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againstbound aka hector mansilla is a 24.17 year old boy, has been a member since November 12, 2007, has scored 20327 submissions, giving an average score of 1.32.

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Apr 24 '08 by againstbound

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Watch this

Sweet musical memories

I was just reminiscing about my guitar begginings, I remember the good old days when i hated everything that came out form my guitar's hole (acoustic, you pervs) and everytime i played something i just wanted to break the shit out of it, and how my fingertips hurt at the very beggining, and how excited i would get everytime i could play something that sounded like a real song

Now after 6 years of playing i'm supposed to sound good and i don't get as much excitement, damn pressure and growing up

Share your own musical memories if you please, i demand it!

This was my first complete song

Chipmnk on Apr 24 '08 at 7:44pm

Hmm, when I first started trumpet, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I did think it was amazing having a spit valve though.

As for my guitar, I originally wanted to learn mandolin but I couldn't find one so my parents bought me a guitar. But even then, I didn't actually learn to play guitar until last year because my RA and a few other dormmates were pretty amazing guitarists and I thought I would make use of my resources.

I pretty much spent several months playing the same two chord progressions until I finally learned a Yellowcard song (lame, I know).

againstbound on Apr 24 '08 at 7:50pm

i've always been drawn to play mandolin, but i've never had one either, i just tried one once in a music store but the frets were so damn small, it's hard to get used to them in 5 minutes

and i've never been too attracted to play wind instruments (are they called that in english too?), i remember hating flute class in elementary school, even though i do enjoy listening to them

and i probably don't have the lungs to play trumpet, is it as hard as the sax?

Chipmnk on Apr 24 '08 at 7:54pm

My friend actually dug out his grandfather's old mandolin. It was missing the two bottom strings but it was interesting. The frets were really small and the strings were thin enough to cut through the skin.

Trumpet is hard in that there are only three valves so a lot of the pitch comes from embouchure and air control. We struggle to play two octaves when a sax or flute could play three or four octaves with ease.

drmtama2 on Apr 24 '08 at 8:00pm

back in High School i was in a band it was fun playing shows and meeting alot of different people but College began jobs began and we all simply got way too busy... i played the drums and have been ever since going on 7 years now...

here is a link to 5 songs if you care to take a listen all you have to do is press the "play" button next to the song

:)

darkbrokenhearts

againstbound on Apr 24 '08 at 8:20pm

oh man, i wish i had started playing in early highschool, i didnt until my last semester and by the time i truly started enjoying guitar i started uni and my guitar time got reduced a lot

i have a purevolume account of my second band somewhere but no one in threadless likes metal so i'll keep it for myself

chipmunk- i bet you sound like this

Spam69 on Apr 24 '08 at 8:39pm

I tortured a Violin every Saturday for 2 years between the ages of about 8 and 10. I didn't want to give up but I didn't want to practice. In the end the music teacher took my dad aside and told him he was wasting his money.

againstbound on Apr 24 '08 at 8:47pm

did you ever try playing drums, spam? maybe you are a percussion guy

againstbound on Apr 24 '08 at 8:50pm

actually this looks more fun

boysbeambitious on Apr 24 '08 at 8:52pm

I played viola in middle school. It was fun times, but I stopped in high school because I knew I didn't want to pursue it any further. Now my brother plays viola.
I have an old acoustic from when I wanted to learn guitar. I took a personal lesson once, but I found that guitar playing wasn't really meant for me.
I've also taken taiko (Japanese drums) class. That was fun. :)

After all this I've realized I'm not meant for playing music, but listening and enjoying it instead. :D

Spam69 on Apr 24 '08 at 8:58pm

I ain't got no rhythm and you need that for drums more than anything else. That guy is amazing. I once helped out at a day centre for youngsters with learning disabilities. The instructor had everyone in a semi-circle and getting the kids to beat out simple rhythms with basic instruments or clapping. I was the only one who couldn't keep time. I had all these kids with down syndrome completely showing me up. The instructor got really pissed at me because they thought I was doing it on purpose. One of those moments where you want the ground to swallow you up.

againstbound on Apr 24 '08 at 9:02pm

pris- at least you tried the musical road ;D

spam-oh man, i have a friend with that same arythmic problem, he's been playing guitar a little longer than me, and right now he's got decent skills but he keeps going out of time, it's like he can sweep pick but he acan't play a nirvana song properly, i don't know what origins it

Spam69 on Apr 24 '08 at 9:05pm

I think I definately had Dyspraxia as a kid - difficulty in performing co-ordinated movements. perhaps your friend has the same thing.

midi-chlorinated on Apr 24 '08 at 9:20pm

I started playing piano when I was 5 because my grandmother made me. When I was 7, I started taking drum lessons. Along the way I picked up organ, flute, clarinet, guitar and sax. I remember how much I sucked at guitar when I first started. It took me a while to get the hang of it.

I start college this fall and I'm majoring in Music Ed. So I'm really excited to learn new instruments. I have always wanted to play the mandolin too, Alvin. : )

againstbound on Apr 24 '08 at 10:17pm

whoa! midi, seems you're a whole orchestra =)

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