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Opening the Envelope
Sitting in a nice nearly empty and quiet library. People still seem to insist on using the computers in pairs who then sit next to me, but at least the pair next to me is a quiet one. Anyway: yesterday...
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How the conducting course went
Here are a few random details and thoughts from a sleepy mind. Maybe they can get less random later, with a bit of editing. The format Similar to a typical concert day, but with tutoring: Afternoon...
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Enjoyable concert: string rehearsal
Last night I went to the first rehearsal for a concert I’m playing in on Saturday. This is another nice event: it’s a mainly-choral concert which happens once a year. There is a small orchestra...
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Enjoyable concert: full rehearsal and concert day
I wrote the previous post after the first rehearsal. We had a second rehearsal on Friday night (with the choir and the full orchestra: Wednesday was just strings), and then a final rehearsal on...
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Violin surprise
As I mentioned, I’ve not had as much energy for things lately. That has particularly included violin practice. I didn’t play at all between Dec 20th (my last concert before Christmas) and Jan 3rd (the...
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Creative cycles
If you read this regularly, or read back a few pages, you’ll know that I’ve recently come back to blogging here after quite a long break, and that there’s been a mini-flurry of posts. You can read them...
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Some thoughts on hearing
More ear problems This week it turned out that although I may have had catarrh, my ear is definitely blocked on the outside too. So I’m going to make an appointment as soon as possible to have it...
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The urge returns
An overwhelming hunger to practise my violin, after months of not feeling much like playing. A dream the night before, which hinted that this urge might be on its way. Continue reading →
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How not to write violin fingering
What I found when I opened a violin part at orchestra, and why it was a bad idea. Continue reading →
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Another conducting course
Today's session of a conducting course I regularly play for, where choir conductors are given the chance to conduct a small orchestra. What happens, why I enjoy doing it, and some thoughts about...
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Audio illusion: the accelerating metronome
My experience of hearing a metronome apparently speed up as I relaxed after intensely practising some fast music; and a link to a possibly related piece of recent research. Continue reading →
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