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* In ''Theatre/CrossRoad'', Niccolo Paganini's superhuman violin skills after he's made a DealWithTheDevil are illustrated this way. He plays the violin while twirling and leaping around the stage, and yes, even playing it behind his back. In the story, he was legitimately talented before, and it's clear that it is his skill with the music that makes people admire him and pay ridiculous money to hear him. This choreography is a way of illustrating the impact his performances had on people who had never heard anything like that before.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Edd is so good at playing pedal steel guitar that he can play it with his ''feet'' as seen in the picture above. (And shortly after, he pulls out a book to read and ''still'' plays it with his feet.) And he ''detests'' this instrument!

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* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Edd is so good at playing pedal steel guitar that he can play it with his ''feet'' as seen in the picture above.''feet''. (And shortly after, he pulls out a book to read and ''still'' plays it with his feet.) And he ''detests'' this instrument!



** An "ankle" strap with an attached brace would probably fit a bow or pick or hole-stoppers, it ''could'' be coat-colored, and it's already established earth ponies have a lot more coordination and "manual dexterity" than humans. But that still doesn't explain the pianos. And while it's probably possible to rig up something piano-like with extra keys, sliders, and the like to play chords and simple repeating patterns with just hoof-and-mouth input, those are clearly ordinary pianos.
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* In an episode of ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' featuring the Music/BeastieBoys, because of them being [[BrainInAJar heads in jars]], one of them scratches a record with his tongue.

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** In "Honest Apple", Pinkie Pie offers a stressed-out Rarity an acoustic guitar (with apparently only two strings) to unwind with. Rarity accepts it and... proceeds to unleash an absolute ''monster'' of a rock solo that sounds more like an electric guitar than anything, with ''flames'' appearing behind her. And she's only using her hooves. And she's never shown any musical ability or inclination before. Pinkie was appropriately stunned, as were plenty of viewers.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Edd is so good at playing pedal steel guitar that he can play it with his ''feet'' as seen in the picture above. And he ''detests'' this instrument!

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* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Edd is so good at playing pedal steel guitar that he can play it with his ''feet'' as seen in the picture above. (And shortly after, he pulls out a book to read and ''still'' plays it with his feet.) And he ''detests'' this instrument!
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* The genius ComicBook/{{Perky}} visits in "The Chamber Of Genius" can play piano with his feet (while wearing shoes!) and simultaneously play violin with his hands.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': there's one cartoon in which Bugs Bunny plays the piano by literally hopping on the keys (as a rabbit, you really don't see him doing that much). He also plays it like a typewriter, complete with a margin bell and hand-returned carriage. Still another scene has him picking up piano keys and then dropping them back into place, producing music all along.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': there's one cartoon in which "WesternAnimation/RhapsodyRabbit" Bugs Bunny plays the piano by literally hopping on the keys (as a rabbit, you really don't see him doing that much). He also plays it like a typewriter, complete with a margin bell and hand-returned carriage. Still another scene has him picking up piano keys and then dropping them back into place, producing music all along.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', Murderface has been known to use his ''penis'' to play bass.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Schroeder is able to play symphonies by Beethoven and others on a toy piano with painted-on black keys. This is {{Lampshaded}} on several occasions.

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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Schroeder is able to play symphonies by Beethoven and others on a toy piano with painted-on black keys.keys and only one octave. This is {{Lampshaded}} on several occasions.
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* In ''Series/{{Lazytown}}'', when Robbie Rotten and his trio of lookalikes perform [[MemeticMutation "We Are Number One"]], the lookalikes playing the double bass and the drums are at one point shown to be playing both in tandem (each with one hand on one part of the double bass and the other playing one part of the drums).
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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/WrongfulyAccused'', where Ryan goes full Hendrix and plays a violin with his teeth.

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/WrongfulyAccused'', ''Film/WrongfullyAccused'', where Ryan goes full Hendrix and plays a violin with his teeth.
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* In ''Film/GreatBallsOfFire'', a Jerry Lee Lewis biopic, the singer-pianist is depicted playing chords with his feet for a dramatic effect.
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* PlayedForHorror in ''WesternAnimation/SitaSingsTheBlues''. Ravana plays the veena with his intestines (yes, you read that right) to prove his devotion to the gods.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZhTQhXnWbc More than]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUeysGoPFTk one group]] has found a way to play Music/MaurieceRavel's ''Bolero'', a piece which normally requires an entire orchestra and a percussion section, on one cello, with the "snare drum" "played" by someone bowing the G string between the bridge and the tail.
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* Roman Kim has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kzdf8kUeM&t=720 bitten his violin]] to pluck the string. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCsiJ_fasDk&t=200 Twice]].

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/WrongfulyAccused'', where Ryan goes full Hendrix and plays a violin with his teeth.



* In the short "What's Up Doc", a toddler Bugs plays a concert-quality piece on a toy piano; shades of Schroeder.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' version of ''Amadeus'', Mozart (Bart) plays the harpsichord with his feet and his butt. Not at the same time.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' version of ''Amadeus'', Mozart (Bart) plays the harpsichord ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Edd is so good at playing pedal steel guitar that he can play it with his feet and ''feet'' as seen in the picture above. And he ''detests'' this instrument!
* In an episode of ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' featuring the Music/BeastieBoys, because of them being [[BrainInAJar heads in jars]], one of them scratches a record with
his butt. Not at the same time.tongue.



* In more than one ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' short in which Tom played the piano ("WesternAnimation/JohannMouse", "The Cat Concerto"), he did it with his toes while using hands to try to catch Jerry. In "The Cat Concerto", Jerry also played the piano by plucking out two of the hammers and playing directly on the strings.
* In an episode of ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' featuring the Music/BeastieBoys, because of them being [[BrainInAJar heads in jars]], one of them scratches a record with his tongue.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' Perry the Platypus does an {{Homage}}, playing Dr. Doof's guitar behind his back.


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* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' Perry the Platypus does an {{Homage}}, playing Dr. Doof's guitar behind his back.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' version of ''Amadeus'', Mozart (Bart) plays the harpsichord with his feet and his butt. Not at the same time.
* In more than one ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' short in which Tom played the piano ("WesternAnimation/JohannMouse", "The Cat Concerto"), he did it with his toes while using hands to try to catch Jerry. In "The Cat Concerto", Jerry also played the piano by plucking out two of the hammers and playing directly on the strings.

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