21 May
2025
21 May
'25
11:28 a.m.
On 21/05/2025 09:44, Roger wrote:
On 21/5/25 16:57, Will Godfrey wrote:
Likewise! My mum like operatic tenors, but
that's about it. Someone must
have had an interest though as I discovered we had
a mini acoustic guitar - could have been a large bass ukulele? Only 4
strings, and that got me started, a few tips from a school pal
and I was busking away with late 50's pop. Migrated to 6 strings and was
in demand for beach parties etc. for a while. Dabbled in Jazz,
folk, a bit of classical. I had a few lessons at the guitar school run
by John Williams's dad, but never managed to get decent
finger nails! Got persuaded to switch to bass guitar when the church
bass player moved to London, but I now switch between the
two as we have a very accomplished guy from Hong Kong. He's much better
than me! Dabbled in computer music over the years, starting with
an Atari, and a second-hand copy of Steinberg Pro. Moved on to Linux on
a PC, with a bit of composition, but of late just playing in
the church band. Recently rebuilt the church Compton organ replacing all
the guts with a PC (Linux) running GrandOrgue.
Bill
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On Tue, 20 May 2025 19:20:50 -1000
david <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
Same. None of my family play instruments, although my Mum liked the
occasional stage musical and Swan Lake. We’ve Got the Beat—in Our Genes
How much we enjoy music, and in what ways, is heritable
By Charles Digges May 19, 2025
https://nautil.us/weve-got-the-beat-in-our-genes-1211821/
Wouldn't surprise me. My parents both played instruments. Three of my
four grandparents played instruments, too. I suppose me playing
instruments was inevitable!
How about the rest of you?
I must be an outlier. None of my family had any real interest in
music beyond
it being audio 'wallpaper'