@perfectfifths
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 4 months ago
Yeah, fair enough. But it would be nice to be able to do that still if you can. But yes, being part of an orchestra is very busy (especially when you’re also acting as PA for the conductor twice a week 😉 ).
Hm. Well, I have improvised making my own fiddle tunes a couple of times, but I don’t remember how they go any more…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 4 months ago
Awesome! I’m glad it went well! (also, I’m sorry, I didn’t get an email for your last post XD)
We’ve got one more rehearsal, and then a party at my conductor’s house (instead of doing any “formal” Christmas thing) but I don’t know if I’m going to go to that, then our holidays until late Jan or early Feb, I think. When will you…[Read more]
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Aah I’m sorry! Dunno what happened there.
Anyway, thanks. 😀Well, probably just as soon as we and our parents discuss it. Anytime between now and January 14th! Hopefully sooner than later. The break is relaxing though. XD I love doing orchestra (and more important, it’s helped violin tremendously in some areas), but it kept me sooo busy and…[Read more]
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Yeah, fair enough. But it would be nice to be able to do that still if you can. But yes, being part of an orchestra is very busy (especially when you’re also acting as PA for the conductor twice a week 😉 ).
Hm. Well, I have improvised making my own fiddle tunes a couple of times, but I don’t remember how they go any more…[Read more]
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Yup, definitely. And yeah, at least I’m no PA. ;P I mean, it sounds like a position I’d enjoy, but busy.
Wul cool still. I love fiddle music either way.
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Yeah, it’s pretty fun. I check the emails and print music and bind scores for her and she and I send out the emails and organise repertoire and things like that.
Yeah, it’s really fun.
Yes, they are! We have a friend who doesn’t know how to read music very well, but he plays the piano amazingly.
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Kewel.
Wow. 😀
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Which movement of St. Pauls’ Suite did you say you’ve played? My orchestra has been playing the first movement (the Jig, I think it’s called), and that’s pretty challenging, but lots of fun (though my stand partner doesn’t like it XD).
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We played the 3rd mvt. at our concert, but we’d been practicing the first for a bit before they decided not to do it this semester. I agree, it’s alotta fun. And really challenging. XD The worst part is the part with like 6 sharps (if you’re a second violinist. If you’re not you might not have that part.). Thankfully it’s not very long, but so…[Read more]
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I am a second violinist. 😉 You mean the bit with all the semi quavers going up and up? In our score they’re all accidentals, but it would be six sharps if put as a key signature 😛 My teacher’s helped me with that and says play each group of three with the third, second and first finger so it’s always 3, 2, 1. It means a lot of…[Read more]
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Okay, yes! That’s the part. I’m pretty sure they’re accidentals on our score too. OK, that sounds like a good solution. We had someone help us with that part too, and I don’t think they gave us quite the same fingering (it doesn’t involve much shifting at all; it’s mostly just all half a note down from where your fingers usually are in 1st…[Read more]
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Cool, I’m glad you’re getting input from more experienced people. Otherwise you can feel a bit lost as to what to do.
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I agree! XD Experienced people are great to have around. I’d be quite lost without them.
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Yeas. XD
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Today Elizabeth and I went and played an informal concert thing at a local library, with a cellist/jack-of-all-strings from the orchestra and several of his students. It was mostly Christmas carols, and pretty informal, but it was fun.
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@emma-flournoy That sounds really fun. 😀
Orchestra is over for me now. 🙁 Tonight is the party the conductor is having at her house, but I’m not going to go, except to maybe drop in and give my stand partner a thank you present (she brings me home every week).
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Aw, too bad. 🙁 But yay for nice stand partners!
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
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That’s okay, precious. *gollum* XD
Yeah, same here. XD
With woodworking I’ve made a bowl (which was mostly round when I started, so it was a good starting project and I really enjoyed that). I’ve made two boxes (one a test, one my new jewellery box). And I’ve made a baton that I’m going to give to my conductor. 😀 I did start…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
I reckon they all count, and I don’t see why MBTI wouldn’t. 😉 Yeah, it’s nice to have the outlet of writing for all my thinking and wondering. 😀
Yikes. That’s okay. 🙂 Sorry to hear that, that’s not always fun, is it? Of course I’ll pray. _hugs_
Uh… Not specifically at this point, but thank you. 🙂
I consider music and…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Carols are generally known universally. XD
It goes well! I reached 30,000 words last night and I’m consistently a day ahead of the recommended goals. I haven’t been stressed or feeling like I wasn’t going to make it and I’m confident I have plenty of story to reach the word count, and then some. 😀 It’s been an enjoyable…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Yeah. There’s a lot to think about when playing an instrument. 😉
I don’t know any of those specifically (except for Joy to the World and I Heard the Bells), though if they’re medleys, I’d most likely know the songs in them. 😉
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
@bluejay
I’d love to. How do you want to send it? My email I think has changed since then, but I still have yours, assuming it hasn’t.That would be wonderful! 😀
That sounds like a good plan. Last year I used NaNo to kickstart myself into writing consistently again (and I won it!), and this year I haven’t once felt terribly stressed or…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
@bluejay
Oh yes, I’ve been wondering about that. You left about the time I sent you my feedback/edits and I never heard from you about that. XD I’m sorry to hear that. I know I have times where I’d been writing less, but it’s usually been weeks at most and this year I’ve written fairly consistently. But we all go through dry spells.Are you doing…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
@bluejay It’s good to see you back. I’m one of the few that haven’t gone over to Story Embers (I’m signed up for their newsletter and read their articles, but I don’t use the forums). So you’ve not been writing much lately?
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@perfectfifths Yay!
No, not much. Still working on the Golden Conch. I’ve semi started the sequel to it. And I wrote a short story recently, but over the past two years, no not much. 🙁-
@bluejay
Oh yes, I’ve been wondering about that. You left about the time I sent you my feedback/edits and I never heard from you about that. XD I’m sorry to hear that. I know I have times where I’d been writing less, but it’s usually been weeks at most and this year I’ve written fairly consistently. But we all go through dry spells.Are you doing…[Read more]
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@perfectfifths
Yes, that was right. I’d be happy to send it through in the near future so you can read all the changes. (I believe it will be quite different since you’ve read it.)
Yes, we do. But I’m hoping that it’s going to pour with rain now. 🙂 And end the drought.
No, I’m not doing that. I don’t want pressure when I write atm, just need…[Read more] -
@bluejay
I’d love to. How do you want to send it? My email I think has changed since then, but I still have yours, assuming it hasn’t.That would be wonderful! 😀
That sounds like a good plan. Last year I used NaNo to kickstart myself into writing consistently again (and I won it!), and this year I haven’t once felt terribly stressed or…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
It wasn’t too bad. Though my hands were shaking after for a bit. XD
Aw. You shouldn’t have to be really tense to hold the violin (though sometimes you just are and don’t realise it XD). What songs are you playing for the Christmas one?
At this point that I know of, May. We’re not doing a Christmas thing this year (not a formal…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
XD At least it’s easy to memorise.
So, on Monday, Mum and I were playing my Seitz concerto (and going really well!) and then my conductor (who picks me up sometime before orchestra so I can help out with set up and other things), came to the door while we were finishing the first movement. XDXD And I got really self-conscious, and…[Read more]
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Yeah. XD
Ha! You poor thing. :’D That’s funny though. That would totally happen to me in the same situation.
We have about two and a half weeks till our Christmas concert now, and we only started practicing our music for it about a week ago. *shudder* I really don’t know why they do this. 😐 That’s less than half the amount of time we had to…[Read more]
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It wasn’t too bad. Though my hands were shaking after for a bit. XD
Aw. You shouldn’t have to be really tense to hold the violin (though sometimes you just are and don’t realise it XD). What songs are you playing for the Christmas one?
At this point that I know of, May. We’re not doing a Christmas thing this year (not a formal…[Read more]
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XD
Yeah, I think a lot of my tensity I don’t notice soon as I should ’cause I’m too focused on other aspects. It’s sad. ;P Lessee. There’s “Around the World at Christmas Time”, “A Christmas Festival”, “Star of Wonder”, “March of the Toys”, “Joy to the World”, “The Huron Carol”, and “I Heard the Bells”. I think that’s it, at least for the main…[Read more]
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Yeah. There’s a lot to think about when playing an instrument. 😉
I don’t know any of those specifically (except for Joy to the World and I Heard the Bells), though if they’re medleys, I’d most likely know the songs in them. 😉
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Yeah, I’m sure you’d know most of them. 😉
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How goes NaNo?
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Carols are generally known universally. XD
It goes well! I reached 30,000 words last night and I’m consistently a day ahead of the recommended goals. I haven’t been stressed or feeling like I wasn’t going to make it and I’m confident I have plenty of story to reach the word count, and then some. 😀 It’s been an enjoyable…[Read more]
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Yay! That’s awesome.
Welp, I’m not even sure, technically. If reading counts as a hobby, count that. :’D I’m not really naturally artsy so I don’t do much in that field, and though I can sew things fairly nicely I don’t particularly like sewing except for once a year or so. XD Which would make violin, piano and reading my main ‘hobbies’. And…[Read more]
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I reckon they all count, and I don’t see why MBTI wouldn’t. 😉 Yeah, it’s nice to have the outlet of writing for all my thinking and wondering. 😀
Yikes. That’s okay. 🙂 Sorry to hear that, that’s not always fun, is it? Of course I’ll pray. _hugs_
Uh… Not specifically at this point, but thank you. 🙂
I consider music and…[Read more]
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I bet. 😀
Not very fun at all, Precious. *gollum, gollum* XD
Thanks, that means a lot. 🙂I know though, sometimes when I’ve been asked that question I’m like…uh… nothing? *wracks brains* Yeah… So it’s all right. XD
Cool!! So much neat stuff. Woodworking, that’s neat. Do you like specifically carving, building things, both? When you can…[Read more]
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That’s okay, precious. *gollum* XD
Yeah, same here. XD
With woodworking I’ve made a bowl (which was mostly round when I started, so it was a good starting project and I really enjoyed that). I’ve made two boxes (one a test, one my new jewellery box). And I’ve made a baton that I’m going to give to my conductor. 😀 I did start…[Read more]
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XD
Ooh, cool stuff! I bet it’ll be fun giving your conductor the baton. 😀
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
OH MY GOODNESS! @bluejay How have you been?? 😀
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Hiiiii! Glad you’re back!! Maybe you should go re-introduce yourself on the forum and those who still frequent this place can meet you! 😀 I’m not much on here anymore unless I’m specificially in a conversation with someone, but I think there’s a dozen or so people who still hang out.
And no doubt they could use a doctor. ;P
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@perfectfifths I’m well. I’ve missed being here with you guys. Life is about to get crazy, but I’m really hoping that I’ll be able to get writing well and truly back into my life.
@emma-flournoy That’s a good idea. It will give me a feel for who is around and introduce myself to the new people. Oh wait, I’m the new person. 🙂 LOL
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@bluejay It’s good to see you back. I’m one of the few that haven’t gone over to Story Embers (I’m signed up for their newsletter and read their articles, but I don’t use the forums). So you’ve not been writing much lately?
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@perfectfifths Yay!
No, not much. Still working on the Golden Conch. I’ve semi started the sequel to it. And I wrote a short story recently, but over the past two years, no not much. 🙁-
@bluejay
Oh yes, I’ve been wondering about that. You left about the time I sent you my feedback/edits and I never heard from you about that. XD I’m sorry to hear that. I know I have times where I’d been writing less, but it’s usually been weeks at most and this year I’ve written fairly consistently. But we all go through dry spells.Are you doing…[Read more]
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@perfectfifths
Yes, that was right. I’d be happy to send it through in the near future so you can read all the changes. (I believe it will be quite different since you’ve read it.)
Yes, we do. But I’m hoping that it’s going to pour with rain now. 🙂 And end the drought.
No, I’m not doing that. I don’t want pressure when I write atm, just need…[Read more] -
@bluejay
I’d love to. How do you want to send it? My email I think has changed since then, but I still have yours, assuming it hasn’t.That would be wonderful! 😀
That sounds like a good plan. Last year I used NaNo to kickstart myself into writing consistently again (and I won it!), and this year I haven’t once felt terribly stressed or…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
I’ve done a couple of exams and one time I couldn’t tell if I was purposefully doing vibrato or my hand was just shaking. XD Anyway, so far I’ve decided not to do any more exams because they’re not necessarily necessary and I don’t need that added bit of pressure/anxiety. XD
Yeah, it’s pretty nice. But you gotta feel sorry for the…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
@emma-flournoy I thought so, but I got confused because then you were talking about another concert (which clearly isn’t the same one XDXD)
That’s great! Yeah, I don’t find I’m very nervous, but like if I play with my mum for some friends or something, I’m more nervous. I think it has to do with having seven other people playing the same part as…[Read more]
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XD It’s OK.
Yeah, definitely. Scary. 😛 I’ve only been in one recital before, and it was plenty nerve-wracking.
OOH, I’ll definitely watch that one. LOVE Canon in D. <3 <3 <3
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I’ve done a couple of exams and one time I couldn’t tell if I was purposefully doing vibrato or my hand was just shaking. XD Anyway, so far I’ve decided not to do any more exams because they’re not necessarily necessary and I don’t need that added bit of pressure/anxiety. XD
Yeah, it’s pretty nice. But you gotta feel sorry for the…[Read more]
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Ha! XD Well, makes sense.
I know! The same thing over and over and over again….
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Till what? XD
Ah, nice plan. 😀 Yes, I am doing NaNo and I would have added her as a buddy if she was. 😉
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Till the concert. XD
It actually went off a lot better than I was expecting. I’m very happy. 😀 It was fun. And I wasn’t as nervous as I was expecting to be, which was lovely. Always helps when you’re in the back and have got a bunch of other people in front of you.;P
Aww. 😀
I watched the video of the Beethoven symphony by the smalin guy. SO.…[Read more]
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@emma-flournoy I thought so, but I got confused because then you were talking about another concert (which clearly isn’t the same one XDXD)
That’s great! Yeah, I don’t find I’m very nervous, but like if I play with my mum for some friends or something, I’m more nervous. I think it has to do with having seven other people playing the same part as…[Read more]
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XD It’s OK.
Yeah, definitely. Scary. 😛 I’ve only been in one recital before, and it was plenty nerve-wracking.
OOH, I’ll definitely watch that one. LOVE Canon in D. <3 <3 <3
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I’ve done a couple of exams and one time I couldn’t tell if I was purposefully doing vibrato or my hand was just shaking. XD Anyway, so far I’ve decided not to do any more exams because they’re not necessarily necessary and I don’t need that added bit of pressure/anxiety. XD
Yeah, it’s pretty nice. But you gotta feel sorry for the…[Read more]
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Ha! XD Well, makes sense.
I know! The same thing over and over and over again….
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XD At least it’s easy to memorise.
So, on Monday, Mum and I were playing my Seitz concerto (and going really well!) and then my conductor (who picks me up sometime before orchestra so I can help out with set up and other things), came to the door while we were finishing the first movement. XDXD And I got really self-conscious, and…[Read more]
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Yeah. XD
Ha! You poor thing. :’D That’s funny though. That would totally happen to me in the same situation.
We have about two and a half weeks till our Christmas concert now, and we only started practicing our music for it about a week ago. *shudder* I really don’t know why they do this. 😐 That’s less than half the amount of time we had to…[Read more]
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It wasn’t too bad. Though my hands were shaking after for a bit. XD
Aw. You shouldn’t have to be really tense to hold the violin (though sometimes you just are and don’t realise it XD). What songs are you playing for the Christmas one?
At this point that I know of, May. We’re not doing a Christmas thing this year (not a formal…[Read more]
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XD
Yeah, I think a lot of my tensity I don’t notice soon as I should ’cause I’m too focused on other aspects. It’s sad. ;P Lessee. There’s “Around the World at Christmas Time”, “A Christmas Festival”, “Star of Wonder”, “March of the Toys”, “Joy to the World”, “The Huron Carol”, and “I Heard the Bells”. I think that’s it, at least for the main…[Read more]
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Yeah. There’s a lot to think about when playing an instrument. 😉
I don’t know any of those specifically (except for Joy to the World and I Heard the Bells), though if they’re medleys, I’d most likely know the songs in them. 😉
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Yeah, I’m sure you’d know most of them. 😉
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How goes NaNo?
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Carols are generally known universally. XD
It goes well! I reached 30,000 words last night and I’m consistently a day ahead of the recommended goals. I haven’t been stressed or feeling like I wasn’t going to make it and I’m confident I have plenty of story to reach the word count, and then some. 😀 It’s been an enjoyable…[Read more]
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Yay! That’s awesome.
Welp, I’m not even sure, technically. If reading counts as a hobby, count that. :’D I’m not really naturally artsy so I don’t do much in that field, and though I can sew things fairly nicely I don’t particularly like sewing except for once a year or so. XD Which would make violin, piano and reading my main ‘hobbies’. And…[Read more]
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I reckon they all count, and I don’t see why MBTI wouldn’t. 😉 Yeah, it’s nice to have the outlet of writing for all my thinking and wondering. 😀
Yikes. That’s okay. 🙂 Sorry to hear that, that’s not always fun, is it? Of course I’ll pray. _hugs_
Uh… Not specifically at this point, but thank you. 🙂
I consider music and…[Read more]
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I bet. 😀
Not very fun at all, Precious. *gollum, gollum* XD
Thanks, that means a lot. 🙂I know though, sometimes when I’ve been asked that question I’m like…uh… nothing? *wracks brains* Yeah… So it’s all right. XD
Cool!! So much neat stuff. Woodworking, that’s neat. Do you like specifically carving, building things, both? When you can…[Read more]
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That’s okay, precious. *gollum* XD
Yeah, same here. XD
With woodworking I’ve made a bowl (which was mostly round when I started, so it was a good starting project and I really enjoyed that). I’ve made two boxes (one a test, one my new jewellery box). And I’ve made a baton that I’m going to give to my conductor. 😀 I did start…[Read more]
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Ooh, cool stuff! I bet it’ll be fun giving your conductor the baton. 😀
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Look it up. 😀 And if you can, find it on the YouTube channel smalin. He makes animated score things and they’re so pretty!
Ooooh! Getting close then? You’d do great. Trust me, I know about not perfect. My first concert with the CSO (the big orchestra), we had this piece for How to Train Your Dragon (which sounds epic when played…[Read more]
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Another one we got that’s really cool is the second movement of Beethoven Symphony no. 7.
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
@emma-flournoy Yeah, I think we’re playing it a little over half speed.
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Louise Fowler posted a new activity comment 5 years, 5 months ago
Yes, that’s it exactly! XDXD Yes, it is rather fun, but we haven’t been playing it up to speed yet. 😉 XD
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Yup, definitely. And yeah, at least I’m no PA. ;P I mean, it sounds like a position I’d enjoy, but busy.
Wul cool still. I love fiddle music either way.
And wow. People like that are amazing.
@emma-flournoy
Yeah, it’s pretty fun. I check the emails and print music and bind scores for her and she and I send out the emails and organise repertoire and things like that.
Yeah, it’s really fun.
Yes, they are! We have a friend who doesn’t know how to read music very well, but he plays the piano amazingly.
Kewel.
Wow. 😀
@emma-flournoy
lol
Which movement of St. Pauls’ Suite did you say you’ve played? My orchestra has been playing the first movement (the Jig, I think it’s called), and that’s pretty challenging, but lots of fun (though my stand partner doesn’t like it XD).
We played the 3rd mvt. at our concert, but we’d been practicing the first for a bit before they decided not to do it this semester. I agree, it’s alotta fun. And really challenging. XD The worst part is the part with like 6 sharps (if you’re a second violinist. If you’re not you might not have that part.). Thankfully it’s not very long, but so…[Read more]
@emma-flournoy
I am a second violinist. 😉 You mean the bit with all the semi quavers going up and up? In our score they’re all accidentals, but it would be six sharps if put as a key signature 😛 My teacher’s helped me with that and says play each group of three with the third, second and first finger so it’s always 3, 2, 1. It means a lot of…[Read more]
Okay, yes! That’s the part. I’m pretty sure they’re accidentals on our score too. OK, that sounds like a good solution. We had someone help us with that part too, and I don’t think they gave us quite the same fingering (it doesn’t involve much shifting at all; it’s mostly just all half a note down from where your fingers usually are in 1st…[Read more]
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Cool, I’m glad you’re getting input from more experienced people. Otherwise you can feel a bit lost as to what to do.