I often think how nice it would be to play an instrument or be able to sing with confidence (or at least without deafening people). As a child I tried my hardest to master the guitar but even with a half size one my hands were never big enough to comfortably play. Even now my hands are dinky - only measuring 16cm from wrist to fingertip (go on measure yours...)
Guitar wasn't the only thing I played at school, like everyone else we played recorder but I was considered good enough to play the tenor - a bigger recorder which was in a different key so I used to have different notes than everyone else! I also became entrusted with most of the strange percussion instruments that every school seems to aquire. If there was ever a special cymbal or triangle to be struck then I got the honour. The coolest thing I got to play was the electronic harp, it was a soft metallic sounding string instrument you pressed a combination of buttons to make the chord and then strummed it - I had to play this in assembly to the lords prayer so it felt special to be allowed to have my eyes open!
I've been really wanting to get my hands on a xylophone (or do I mean glockenspiel - I'm not sure what the difference is) - one of those big wooden ones like you used to get at school.
I think it would be good to cover some recent songs - cool acoustic versions... I just love the sound!
At the moment I'd never have time to have a hobby, but maybe one day.....
I could even get as good as these guys!
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