I didn't want to hijack KL7AJ's thread.

But just curious to know how many AAC members are:

1. ham radio operators
2. musicians
3. both ham and musicians

Count me in #3.

 

Ham, silent now. I even operated a maritime mobile.

The most musical I can do is toll a bell (did it as a kid).

 

4. Neither. Me.

 

4. Neither

 

I didn't want to hijack KL7AJ's thread.

But just curious to know how many AAC members are:

1. ham radio operators
2. musicians
3. both ham and musicians

Count me in #3.

I'll go for #2 ... wait ... that didn't come out right ...

Seriously now, I've been playing the guitar since I was 6. In recent years I've grown bored of playing other people's music, so I started writing my own.

 

#1 - limited to marine vhf radio.

When I was a young boy, my parents wanted me to play the piano. I took lessons for 2 years, before the piano teacher said:"I've never met a kid with so little sense of rhythm as you." When I told my parents that, they allowed me to quit.

 

#2 only. My brother did ham radio in the 60's but it never clicked with me.

An additional distinction to #2 would be 2A = musician, 2B = musician that has ever been paid to play music. I'm a 2B.

 

3.

ETA: Just for the record, I have played tenor sax, piano, trumpet, baritone, and guitar...all of them badly.

 

Have had a ham and commercial FCC license just shy of 40 years. Studied violin when I was young. But all they have around here is bluegrass. Can't stand bluegrass. Always thought pizzicato was an abuse to a fine instrument. And a terrible sound.

 

Nice, I thought only #12 and I think Mr, Chips play Guitar. Can you do any Spanish Fingering styles?

kv

 

Nice, I thought only #12 and I think Mr, Chips play Guitar. Can you do any Spanish Fingering styles?

kv

You mean like Flamenco? Not really... I'm more into country/folk with a touch of classical

 

#2 only. My brother did ham radio in the 60's but it never clicked with me.

An additional distinction to #2 would be 2A = musician, 2B = musician that has ever been paid to play music. I'm a 2B.

What instrument?

 

Ya, I learned a couple flamenco songs. I also like country/folk, 2 of my friends play, one on Bass and the other combo Harp and Guitar. We do a little writing but, nothing completed yet.

No time.

kv

Edit: Take that back, the guy that play's Combo Harp and Guitar did write a song I like. I'll see if I can get the words and the cords.
Edit:Edit: It's country/folk.

 

What instrument?

Guitar, a Fender Stratocaster mostly. My band Coyote played mostly 'country rock' with some pop (Beatles, Eagles, etc.) thrown in. Kinda miss those times.

 

Nice, I thought only #12 and I think Mr, Chips play Guitar. Can you do any Spanish Fingering styles?

kv

I took classical guitar lessons for a short time, i.e. Spanish fingering style.
Apart from that I am self taught. I play classical, rock, folk, jazz, and bass. I play piano, also self taught.
Guitars: Fender Strat, Telecaster, Jazz Bass, Ibanez archtop, and a collection of acoustic, classical, folk and 12-string.

 

Hey... maybe we should put something together... using Audacity or something similar... like a networked piece of music, or something...

 

 

Hey... maybe we should put something together... using Audacity or something similar... like a networked piece of music, or something...

Interesting idea. What software would best enable an online jam? Is it even remotely possible with internet lag times and such? Could be a cool project.

I was never that great a guitarist, but I earned my spot in the band by 1) not being an a-hole (quite a rare asset in bands, apparently) and 2) knowing the words and chords to more songs than anyone else. I never read music enough to hurt me much, and could figure out most songs I cared to cover in a few plays, if not just one.

 

I'm tagging @KL7AJ , in case he hasn't seen this conversation.

 

Interesting idea. What software would best enable an online jam? Is it even remotely possible with internet lag times and such? Could be a cool project.

I was never that great a guitarist, but I earned my spot in the band by 1) not being an a-hole (quite a rare asset in bands, apparently) and 2) knowing the words and chords to more songs than anyone else. I never read music enough to hurt me much, and could figure out most songs I cared to cover in a few plays, if not just one.

I seen a guy take several online singers and put them together, they listen to the music and sang their part and submit the video's with audio. Then he splices the singers together with software.

kv

Edit: Found the video

https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_whitacre_virtual_choir_live