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  Topic: Looking to broaden my horizons
Gizmo

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PostForum: Everything Else   Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:30 pm   Subject: Looking to broaden my horizons
There are endless rituals, "rules", ceremonies, etc. associated with playing the violin but the bottom line is to play what you want to hear. Reading music is sure handy.

I have always s ...
  Topic: SILENT G
Gizmo

Replies: 5
Views: 8211

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:21 pm   Subject: Sound point
Seems to be better with the bow closer to bridge, a full square attack and the bow (hairs) flat.
  Topic: Learning by Ear
Gizmo

Replies: 16
Views: 20897

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:42 pm   Subject: Classics
I was never under the impression that
America produces or produced the worlds finest violinists.

However, the oriental language bit is just another excuse for America falling behind in yet anothe ...
  Topic: Learning by Ear
Gizmo

Replies: 16
Views: 20897

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:12 pm   Subject: What
Does the oriental keen sense of musical hearing also explain why their school students seem to academically blow away their US of A counterparts ?
  Topic: AMAZING!! Violinist breaks his string on concert with an orc
Gizmo

Replies: 3
Views: 7185

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:51 pm   Subject: Low Brow
That last movement is a killer.

Happens to me all the time.
  Topic: lucia micarelli
Gizmo

Replies: 25
Views: 26337

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:26 am   Subject: Difficult
Having messed with many kinds of musical instruments I would say that classical guitar is possibly the most difficult of all and the violin is one of the easiest. ( i.e. "intuitive" )

In ...
  Topic: Learning by Ear
Gizmo

Replies: 16
Views: 20897

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:06 pm   Subject: Interesting
Here is a relevant site about popular methods.


http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnersguide/tp/vbooks.htm
  Topic: Learning by Ear
Gizmo

Replies: 16
Views: 20897

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:16 pm   Subject: Learning by Ear
Shirley,

I enjoy the liberties of being practically unschooled about everything so I can ask dumb questions, and this is it ....... is the contemporary virtuoso violin world dominated by former Suz ...
  Topic: Learning by Ear
Gizmo

Replies: 16
Views: 20897

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:40 pm   Subject: Say What ?
Dear Music Major

Are you reporting that the "play by ear" crowd can only play anything they can first whistle ?? Doesn't this result in havoc in an orchestral setting ?

What would b ...
  Topic: Violinists' 'syndrome'?
Gizmo

Replies: 5
Views: 7434

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:09 pm   Subject: Talent
I'm glad for this new information.

I had been thinking that my terrible playing was due to lack of any genuine talent but now I know better.

Whew !
  Topic: Is there a free software that
Gizmo

Replies: 5
Views: 10212

PostForum: Everything Else   Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:20 am   Subject: MIDI
It is probably true that you need an instrument with a midi interface in order to get notation. That amounts to being connected to the computer. Simple audio recording via microphone, etc. won't wor ...
  Topic: double stops
Gizmo

Replies: 13
Views: 16409

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:34 pm   Subject: Practice
How long have you been practicing double stops ?
How much time do you devote to double stops in a practice session ?
  Topic: Mutter Better ?
Gizmo

Replies: 3
Views: 7030

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:22 am   Subject: correction
NOT Violino strings ....... Dominant for Viola ...... not too pricey.
  Topic: Mutter Better ?
Gizmo

Replies: 3
Views: 7030

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:15 am   Subject: Strings
The fact is that I used a couple of perlon strings that were originally on an Ebay 16" viola but I also looked at some other low end name brands and I will upgrade if the good sound continues.
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  Topic: Mutter Better ?
Gizmo

Replies: 3
Views: 7030

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:11 am   Subject: Mutter Better ?
pdinphx reported in another thread that A.S. Mutter was using a Corelli viola "A" on her violin maybe to emphasize a "darker" sound.

A check of one major string maker showed tha ...
 
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