Musical Instrument World Records

21 musical instrument world records, videos, and challenges
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Records

00:56 United States

Most Musical Instruments Played While Riding A Unicycle

Samson Y Hiss

Samson Y Hiss played seven different musical instruments while riding a unicycle.

03:15 Canada

Largest Group Playing Musical Instruments In A Parking Lot

Mel Sampson

Mel Sampson led a group of 44 people including 89.3 K-Rock staff and listeners in playing musical instruments in a parking lot. They set the record to celebrate RecordSetter World Record Day. #WorldRecordDay2012

02:19 The Internet

Longest Kazoo Note

JJ Walker

JJ blew a note on his kazoo that lasted one minute, 43.06 seconds.

01:19 India

Fastest Bass Guitar Player

Strings

Jayen Varma played his bass guitar at 660 BPM.

30:23 India

Longest Time Playing A Melodica With Nose

Soham Mukhopadhyay

Soham Mukhopadhyay played a melodica with one nostril for 30 minutes, 22.00 seconds.

06:10 India

Longest Time Playing A Flute With Nose

Soham Mukhopadhyay

Soham Mukhopadhyay played a flute with his nose for six minutes, 9.00 seconds.

01:01:50 The Internet

Most Instruments Played In One Hour

Ebin George

Ebin George played 27 musical instruments in one hour. He set the record during a live concert at SWC Auditorium in Sharjah, UAE. George started learning to play instruments at the young age of two.

01:00 Netherlands

Most Spins In One Minute While Playing "Rock And Roll Part 2" On A Trumpet

Trumpet Vigilante

Trumpet Vigilante spun around 29 times in one minute while playing Rock and Roll Part 2 on a trumpet.

03:07 The Internet

Longest Time Playing A Clarinet While Upside Down

Caitlin Atwood

Caitlin A. played a clarinet for two minutes, 17.03 seconds while upside down.

00:09 United States

Fastest Time To Play Every Black Key On A 61-Key Piano Using A Pencil

DrabZack

Zack C. played every black key on a 61-key piano using a pencil in 5.22 seconds.

England

Longest Time Spinning Two Basketballs On Index Fingers With Eyes Closed While Playing A Tune On A Harmonica

Luis Phillip

Luis Phillip spun two basketballs on his index fingers with his eyes closed for 5.75 seconds while playing a tune on a harmonica.

Greece

Most Piano Notes Played In One Minute (MIDI-Verified)

KONSTANTINOS ADAMANTIDIS

Konstantinos Adamantidis played 961 distinct piano notes in 60 seconds using both hands on a Kawai MP7SE digital piano in Thessaloniki, Greece. Unlike single-key speed records, this attempt spans the full keyboard — verified down to the millisecond through raw MIDI data analysis, making it one of the most precisely documented piano speed records ever submitted.

India

Longest Time Playing Guitar Behind The Head

Raktim Khound

Raktim Khound of Jorhat, India, swung his acoustic guitar up over his head and played it resting across his shoulders for 5 minutes 37 seconds. Filmed from behind in one continuous take, the video shows his left hand on the neck above his head and his right hand strumming the body behind it, and he chose Vande Mataram, India's national song, for the attempt. RecordSetter timed the attempt from his first strum in position, about 22 seconds into the clip, until he brings the guitar back down at the six-minute mark. He never once gets to look at the strings.

Singapore

Longest Time Playing An Otamatone

Natalie Tan

Natalie Tan played an Otamatone for three minutes, 8.76 seconds.

United States

Most Harmonicas Fit In Mouth And Played

Simon Perkins

Simon Perkins fit two harmonicas in his mouth and played them simultaneously.

05:44 India

Longest Time Playing An Electric Guitar With Teeth

Raktim khound

Raktim Khound played an electric guitar with his teeth for five minutes, 40.22 seconds.

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