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Help! Which sheet music publisher is best?
Replied Oct. 20, 2009
smiling during a performance?
Replied Oct. 9, 2009
smiling during a performance?
Replied Oct. 5, 2009
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Lol I make the dorkiest faces when I play. I have a bad habit of biting my bottom lip or making this pinched expression. Haha I need to smile or alteast relax my expression.
ya it is hard for us to hear our improvement because we hear ourselves everyday, but our teacher and friends and family don't and so they hear us getting better. recording yourself, either sound and/or video, when you practice and then watching your…
http://www.stringsmagazine.com/issues/Strings115/yourinstrument.html
This 'Rosin Decoded' article helped me choose... =)
Hey thank you very much! I was a little overwhelmed!
There are few points I can think of (personal and general) that you need to take in consideration when buying sheet music and especially in choosing an edition that best suits what you're looking for:
- URTEXT is a German word meaning original text…
Ya I love how my teacher gets sooo into the music she is playing, helps get the feelings across.
Ahh the silly jokes in orchestra! They always make me giggle =)
thanks!
I don't know specifically. I do know the viola teacher at UF, and I think he either used to be in Orlando, or he commutes to Orlando. Regardless, he may have some suggestions for you. Good luck!
Here is his info: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/bio.asp?PID…
I do...
ahh that makes perfect sense!
I need to work on smiling when I perform I look angery I also need to smile when my picture is taken, that is somethinking I really need to work on, hopefully I will be aware of.
Like you, Elizabeth, I'm still concentrating too hard to smile at this point. My wife says I even groan while I play, much as Glenn Gould used to hum along as he played piano! However, on guitar (an instrument I've played for close to 50 years) I ha…
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- Professional musician, Music Student
- Music I like to play
- Traditional, World music, Early music, Bluegrass/folk, Blues, Broadway/show tunes, Classical, Country, Jazz, Opera, Rock, Worship, Hip hop
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- Traditional, World music, Early music, Bluegrass/folk, Blues, Broadway/show tunes, Classical, Country, Jazz, Opera, Rock, Worship
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- Chamber ensemble, chamber orchestra, church ensemble, early music ensemble, jazz ensemble, pop/rock band, school ensemble, soloist, symphony, trad/folk group
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- At 7:13pm on September 9, 2009,
Ruth Brons said… - Hi Elizabeth,
A bit belated, but….
Welcome to the All Things Strings community!
Ruth Brons
Inventor of Bow Hold Buddies[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for violin/viola, and
CelloPhant[tm] Instant Bow Hold bow accessory for cello
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