Intrepid Jennifer, One trick I use--even when I haven't been swimming--is to paint the tips of my first, second, and third left hand fingers with NuSkin....
I'm a new violist from Thailand.I know nothing about brands of the instrument.So I need some suggestion about it since there are very few people play the viola...
Hi there: My name is Javier. I am new to the group. I have a quick question: Will lifting weights affect my viola playing? I was always taught not to lift ...
Hello, My name is Rajni. Music is my passion. I could be blind but not deaf ... wasn't sure, how hard and realistic it was going to be, then I found a number...
Ok, here's my take on this. I played piano at a highly competitive level, and in order to help myself compete 'evenly' with the guys,(HAH!!!!) my teacher had...
delph119@...
Sep 1, 2004 8:17 am
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Hello all, I have an instrument that needs some minor repairs, but the person I used to use is no longer in business. Can anyone recommend a repair shop in...
Having just been introduced to Baroque music and finding it to be some of the most delightful and 'freeing' music to play, I felt I must weigh in on this! A) I...
delph119@...
Sep 1, 2004 8:17 am
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Hi, I'm rejoining the list after being off for a number of years. I need to buy a silent electric practice viola so I can practice when my husband is asleep,...
Tell her to, Relax, Breath, they will not throw tomatoes at her even if she is a violist and PLAY HER HEART OUT!!!!!! No matter what happens, she should think...
delph119@...
Sep 1, 2004 8:18 am
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Hi Geri, I have written a piece for Viola, Harp and Flute called "Rebirth of the Goddess" after the Native American Creation Legend. The parts are very ...
Carolyn Broe, DM
maestra1@...
Sep 1, 2004 5:16 pm
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Congrats Jennifer on the triathlon. Aren't they fun? I am currently in my second viola career. There was a 20 year gap between my first and second attempt at...
Celia DeMartini
celiadm@...
Sep 1, 2004 5:47 pm
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... to go ... practiced. ... position ... problems ... Most of this reflects my own experience. I have found that by strengthening the large muscle groups,...
Check with Peter Seman at Seman Violins in Skokie, IL. He carries a complete line of electronic instruments. Les ... From: Elizabeth Dowry To:...
Les Jacobson
lesterjake@...
Sep 2, 2004 1:30 am
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Dear All, having recently lost all my e-mail addresses I now find I had to re-format my computer (or rather, I got my daughter to do it!) Having thought I'd...
Please do not store Yogurt inside your Viola! It makes for a very mushy sound, and the only way to get it out, to eat it, is with a long, flexible straw. Even...
Hello, Everyone. As some of you may know, I've been writing a Series of Works featuring the Clarinet in the last few years. A few weeks ago I finished writing ...
Hullo all: I cannot find the original email (address/posting) of the person who'd asked about/for viola & harp literature. I'd like to try to write a short...
Greyfeeld@...
Sep 2, 2004 4:12 pm
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Hello all, In Maurice Riley's "The History of the Viola" he mentions a viola sonata by Massimiliano Neri (1651) and I was wondering if it exists and if so...
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dabraccio@...
Sep 2, 2004 10:20 pm
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Hello guys, Thank you for all the advice on the instrument. I’m looking into some of the options each of you suggested. School is back in session so my...
I haven't seen this one in particular, but other CDs from this source that I've seen can be printed with pretty decent quality- if I can read 'em with my...
I have this CD and the Mozart and Beethoven CDs. They seem to be a late 19th century Breitkopf edition. The music has been scanned and shrunk to fit on letter...
A dumb question: How does one go about searching this site for old threads of discussion, such as cheap but good instruments, and weightlifting and the viola?...
wes and karen burnett
burnettm@...
Sep 3, 2004 7:30 pm
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I have some music to give away. Ten copies of the score of my new viola duet, Monolog i Krakowiak, were printed with the pagination not quite as I specified...
Michael Kimber
mkimber@...
Sep 3, 2004 7:31 pm
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V I O L A D A Y Free and open to viola players of all ages, as well as to all music lovers. BOWLING GREEN State University Moore Musical Arts Center Bowling...
ecsaba@...
Sep 3, 2004 8:32 pm
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Ooops -- I called it "Monolog i Krakowiak." That's the title of the solo on which the duet, "Dialog i Krakowiak" is based. Sorry for any confusion. MK ...
Michael Kimber
mkimber@...
Sep 4, 2004 4:04 am
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Dear Sheila, This Sonata of 1651 by M. Neri is listed in the Zeyringer book as a "borrowed" work. It is neither original or a transcription, according to him....