Louise Fowler

I HAVE, actually. 😀 Not a whole lot by myself, but at least three or four times this week, counting when I practice trios and/or duets with my sisters. We’ve been doing that more than usual this week, and it’s not quite the same as single practice, but I like to think it counts a little. Thanks for checking up. 😉 😀

Oh, good for you! 😀 Yeah, I’ve had a friend come over a couple of times to play duets, and it’s really fun, and very different from doing it with my teacher or on my own. I think it’s not so much proper practice as just playing as well. An instrument should not just sit in its case. 🙂

Exactly. 😉

And happy Thanksgiving, if Aussies celebrate it. 😀

😀 I did some practise this week too (yesterday in fact. It was good). And I’ll be playing tonight at the musician’s rehearsal for our Church Christmas thing (which we’re calling This is Love, after the Paul Baloche song).

It’s not an Australian holiday, but my dad is American, so we celebrate it sometimes. 😉 We’re having a turkey tomorrow night…[Read more]

Good good. 😉

How did your Thanksgiving go? 🙂

That’s true. (Alto clef…where Middle C is on the 3rd line. Or somewhere thereabouts. Not right. *raises eyebrows*) Also do you have to put your fingers further apart for each note? I tried out a friend’s viola once and it sounded slightly off at first because I’m used to the smaller amount of space between violin notes.

Yeah, that’s right, I think it’s middle C. The third line is a C, either way. 😛 And yeah, a little bit farther apart, because the strings are longer. The viola I’m using is my conductor’s old one, and it has tape where the fingerings go, so I just have to put my fingers where the tape is. 😛

Oh yeah, there was tape for the fingerings on the 3/4 violin I first learned on, and it made that part of learning a lot faster.

Yeah, before I got my first full-sized violin, I had to borrow one from the store I purchased it through, because it was taking forever to come. And that one had tape on the fingerboard, so by the time I had my own (many weeks later 😉 ) I didn’t need to put tape on because I had pretty much learned the fingerings.

How long have you been playing…[Read more]

About…3 and a half years. I started in March 2014, along with my oldest sister Elizabeth.
I’m not sorry I did, either. Even if it does get depressing sometimes. 😛

Yeah, it can be hard. I haven’t been learning for quite that long (mid-2015, I think), but I started a whole lot later than most people would, so I was able to learn some of it pretty quickly. I don’t practice as often as I should, though. 😛 Twice a week at least with orchestra and lessons, but still, I should do it more.

Twice a week…that makes me feel a little better about myself. XD I probably don’t even do that much currently though, not with consistency. I don’t have orchestra or lessons either. Being largely self-taught (and YOU-TUBE), I don’t have a whole bunch of accountability. :/
But I used to play it like 6 days a week! I have so plummeted. 😛

XD Yeah, I used to be really consistent too. It’s quite terrible, actually. I need to get back into doing it more, especially now since I’m also learning a second instrument.

Yeah, I need to too.

Maybe we could keep each other accountable? Set a goal to try and practise 30 minutes everyday (or something to that affect)? I’m finding keeping my word-count accountable to someone every day very helpful.