which talent would you choose/

[rowanwitch]

And Why?

To sing, to dance, to play a musical instrument, to paint,

I would love to be able to sing to have the voice that makes people teary eyed with pleasure not agony

[lady-janine]

hi rowan. agree with you. to sing well would be great.

[Booldawg]

I've love to be able to play a musical instrument to a decent level. Guitar or piano.

[lady-janine]

i'll settle for in tune.

[vulcan]

I would choose playing a piano. I love all forms of music but creating it is beyond me.

[pa___ul3]

I'd love to be able to play a musical instrument, maybe the violin, that idea came from when I was 22 living in Barcelona, we went to Parc Guell for a walk and found out it was Gaudi's birthday so there was all kinds going on, one of the 'acts' was in the forest a bit, there were pillows hanging from trees on elastic for visitors to sit on while a man leaning against a vertical bed played the violin, it was the most beautiful, relaxing feeling ever!

[weecalf]

my voice makes people teary eyed .... laughing .

[murraymints]

would love to play piano well...CAN recite alphabet backwards ..does that count ?..

[B00]

Love to be able to sing too.

When I'm drunk and on Singstar, I think im a diva, sadly, I know in reality I sound like I'm dragging a cat up the stairs by its tail :-(

[WF8MAN]

I play the piano. I reckon it's most useful instrument to play and, if you succeed in getting a tune out of it, it can be most entertaining! I'm college trained, so I've been able to try my hand at quite a number of different genres -Pop, Classical and even Pub Piano. Yeh, I can heartily recommend the good old Piano!

[Frank97]

I would like to be talented enough to be able to make musical instruments or fine furniture, I've always been rubbish with a saw!

[Old_Geezer]

I've tried all four, and as with everything else in my life, I can achieve a reasonable standard but apparently they are yet more things I don't excel at.

And in any case I think I'd prefer to be able to think at genius level more. Or be able to perform memory feats rather than forget everything all the time. Or even be at ultimate ease with social skills maybe. Just so much I'd like to be brilliant at but it seems it's not to be. (Oh yes, and an ability to avoid all typos and have perfect grammar.)

[TWR]

I have written a song for my wife & had music put to it / my brother that Died in OZ no music as yet, I write Lyrics & play my Tyros Yamaha keyboard, & also sing.

[jno]

I think I'd like to paint... which is a bit silly since it's the one option you can actually learn to do. (You can learn a musical instrument too, but I think at my age stiffening joints and slowing reflexes make it a waste of time.) Singing and dancing require some sort of innate talent to do it properly, which I don't think I have. But it's painting I'd really like to do.

[TWR]

Jno, a reasonable priced Keyboard will help you move your joints it also takes your mind off your problems.

[thelord]

Imagine getting hold of aguitar in the pub & knocking out Rodrigo's guitar concerto like that Japanese girl on u tube. Or a Steve Howe riff or two..

[rowanwitch]

jno off to the local art shop for a pad some watercolours and some brushes... have a go no one needs to know but you or a beginners adult education class can be fun

[jno]

thanks, TWR, but the process of actual learning requires mental and physical dexterity that I no longer have. I'm lucky I learnt 10-finger typing when I was younger, I probably couldn't now; but I'm slower and more mistake-prone than I used to be.

[RATTER15]

I used to play a cornet in the Salvation Army band, now I would love to be able to play the Didgeridoo competently.

[jno]

rowan, I might well do it some day. At the moment, since I retired I have other things that occupy my time - photography, travel, and, er, AB

[rowanwitch]

Interesting how for so many its music I suppose it is because it is something that affects us on a number of levels