the space

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:01 pm

OhhhGa wrote:
Disagree on that one, a language is more valuable than drumming in my opinion.

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Puts me in a good position then. On a B in French :D :geek:

Re: Play an instrument or learn something

Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:02 pm

You should perhaps take up running/triathlon or similar. My dad's done triathlon for a few years and is doing an Ironman in Germany in July.