Music discussion is very lacking here for. Compared to reddit. And yeah I know, ‘just post then’. But when I search for music communities here they’re empty. And it makes sense because no-one is posting. So kind of a catch 22.
now i dont exactly know how all this lemmy stuff works but… to all you musos out there, can you join me and search for music under communities (I’m using summit app) and just at a minimum subscribe to all the ones that you would be interested in(if they were popping off)?
At least that way when one of us posts, the rest of us will actually see it (I suspect).
Anyway. Keep making the world more fun for everyone else.
P.s if your not a musician, but you like golf or something, subscribe to the golf communities even if they’re empty.
I used to play saxophone, clarinet and flute for years, but then I moved to Australia and I didn’t bring any of them with me. They’re expensive here, too, so I can’t bring myself to buy another…
Though now I have an Irish low whistle, I haven’t had a chance to really get in to it because of changing jobs, moving houses, etc etc. The lack of buttons is challenging.
I admit, though, I have a longing to just get back in to a community band again just to be surrounded by music again.
You in Melbourne? What kind of music do you like listening to?
Sure am. I listen to a lot of different genres and it really depends on my mood and the sound of the song. I can’t pinpoint any specific type of music, even my partner is confused. Now I’ve just been listening to 80s and 90s Elton John, Shania Twain, etc for nostalgia… But I’ll listen to pop, rock, metal, heavy metal, Irish trad, folk, calm instrumental music, occasional j-pop, jazz,…
Man, I wish.
I can’t sing. I can’t play any instrument. I have no sense of timing (I can’t always even clap along in time). If I ever do end up being part of a band it’s going to be as their manager since I’m now too old to be a roadie. But I wish I could, I dunno, play guitar enough to jam or be a part of an totally average local band.
If you learn how to market indie bands. They’ll let you play anything you want.
If you can’t play music but want to play WITH music, I’d recommend getting a groovebox like the Novation Circuit (original or Circuit Tracks). It gives you 2 synthesizers and 4 drum parts in one small, battery-powered box, with a sensible note/pattern sequencer. It’s limited, but there are a lot of resources online for using it, and it’s cheap if you buy used. Great fun to sit on the couch and make tunes.
There are also groovebox apps for iOS (like Grooverider GR-16) that do the same and sound great for less money.
What I’m saying is: music creation is more accessible than ever these days, so never tell yourself you can’t do it.
Nice, perhaps I’ll have a play! Thanks!
I play the Penny Whistle!
Penny whistle gang unite. Go find a Lemmy community and follow it. Heck you could find the guitar community and take it over with their paltry numbers.
I’m something of a musician myself, and it saddens me that I can’t find any active music production or audio engineering communities on Lemmy.
BTW, would be interesting having a community dedicated to free licensed/copyleft/0cc/creative commons/non profit music.
Admittedly I could be putting more work into it, but !musicproduction@sh.itjust.works is slowly gaining traction.
They’re only ‘not active’ because no one has subbed yet. That’s what this post is about. I don’t know what the critical mass number is but even a community that reaches 10 is something. The more you sub to, the more instances it gets posted to. The more people see it, comment and sub.
Just( who ever is reading this) take 5 mins and start subbing to your interests. Instead of waiting for the community to assemble itself.
I’m a bassist in a few bands. Wish there was more bass discussion here on Lemmy.
If you’re into prog rock, check out one of my band’s songs: frog rock
Have you followed/subbed to the bass communities on Lemmy? The more people do it, the more they’ll talk there. Just gotta take the first baby steps.
It’s posting that really gets the ball rolling. Spread out over days/weeks helps a lot.
if you can’t tell from my username. I am also a bassist.
I’ve been getting into some transcription groups of FB. That might be a good community here? I get bored real quick of photos of pedal boards, ampeg/orange stacks, Rickenbackers and alcoholism memes
I sing and play folk music on the guitar and early music on lute and recorder (my favorite size is the tenor).
What sort of folk music do you play? I love Scottish and Irish folk and primarily play guitar, but I’ve never really figured out how to properly incorporate it into that kind of music
Mostly American stuff, the way I like to play solo is with fingerpicking chord melodies. I’ll usually try to find a way to play the tune with my open chords and then mix in some other voicings to spice it up.
When playing early dance music I prefer to strum diads though; I’m usually in the middle or low register in a dance pit, filling out the sound for the melody instruments like vielle or citole.
Dyads makes sense actually, the closest I’ve ever gotten to finding a sound I like for it is when I’m playing my guitar that I keep in open C tuning. Vielles and citoles would be a rare sight over my way, but violins take on the exact same role. Thanks for the advice!
Have you found any Lemmy communities for folk music yet?
None that I know of. I’d love to see it though!
I still drum, so I’m at least someone who hangs out with musicians. I haven’t played with others in like a decade though.
I play classical style guitar. I joined a community here, but I was the only post.
I agree that it’s rough out there finding communities with common interests.
Please join more. Even if they are empty. That way one day there will be 40 people who have joined and people naturally start talking. My Lemmy inbox has 40 unread messages now. We are here, we just don’t have a spot yet. So search for music, guitar, your local area, and sub to the empty communities that you’d like to see filled and active.
I make music and have released them on streaming platforms. I’m subscribed to most of the music, music production, and music genre communities in the fediverse.
Hell yeah!
Guitar here.
Maybe we can decide on one sub we can all inhabit? There’s not enough folks on Lemmy to keep niche communities alive. If we just pick a general (any instrument) community it might be functional. Instrument specific communities could branch off when they have enough people
Yeah that’s why I recommend subbing to a bunch and over time the winner will reveal itself
I play the cello but I havent practiced in 3 months
Have you followed a cello community on Lenny? Maybe it’ll keep the spark alive for you enough to get back to the strings. I wanted to play cello as a kid because of that little half plastic ball that goes on the end of the metal stick so you don’t scratch the ground. Saw one that looked like a galaxy and was hooked, but they only had violins left at my school. so, you are essentially living my dream.
Lol thanks. You should try to find a teacher near you. It is never to late to learn!
I’ve actually been thinking of getting vocal lessons again. But my vocals aren’t what’s holding my music making back, I gotta get to making the content and marketing etc. So trying to not spread myself too thin. But man, when Im a billionaire, you know for damn sure imma have a cello with a sparkly ball at the end.
Guitar for 25 years with some bass and drums in there too, play in one band atm but always on the lookout for new stuff. I should play more.
It’s a shame the music communities here aren’t as vibrant as reddit but far less people over here. I live in hope that it’ll get busier!
Sub to communities you wanna see pop off and that’s how they get more active.
I’m already subbed to a few comms but I’d take recommendations on what I should be following
What kinda stuff you into? Maybe search for your specific instrument and sub even if it’s empty. The more people that do this the more we can find each other.
I’m a musician and that doesnt play much any more. I actually found something from the good old days of reddit when cleaning my parents house… A CD… That was sent to me by a stranger from reddit as a music swap. I think the idea is awesome and as much as I love the ability to listen to everything streaming, sitting down and listening to that CD invoked amazing memories I forgot about, and I even found a few bangers I didn’t vibe with all those years ago. Long story short, I wanna do music swaps with people and not just playlists, actual physical music. Don’t know if anyone will read this or how I would even physically send someone music now, but if you’re interested post or DM me and we can figure something out!
Check out the jazz community and for goodness sake, post
Or at the very minimum, reply.
If I had to choose an order of importance, just my opinion
- Posting
- Discussing
- Voting
Edit: I posted quite a lot on jazz, gave up, went back. I’m only saying this to point out what is probably obvious, that I love the form
I think realistically, jazz is both an intimidating, and quite inaccessible form in ways. Someone just dipping in their toes can find that what they expected was a cozy warm hot spring, and ended up in an infinite pool stretching in all directions
It can be really scary and disorienting!
I feel jazz isn’t really a genre so much as a viewpoint on life and sound, and that can make it so difficult to find common ground
So in a weird way, it might be better if there was less discussion and more sharing. That’s probably a weird view. But what I would like is kind of selfish in my own way. The more people share and feel free to do so without judgment, the happier I am! Because I love new music, but like any normal human I do get trapped in certain vortexes. Apparently I entered a time warp to the 50s-70s and haven’t found a single step back in 20 years lol
My guitarist has been a jazz player for 20 years. It’s fantastic. My band is working on funk originals. And I can say make that chord sadder and he can get it in more ways than just changing to minor. I can say hey, make my vocal land as the 7th to a chord and he can just find it. like damn. I have enough theory to get creative but it takes me ages to work it out. But it’s all at the tip of his fingers. Amazing.
