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Topic: Gut Strings |
Amalia
Replies: 20
Views: 31328
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:31 pm Subject: Gut Strings |
Even my oldest violin (1650) sounds better with non-gut strings. I don't know why, but gut just doesn't do it for me. |
Topic: Where is everyone and what are you all playing these days? |
Amalia
Replies: 18
Views: 19756
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:01 am Subject: Where is everyone and what are you all playing these days? |
If I have not played for awhile, I don't rush. I start by just playing open strings, 2 at a time, very slowly with my eyes close, just feeling and listening. I feel for steadiness and evenness - no si ... |
Topic: Where is everyone and what are you all playing these days? |
Amalia
Replies: 18
Views: 19756
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:38 pm Subject: lastest effort |
Lately I've been working on the Dvorak "Romance" in F. Love that piece. I love the way Perlman plays it. I found a Youtube video of him playing it (which has since been removed) and I ... |
Topic: The way ahead. |
Amalia
Replies: 22
Views: 19889
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:45 pm Subject: The way ahead. |
I went to see Steve Martin play banjo at the DSO last week. It was GREAT. He is an excellent banjo player. The fiddler in the group was fabulous. You could tell he was classically trained just by loo ... |
Topic: The way ahead. |
Amalia
Replies: 22
Views: 19889
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:55 am Subject: The way ahead. |
I have only played a few times in the last month. I've been riding horses instead and I'm just too tired when I get home from that. But in another week I'll be going back up North and won't have any h ... |
Topic: Re: Playing duets with beginning students |
Amalia
Replies: 3
Views: 6625
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:10 pm Subject: Re: Playing duets with beginning students |
My children's teacher uses duets for part of each lesson. They double as sight reading practice. |
Topic: Inquiry re: Fine tuners |
Amalia
Replies: 4
Views: 7312
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:07 am Subject: Inquiry re: Fine tuners |
My kids' violin teacher wants tuners on all their strings just so it's easier for the kids to tune their violins. |
Topic: Beginners violin bow |
Amalia
Replies: 5
Views: 9510
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:04 am Subject: Beginners violin bow |
What's wrong with an octogonal bow? I have a very nice one that I paid several thousand dollars for. It won some important bow maker's competition and has beautiful fittings. It plays very well too. I ... |
Topic: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Amalia
Replies: 86
Views: 100831
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:16 pm Subject: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
I had an over-the-tailpiece chin rest for years and finally pitched it and switched back to an on-the-side one that is so much more comfortable. It sounds like I'm doing everything wrong. |
Topic: How much training would it take to get into a professional o |
Amalia
Replies: 12
Views: 14631
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:33 pm Subject: How much training would it take to get into a professional o |
LOL! |
Topic: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Amalia
Replies: 86
Views: 100831
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:29 pm Subject: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but 15 or so years ago when I began looking into purchasing better violins and hence began discussing this issue of shoulder pads with people, the professional ... |
Topic: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Amalia
Replies: 86
Views: 100831
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:00 pm Subject: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
I really don't understand why there is any argument about shoulder rests. If you like one, use one. If you don't, don't. Great players have gone either way. I just watched a DVD of David Garrett. He ... |
Topic: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Amalia
Replies: 86
Views: 100831
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:51 pm Subject: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Strads are definately better. |
Topic: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Amalia
Replies: 86
Views: 100831
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:58 pm Subject: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
First, I must comment that the old "greats" didn't have access to the type of shoulder rests that we have today. Even 50 years ago, when I began playing the violin, the shoulder rests that w ... |
Topic: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Amalia
Replies: 86
Views: 100831
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:53 pm Subject: Are shoulder rests necessary? |
Personally, I can't imagine playing without a shoulder rest. You really have to pull your shoulder up into an unnatural position to do so and it seems only logical to me that if you want to continue p ... |
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