For what it's worth, 100 years ago hanging the fiddle on the wall was the standard storage method in the Jewish Shtetl in Russia. "How do you know how many men...
Yoel Epstein wrote: <<For what it's worth, 100 years ago hanging the fiddle on the wall was thestandard storage method in the Jewish Shtetl in Russia.>> Yeah,...
Dear Friends, There are still a few places at my summer course in Spain. It takes place in a lovely medieval town in Catalunia called Solsona and violas are...
I forgot the dates! August 12-24 Dear Friends, There are still a few places at my summer course in Spain. It takes place in a lovely medieval town in Catalunia...
To me it's a hassle and extra work, but I always put it away between practice sessions - and there's another good reason to do so - it's ready when you are...
You mean trepanation? I just had it done last week! Claire Callahan Goodman Yoel Epstein wrote: <<For what it's worth, 100 years ago hanging the fiddle on the...
Several of my friends have emailed to tell me how fantastic this show was. It is available for free for one week here. Oliver Sacks explores how the power of...
<<Oliver Sacks explores how the power of music can make the brain come alive.>> I've been doing it for 50 years - still waiting for said results. Nardo ...
... It may be a matter of personality and free time available that makes it "work" or not. What doesn't work for one might work for another. I for one find...
Jennifer Visick wrote: <<AND I can't understand why a luthier would hang a large number of instruments up on the wall if it was that large of a risk.>> That's...
Hi Nardo Once a container is full , you can not add any more stuff to it. And then it matters what are you filling the container with. But the part that "Comes...
Hi Bernie , long time no "C" Nardelah knows that . It comes and it goes. Have to catch it as it appears, even for a brief period. Have to be quick. How is your...
Well said Nardo I hang mine for easy access but when in traveling mode use the case. And to each his own. The Violin Shoppe makes a special "Hook" for the...
You need to be a bit younger when you start Nardo.... that's the problem - you were born too darn long ago. CN ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I certainly don't contemplate switching from viola to violin, but after having been a violist for 35 years I finally bought a good violin last year and started...
Eve + Jesko Abraham
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Jul 2, 2009 7:07 am
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A quibble: I'm probably in the minority here, but I'd like to voice some negative feelings about this show. First of all, I enjoy his books and can see how he...
Bernie Zaslav wrote: <<Malcom Gladwell, with his shtick about needing 10,000 hours for one to achieve real quality, makes a good point, too.>> Now, wait a...
Bernie's quibble: I, too, have read and listened to Musicophilia and watched the Musical Minds video. They are for the general audience - why would that be a...
...and just 53 years old! I started violin lessons just before I turned 50. I switched to the viola last September and last Saturday sat my first ever AMEB...
Hi Bernie Can he remove the tape-markings from the fingerboard too? Vitally ... From: Bernard Zaslav To: Viola List Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:04 PM ...
Bernie Zaslav wrote: <<> Okay. Nardo now has permission to move onto 2nd position and he may rosin his bow all by himself.>> Hey, I always use 2nd position...
Vitally wrote: <<Can he remove the tape-markings from the fingerboard too?>> What are you, nuts? How else do you expect me to play in tune? N. [Non-text...
Huh? On a more serious "Note " I bet by now you don't have to look at the sheet music anymore and follow the dots, Nardo. You play mostly by ear and what you...
I forgot Nardeleh you use Flux ? Vitally ... From: Nardo Poy To: viola@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [viola] Oliver Sacks ...
... Everyone's experience is different, but some of us are or have been doublers. I started on violin at about 4 years old--no surprise; my father was a...
John Howell
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Jul 2, 2009 9:56 pm
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... Aw shucks, I can't ever deny a pretty anything, but please feel free to pass if you've heard this one: You must choose your own locale, Marlboro, Music...
Nardo, I agree about second position. I have long been saying that half position and second position are the viola player's best friends. Violinsts seem to...
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