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I know how to read music fairly well, I just can't sight read (play as I read without missing a beat), and I understand music theory fairly well. I play guitar, I sing, I scream like the metalcore kids lol, and I can play a few little diddies on a keyboard. I want to learn so many instruments that it's stupid, but mostly I want to learn cello. Lol okay, I'm done bragging... ^-^;

Hey how did I get in this? xD

Maledictio is going on the rare but occationall bragging run:
I've been able to read music basically pitch perfect since I was five (I could read music before I could read actual words very well), by the time I was fiveteen I could read any cleff of music, and sight reading has never been a problem. I have yet to run into an instrument that I can't play fairly well right off the bat but I focus on piano, viola, guitar, recorder, fife, and orph. My main thing is voice though as I've had professional leasons since I was four, which is good as I want to go to Broadway and most of the people who have heard me sing say that I'm good enough already and I'm not quite seventeen.

Maledictio is done bragging, and you probably won't see that again on gaia unless someone prevokes her.

AkaMaaku, I'm not going to be all optemistic and such by saying you'll get your drawing skill back but I will say that you should keep trying. If you drew your signature I'm quite impressed.

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People like you...I admire them, and at the same time, they piss me off. They have these amazing gifts that they were born with, and of course they learn piano right off the bat, therefore solidifying their ability to be able to play any instrument they pick up at least decently.

My question is this: why did you previously say you couldn't write music, or play an instrument well enough for it?

Oh, yeah there's a lot behind it. All my knowledge is self-taught. I actually only started when I was fourteen, I think. I'm seventeen now. And I understand what you're saying when you can't get the stuff in your head out on an instrument. I had that problem for a while, but not so much anymore. I can sort of play by ear, but not amazingly. And as far as all that complexity, I enjoy music like that too (Nightwish happens to be my favorite band), but I've been experimenting with a lot of different styles of music lately, and I must say it astonishes me when artist can make beautiful songs with only a small amount of complexity too it. A lot of times there is much more complexity there than your notice at first listen.

Haha yeah. Kitee, Finland is sort of a ways away. One band I'm not sure you would like, but is just phenomenal is Billy Talent. They're a rock band with punk roots. Yes, I know when you think of punk, you think "Oh wow. A 3-chord song. That's amazing," but it's really a lot more than that. The way the make everything flow together is AMAZING. They really know how to write a song. Their lead singer has this sort of nasal-y voice that works really well with their style, and he has this thing that he does that is sort of a cross between a modern metalcore shriek, and an oldies-metal falsetto wail thingy. You know what I'm talking about (I think). It's great, though. Look up "River Below" or "Perfect World". Both really well written songs.

Already did ^-^