There are several instruments that I wish I owned and could play. Currently I am capable of playing the trumpet at a decent skill level. I used to be proficient at piano, but now I can only sightread and play with my right hand with moderate skill.

Since I was about 10 I have desired a steel drum. Don’t ask me why; I don’t really know what drew me to the instrument. I guess I like tropical sounds. Something about calypso music just soothes me. Anyways, I’d have to say that a steel drum is at the top of my list of instruments I want to master.

Then there is, of course, the guitar. My family happens to have an old one from some relative. I once attempted to teach myself how to play using the lesson book I found with the guitar that was literally falling apart. Then I discovered that I played guitar left-handed and that the guitar and book were intended for righties. And thus my guitar days ended prematurely.

Close behind the guitar is the ukelele. I guess my interest with this instrument goes along with my fascintiom with steel drums. I love the sounds the ukelele makes. It instantly transports you to a beach. More specifically a Hawaiian beach. After my school trip to Hawaii my desire for a ukelele only grew. Sadly I could not buy one because it wouldn’t fit in my suitcase, but a neighbor recently went to Hawaii and brought one back for me. Problem 1: the strings are cheap. Problem 2: I don’t know how to play the ukelele.

The final instrument I want to learn is the drums. Typical, I know, but you can’t go wrong with guitar and drums. Especially if you still harbor the fantasy, as I do, of one day being a rock star. I feel like I might have potential on the drums but I don’t know if or when I will be able to buy a set. Until that day, I have to fulfill my musical desires by playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band which only briefly slake my thirst for more musical knowledge.