I play guitar, bass, and a little ukulele, and sometimes record original music.<p>It's a good question. One thing that helped was joining a church band. It got me playing in public every week, and my playing improved a lot.<p>Another thing was signing up for songwriting contests. I made some online friendships that led to recording together, with people I never actually met.<p>Due to schedule and family obligations I've always found it hard to coordinate with people in meatspace... but putting yourself in some kind of pre-existing situation can help with this.