Are you a musiscian, or a Bass player?

[Sub5ound]

Sometimes people make the mistake of calling me a musician,
when I have no classic training, I'm self taught, don't read standard notation, have no idea what certain numbers mean(but can name all notes), and play by ear. I always say humbly, no, I am a bass player. Do I qualify as a musiscian?
Anyone else share this feeling?

[chaunceytoben]

I say im a Bassist.

[René_Julien]

I am a musician... my instrument of choice is bass guitar.
Before bass I was a classical trained clarinetist.


(btw: wrong forum )

[ryco]

I consider myself a player.
Have had a ton of education/experience, but musician sounds too formal.

[Gegatso]

I had to look at the definitions online to make sure I had the right answer. Musician.

[fullrangebass]

I am a musician, even though I choose the bass as my main instrument. In fact, every bass brings out a different facet6 of my personality

[fenderhutz]

Both.

[agreatheight]

I am a bassist, a musician, a performer, and a composer.

[Slax]

Originally Posted by dictionary

Main Entry:
mu·si·cian
Pronunciation:
\myü-ˈzi-shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century

: a composer, conductor, or performer of music ; especially : instrumentalist
— mu·si·cian·ly Listen to the pronunciation of musicianly \-lē\ adjective
— mu·si·cian·ship Listen to the pronunciation of musicianship \-ˌship\ noun

According to the dictionary, if you perform music, you're a musician. I'd say I'm a musician.

[ysand]

Musician with specialization on the bass I'd say.
Other instruments are there too.
I know theory, I understand standard notation, and i can write my own songs (all instruments).

[tyrelnorth]

I say musician and my instrument is bass. It's the same as the difference between playing the bass and being a bassist.

[PoundinThunder]

i am a musician in training. my bass is my teacher.

[Ric5]

BOTH

[Otso]

I'm a failed musician = musicologist.

[Matt R.]

I'm a musician and a bassist.

[Dogbertday]

I'm a musician and my instrument is bass... this would be so even if I had no classical training.

For the record I know some people with classical trainign who I wouldn't consider musicians

[Snerek]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_occupations

List of Occupations via Wiki

Painters, Paint

Musicians, Play music (for us our instrument is bass - but if you give me a horn, I can still make 'music'.



However Bassist is on this list of occupations.

[AlembicPlayer]

Originally Posted by Sub5ound

Sometimes people make the mistake of calling me a musician..........
I always say humbly, no, I am a bass player.

???
this is a backdoor insult.

bad dog bad!

[AJ Brown]

I'm a bassist when I work on my own parts, and a musician when I arrange and help the other guys work out their parts.

[Mark Wilson]

Moved to Misc.

And I'm a musician who chooses to explain what I'm feeling through bass.