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Jun 1, 2008 8:30 am
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Hi group, I am trying to master the Chaconne. Let us look at bar 155. It is my strong believe that the first group of quarter notes should be played on the...
Yes, I'm going to the viola Congress. What the best way to go from Sky Harbour International Airport to the Arizona State University? Is there any lumusine or...
Dear Kees, I would gently slide my hand up the (1/2?) step to the next note. I don't have the music in front of me, but in general, I think jumping or ...
ViolaGin@...
Jun 1, 2008 6:11 pm
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Most New learners to Viola ( and Violin for that matter) hold their left hand too close to the scroll. Learn to place your hand loosely in the centre of the...
... While that's quite true, it's almost peripheral. The former is decoding; the latter is reading. And of course you need to practice reading the clefs in...
John Howell
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Jun 2, 2008 12:47 am
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... I don't have the music handy, so I can only answer generally. ... Well yes, and ViolaGin has already mentioned it. Do not "jump" to second position;...
John Howell
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Jun 2, 2008 1:09 am
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From an obituary by Martin Anderson at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/carl-f-flesch-writer-and-son-of -the-violinist-834612.html Carl F. Flesch:...
".........I humbly submit playing the right note is WAY more important than naming or writing it....." Agreed. I'm not the best sight-reader in the world,...
PS I did once manufacture some flash cards for an adult beginners' class. Rather than dwelling on note names, I based them on fingers. Each card gave the...
Some of you may remember that about a year ago Gabriela Frank’s La Llorona for viola and orchestra received much praise on this list after its première in...
I was stunned when I switched from Dominant (supposedly gut sound without the gut trouble) to gut (first Pirastro, now Dlugolecki), how much it affected sound,...
viola@...
Jun 3, 2008 12:35 am
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Dear friends and colleagues, The following is performance info. about a new viola work to be premiered at the Spoleto Festival this weekend. The info. is...
ROZANNAW@...
Jun 3, 2008 1:20 am
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Hi John, it was just my assumption that instant, accurate and musically correct sight reading in orchestra or small ensemble was the number one priority in...
My son (11 years old) spoke to his teacher last night about switching from violin to viola. His teacher (and his ensemble teacher also) said NO--because my...
Yes, using a too big instrument may cause some physical problems, such as tendonites, problems on his back, etc. I think he many continue with the violin and...
What joy it is if one is finally able to play that tearjearking sorrow music. ( JSBach of course) Today I studied the Andante of Sonata II for solo violin for...
Hi Group, As my daughter heads off to colloege as a viola performance major with violin on the side, she is thinking of getting a double case to carry them in...
If the violin and viola are expensive, I would get a good double case to protect the instruments. MANFIO. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Kees, Thank you for sharing your feelings about this beautiful music. And it is good to hear of your progress. Thanks again. Rick Draganowski (Soli Deo...
Hi all, I was having a discussion with my teacher today about so called "equal temperament" vs. the unequal - where there are high leading tones... etc......
As a theorist I have to say that if we make differences for them on paper we HAVE to acknowledge that they are indeed different pitches with different...
Hi Shawne, Yes - there are large numbers of students here where I live that are taught exactly that - equal temperament. And several professional orchestral...
... It's true that good intonation on a string instrument doesn't use equal temperament. String playing doesn't conform to any of the fixed-pitch tuning...
As a beginner student of music who was just reading about temperament yesterday, I must say that I was a little scared with the title of this thread. I thought...
Some tuners are adjustable as to temperament, but most simply assume equal temperament which means the only note "in tune" is A-440 (or whatever you assign to...
... A perfect fifth is a musical interval. It's the distance between a D and an A, regardless of the tuning system that's being used. So if you play a D and an...
I'm sorry, Cameron, but I don't agree at all. If it were simply a by product of lettering then it wouldn't matter which letter you chose to use as long as it...
Indeed... and the problem I see here, where I live is that most of the young string players in this town are taught along the lines of "equal temperament". I...
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