 Please Please notice that here below, I present holding the instrument and preventing injuries. Why?  Tune your Fiddles!(new tab--or--window) I have used this 'online' Metronome for years. Metronome Online(new tab--or--window) For me a timer is essential Online Egg Timer(new tab--or--window) Musical Terms(new tab--or--window) Here is a link to one of the most comprehensive online musical term dictionaries I have seen to date. The terms such as ritardo, leggero when they present themselves in my program are always there. Though for classical guitar, the terms are very much universal. Some of the Worlds Best Practice Advice: Hilary Hahn(new tab--or--window) Balancing this pesky pesky instrument! (new tab--or--window) And-Preventing Injuries (new tab--or--window) (A Pay site, and well worth it--Subscribe to this blog!! Focus on Tip of the month) "As for the chin-rest, the one used should be adapted to the individual neck, so that by means of holding it the player is able to hold it easily and without strain" (Leopold Auer) Finally and not present here, create an online practice journal for yourself, but please be careful not to make the journal the focus of your efforts too broadly if you are like me and like to express period. Ideally, it would be within your learning community, but is just as easily achieved at Blogspot or some other blogging place. These, are lessons learned. I have done this from the beginning, and I think maybe watching Ben Chan , a talented popular violinist on youtube, talk about his tradition of keeping journals somehow brought this helpful tool back to mind. Obviously, I have been neglecting mine but will try and revisit the notion as an example for you. |
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The Mountain Mary Beth Kirkpatrick, 1st Chair, WV Symphony, Studio, Gorby's Music, 7th Ave., Charleston WV. Amelia Chan, Concertmistress, WV Symphony, Charleston WV Montclaire String Quartet Coach, Christine Carr McGuire, War , WV; alum, honors, UCinn. Conservatory, Pi Kappa Lambda. There will be no direct solicitation on this site The Hollow"Thanks a lot for organizing and posting these videos..... In just a few viewing minutes I've received answers to basic questions which I've been asking for years! I enjoy reading your posts..." (Patricia) My Mountain...born in the mountains, climbed the mountain, tilled the rocky soil, heard the song of the hollows, and learned the names of the stars on a cold clear winter night on my favorite ridge, 'everyman's' chapel. Al Justice |
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