instrumentalist:
(plural: ‘instrumentalists‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘i’ rhyme with the letter ‘i’ in “ink” — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)

an instrumentalist, music
a person who plays a musical instrument, especially in a group of people who make music;
a musician;
a person who follows, studies or supports instrumentalism (‘instrumentalism’ = a philosophy/a system of thoughts in which ideas are thought to be instruments (tools) and they guide us …),

Daniel Dennett, an instrumentalist (philosophy)
Being a multi-instrumentalist, John very particular about what he does with his fingers; after all, he needs all his fingers in tact to play the different music instruments.
My two granddaughters are super instrumentalists; both playing the piano as well as any seasoned pianist.
Though we are not philosophers ourselves, reading and listening to philosophical instrumentalist give us some idea on what value there is in this subject and how we can perceive things and how those ideas help us lead our life.
Most often instrumentalists’ views are brushed aside by people who think they are more practical than philosophical; however, eventually they realise that whatever they do practically has some philosophy attached to it and that they should be aware of it!
