November 2006
November 27, 2006 18:22
Well I just found out today tat there are only 3 Tubas (including me) auditioning for All county! (Orchestra year, they accept 2.) Which at first I thought was good. But then I thought about it more for a minute. If I win a seat that would be great, but what if I don't. I would be the ONE person that did not make it. I would much rather be one of the 10 people not making it rather than the ONE!
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My mom's current obsession, a 8.5 foot tall Penguin. She has been going crazy on Christmas Decorations.
This is my case... yah, it is from 1902, I am hoping for a new one for Christmas. Hopefully an Oblong one.
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November 22, 2006 07:39
Well the Chicago trip I was supposed to go on in April got canceled. I am somewhat sad and somewhat happy that this happened. I am sad because: I love competitions, I wanted to go to chicago, and I haven't been on a vacation in like 2 years. But I am happy because: I would have had to spend my 16th birthday money for the trip ($500+Spending money) and Now I can get the Laptop I have wanted for years! Also it was during one of my performances.
I went to the smith opera house last night for rehearsal, my first time. It was awesome, though it was recently restored, and this is a giant rainbow on one side, and it looks so out of place.
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November 16, 2006 15:32
I want the CD "The essence of America: Aaron Copland." Featuring the San Fran. Symphony. Anyone know where to get it, cheap possibly?
The Nutcracker: A Holiday Tradition.
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November 14, 2006 18:10
Well as many of you know, my E string has corroded to death. So I did the obvious thing and replaced it. But I made the mistake of sending my parents to get my string. I gave them a list, and they went to a GUITAR store! Well they told me I got dominants, but the store only sold one Kind of Violin string, and they didn't have any envolopes, when I came home I found it sitting in a guitar string envolope. I opened it and I found what looked like an E string. But As soon as I unraveled it I had my doubts. Here are my questions...
1. Do Domonaint E strings come in Loop end?
2. Should the string be over 3 feet long? (it wraps around my peg no less then 27 times, I was suprised by this.)
3. And there is no thread at either end of the string. Is this normal.
Thanks, this is the first time I have traveled out of Corelli, red label or sensicore.
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.... back pain and the violin don't mix....
Laurie, are there any updates on the v.com t-shirts? Are you still doing them? And if so do you have an approx. time when they will be avalible/ appox. price?
-Richard
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November 11, 2006 13:46
There are small ones, big ones, flashy ones that give you a laser light show, inconsistent ones, and then the just plain expensive ones. All of these metronomes serve a different purpose:
Small ones are portable, good for the teacher or performer on the move. Usually cheap and consistent and durable, but so easy to loose, as I found out the hard way! (This is the type I use.)
Big ones usually have some cool design or something, and for some reason, as I found out, are sometimes inconsistent, especially since many of them feature a pendulum that keeps time and eventually slows down.
The flashy ones are my favorite for looks (but not functionality), but they usually cost more than $60 and, in my opinion are a waste of money. They distract the musician from the task at hand and most of them also fit into the inconsistent category also.
And the expensive ones, >$100, well I don't know what is so special about them!
When buying a metronome you must consider other factors as well, is easy to use? Is there a digital display or a dial in which you must turn to get the right speed? Is there a great variety of speeds? And does it fit your budget?
I have noticed that a lot of student and amateur musicians a like do not have metronomes, I have been encouraging everyone one I know that is a musician to get a metronome. They will not believe the improvement that comes out of their playing.
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November 9, 2006 12:26
I have no clue what happened. My E string, I have noticed lately, has become oxodized or something. It has a black crust sortof around the string, that I can scrap off. Anyone have any clue what it is?
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November 6, 2006 15:51
Today I got my official High school All-county Orchestra Audition. I am auditioning for tuba, wanted to for violin but... well it is a long story... Well I got my audition and... I was amazed that it was an excerpt from the NYSSMA solo that I have been working on for 4 months!!! How luck am I? I have a 4 month advantage!
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November 4, 2006 20:37
Recently I have aquried a basset horn. That is all I know about it, that it is a basset horn. If anyone has any good links about the basset horn or knows anything about it please tell me! :).
And finally the ONE!!! red ribbon picture that I am actually in :).
Left to Right; Cassie, tino, Kayla, Katie, Jake, and me. This is when we were in the cafeteria planning out next lesson with the little kids :). Or talking about absolutely nothing :)?
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November 3, 2006 18:01
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for an audio recorder. Something cheap, just to make low quality CD's and post on the internet.
Thanks,
Richard
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November 1, 2006 15:21
Does anyone know of any famous instrumental duos[groups]?
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