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Kelsey Z.

i must not be sane...

August 31, 2006 at 4:38 AM

updated profile picture.

i practiced vibrato for 20 minutes today (for the second day in a row - 15 minutes every other single day this past week and a half).

1 hour spent on two scales.

Am I normal?????????

From Maura Gerety
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 5:11 AM
No. Musicians are not normal people. That said, practicing vibrato for 20 mins and scales for an hour is a sure way to improve your technique (provided you're practicing them the right way.)
From Maura Gerety
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 5:12 AM
Ooh, nice profile pic btw! :)
From Richard Hellinger
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 5:26 AM
Of course your normal. Heck I onced practiced my harmonics for over an hour (lol harmonics are so fun :)
From Kelsey Z.
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 5:51 AM
Ah! Conflicting responses, one of you says I'm normal...the other not...AH! *self destructs*

On the bright side, I'm confident I'm practicing my scales correctly! Vibrato...I'm sure I am, I'm just trying to get more fluid and consistent as vibrato is my major weakness.

Glad you like the picture!!!

From Emily Grossman
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 7:33 AM
Normal? I've never met a normal person.
From Ben Clapton
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 2:43 PM
I refuse to accept that "normal" actually exists
From bill Pratt
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 4:14 PM
Good photo. From the prom series. I'd show you my prom pic but it would scare you as the bow tie and lapels are really wide or really narrow, I can't remember which.

As far as normal goes, well, it certainly is within Lisa's guidelines.

Time flies when you practice "boring" things on violin.

Actually violin and Ham radio are both the same that way. They both suck up enormous amounts of time without feeling like it.

Work on the other hand is never done and the clock is always going too slow if it is boring, or too fast if the deadline is approaching.

OK enough rambling.

From Kelsey Z.
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 5:46 PM
Bill, thanks for that amusing post. I promise you the bowtie would not shock me if you care to share photo. :)!!

Well apparently the clock is ticking too fast for me at the moment.

*goes back to scales*

From Jasmine Lewis
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 8:08 PM
Kelsey, you are nowhere near normal. That's ok though, because I'm not either.
;)
From Eileen Geriak
Posted on August 31, 2006 at 11:45 PM
Thats certainly normal if you want to improve...no other way to get there ! ;)
From Pauline Lerner
Posted on September 1, 2006 at 6:36 AM
Lisa's guidelines?

The only people who are normal are the ones you haven't met.

From Kelsey Z.
Posted on September 1, 2006 at 3:53 PM
hehe, Pauline! Lisa is Lisa Marsnik (she used to post on here) and she's been helping me out with my wrist vibrato and helping me stay as "sane" as one can when practicing it. :)

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