Sometimes I fiddle around with the drums or the harmonica, but I wouldn't call that "laying an instrument"; although I do have natural rhythm on the drums, I'm still stuck when it comes to the pedals.
So I guess the answer is no, I do not play an instrument.
I play the French horn, I have been doing so for seven years and, I don't know about the music grading system in America but I'm doing my grade 8 in the Autumn which is the grade before things like diplomas before you go on to teaching. I'm also taking vocal lessons next school year.