i play music in my spare time.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument\u2014it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for ritual, such as a trumpet to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications. The date and origin of the first device considered a musical instrument is disputed. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument, a simple flute, dates back as far as 67,000 years. Some consensus dates early flutes to about 37,000 years ago. However, most historians believe that determining a specific time of musical instrument invention is impossible due to the subjectivity of the definition and the relative instability of materials used to make them. Many early musical instruments were made from animal skins, bone, wood, and other non-durable materials. Musical instruments developed independently in many populated regions of the world.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I play the piano. Do you play any instruments?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't play any instruments myself, but I do love the piano. Apparently piano comes from an Italian term meaning \"soft.\""}, {"role": "user", "content": "I did not know that. I believe that the violin and piano are both Italian. Do you speak Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No, I can barely speak English properly! Funny you bring up violins, because most people don't realize that pianos are stringed, as well.  "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes they are! Gives them such a beautiful, rich sound. Are you a fan of classical music?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I love Beethoven, especially his loud thunderous symphonies. What about you?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Beethoven is - in my honest opinion - arguably the greatest musical figure ever. His symphonies are absolutely brilliant"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree. His symphonies are my fave, but I also love some of his paino sonatas."}]