I started playing flute both at school and private lessons when I was 5 years old, went on through school with it, through high school and into college. I also gave lessons after high school and played in the university orchestra.
I have played piano but not well. I am mostly self taught with that but did have some lessons in college which was kind of a laughable story. LOL. I played what I wanted to play, not what I was supposed to learn and play. Good thing i never got caught doing that as no telling what the instructor would have done.
I've moved all over the country in the past 20 years and somehow, my flute got lost.
I'm sure it's here, somewhere but I am still unpacking things and will find it, eventually. Of course, I don't play like I used to. I used to take it with me, everywhere I went and would pull it out and just start playing something, usually something by Tchaikovsky as I am classically trained. But I also would just mimic anything I heard of a rock or jazz song I liked. I miss playing it as it was good for destressing and losing myself in the music.