tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post8682050416480141527..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-18681037399559881852011-02-10T21:19:46.942+01:002011-02-10T21:19:46.942+01:00I was a quitter too because of indulgent parents. ...I was a quitter too because of indulgent parents. I wouldn't let my children quit until they got good at their instruments and they are grateful today. <br /><br />Strange how life works.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145008534811435024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-73875697854798310652011-02-10T14:11:46.565+01:002011-02-10T14:11:46.565+01:00Oh yes, violin lessons began again here after a lo...Oh yes, violin lessons began again here after a long and quiet summer break. Miss e broke her arm in early November so she has had an extended break. She had her first lesson with new teacher this week and is keen again. Miss i has her first high school lesson tomorrow but has already attended the symphony orchestra practice and strings orchestra this week. It is great Sapphire is back into practice. Viola players are an extremely precious commodity in this area and scholarships are being promoted. For her sake, ride it until high school at least because the opportunities for joining bands, ensembles and orchestras are endless. And great ways to belong immediately to a group.Vanessahttp://www.vanessawith3.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-80770735671020565182011-02-10T07:16:23.090+01:002011-02-10T07:16:23.090+01:00Have read your comment Kath & see the darling ...Have read your comment Kath & see the darling girl is practicing again, how lovely to hear (from here at least, being nowhere near Adelaide). I think it's cool she's gone with the less ubiquitous viola and congratulate her on attempting it at all.<br /><br />I would have gone the cello myself. There's just something sexy about its heft and bulk and the strength required to press down those darn strings. Well, and the strength to carry the darn thing around - that I lack/ed more than musical talent.<br /><br />In the US when I was a kid it was Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. Which makes a lot more sense really. Who wants to be good for a banana?<br /><br />p.s. - indeed the blog has moved entirely. i now be doing my thing here: msbloom.tumblr.comeleanor bloomhttp://msbloom.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-85359098150884378492011-02-10T05:26:29.387+01:002011-02-10T05:26:29.387+01:00I had the exact same experience Kath. I convinced ...I had the exact same experience Kath. I convinced my parents I needed a piano and they bought me a second hand one. I can't recall how long I lasted in lessons but I hated it. I too could never read music properly but somehow memorised the songs? I hope I can encourage a love of music in my children though and hope they choose an instrument to learn at some stage. For now it's bashing on tambourines and the demo on the toy piano. They both love to dance so maybe that will be their calling?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551660836260625515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-32062292430491515372011-02-09T23:18:23.647+01:002011-02-09T23:18:23.647+01:00As somebody who has a minor regret for not having ...As somebody who has a minor regret for not having piano lessons as a kid (though I did Music through to Matric and I used to play the flute) I can see where everybody is coming from. It's great Saph's taking an interest - and practicing. For me, I still wish I could play the piano - maybe that can be next on the list of things to do.Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-63529944914215874492011-02-09T22:57:35.086+01:002011-02-09T22:57:35.086+01:00We had a chat about it last night and she wants to...We had a chat about it last night and she wants to keep up with it because "it sounds great when it's part of the school's Senior Strings band," which it does. Also it helps that she does have a soft spot for classical music and slower stuff: she's not a hip-hop or dance music fan but I'm always happy to help her track down music that she likes.<br /><br />This blog can be quirky old beast - when I wittered on a few weeks ago about my Achilles it then got injured and is worse than ever and now that I've written about Sapph's waning love of the viola she has practised - un-nagged - every single night this week!<br /><br />And yes Franz, we've given her music that she likes. 'Titanic' songs mostly at the moment.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-83519372508795540022011-02-09T21:24:24.180+01:002011-02-09T21:24:24.180+01:00Miss NN the elder started on the piano but after a...Miss NN the elder started on the piano but after a year and her not practising we stopped the lessons, she did learn to read music took up another instrument as part of a band, and 4 years later she is studying for grade 5, Miss NN the younger started the Saxophone but her interest wafts and wanes depending what she is doing and we have to nag nag to practice, so do not give up and keep encouraging. Hope millie's leg is oknuttynotonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-30322811356841638042011-02-09T20:38:11.194+01:002011-02-09T20:38:11.194+01:00Ah so true. Keep plugging plugger, she won't r...Ah so true. Keep plugging plugger, she won't regret it when she's older. Well perhaps the choice of instrument but it will help her pick up another if she chooses. I did exactly the same as you and gave up piano at 10. My mother played it all her life and her baby grand is still sitting in the corner next door. Not one of us plays more than chopsticks. I love it when someone who does, comes over and tickles the ivoriesBainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-91082258341425993992011-02-09T11:54:36.798+01:002011-02-09T11:54:36.798+01:00I love music passionately but cannot imagine playi...I love music passionately but cannot imagine playing an instrument as I have no talent for music at all. I remember some music lessons in school and being absolutely lost most of the time. My husband plays guitar and bouzouki and can't read music but learns songs in one go by ear - he tells me about playing and his experiences and I am interested but can barely comprehend - I didn't even know all the TERMS used in your post! (glad you reminded me viola is the giant violin, I was going to have to google it). Kudos to anyone who plays music and is good at it - good luck to Sapphire, hope she continues the music in some form.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-24148716071373550942011-02-09T11:07:06.437+01:002011-02-09T11:07:06.437+01:00I played the viola for 8 years - hated practising ...I played the viola for 8 years - hated practising but loved orchestras enough to keep going. Maybe see f there's something different she can do with it, I remember playing in 3 different orchestras and a band at one point, and desperately trying to figure out jazz scales to join a jazz band (although that had a lot more to do with a certain band member at the time).<br /><br />Trying to play after a long break is so depressing, it sounds HORRIBLE!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098708210972869491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-57901293092359648842011-02-09T10:33:18.604+01:002011-02-09T10:33:18.604+01:00As a child who was nagged to within an inch of her...As a child who was nagged to within an inch of her life to practice the piano I swore I would never do the same to my kids.<br /><br />Last year Will tried guitar lessons for a few months. He was quite good, had a good ear but just wouldn't practice. We had to give up in the end because it was just money down the toilet.<br /><br />Now Marianna is doing piano (after my mum donated my sister's old piano to us). She loves the lessons but again just won't practice. We're not at the point where she has two more weeks to prove her commitment (sounds so ridiculous considering she's FIVE). Then we give up for a year or two and possibly give it another try.<br /><br />As a parent I find it hard to know which way to go with these things.deepkickgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680613104887320179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-27345076656678242342011-02-09T07:40:35.184+01:002011-02-09T07:40:35.184+01:00G'Day Kath,
If I had chosen the guitar over t...G'Day Kath,<br /><br />If I had chosen the guitar over the trombone I might have stuck at it. Had I started earlier than 11 I might have done too. <br /><br />Still, I managed five years before I got bored. I also used to be able to read music (probably can't now though). <br /><br />I didn't start until I was eleven so it is never to late to switch.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-55252271137060253752011-02-09T06:42:29.048+01:002011-02-09T06:42:29.048+01:00To me, the solution is clear and in your second la...To me, the solution is clear and in your second last paragraph. Ask Sapphire if she would prefer switching to a different instrument now that the viola is not so interesting anymore. Since she has an ear for music and can read it too, learning something should be continued if she's at all willing. If she isn't willing, then maybe a year or two off wouldn't hurt. She's had a good grounding and will be able to pick it up easily later. Or sooner, if the high school Sapph's going to next year has a good music class/teacher. And doesn't music count as one of the Math subjects when being graded at Uni? <br />I also regret not being able to play anything, but I can't read music either and never did have any lessons, which was probably a good thing since I'm tone deaf and can't sing either.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-86001367634618325272011-02-09T06:11:15.682+01:002011-02-09T06:11:15.682+01:00There's a comic I can't be bothered findin...There's a comic I can't be bothered finding, but it's basically a picture of a guy honking away on a french horn or something and the caption is:<br />"When your mother said that it would be great for you to learn a musical intstrument, she meant the guitar"<br /><br />As a childhood clarinetist/saxophonist, I can tell you that's true. Maybe not the guitar in particular, but something which plays music that you yourself like. What kind of music does Saph like? Maybe think about learning that so that she can enjoy making the music, rather than just learning it and having that be the goal. It's like learning how to lay bricks and never being allowed to build a house. <br /><br />WV: pring!franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-18667373093290091502011-02-09T04:25:52.194+01:002011-02-09T04:25:52.194+01:00My previous piano had woodworm. It also resounded ...My previous piano had woodworm. It also resounded a bit but was a quality instrument. I got my current piano at an op shop in Preston for $200. It came here on a ute and three of us had an enormous battle getting it inside. I've removed most of the cabinet, intending to get it restored, but never have; the pieces are all leaning against the wall. The only trouble with it was a few hammers were sticking. I freed them up with WD40, which gave some folks a laugh. Often I get in a mood and bang out Jerry Lee Lewis numbers, but an upright can't really handle that sort of thing, the hammers are too slow. <br />I advise all young people to learn an instrument and play it for life, you can play your way out of anything.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-40050407143638736092011-02-09T02:45:18.137+01:002011-02-09T02:45:18.137+01:00It would be good if she could keep some connection...It would be good if she could keep some connection with written music at least. It is not like riding a bicycle. You do forget. My piano teacher is now banged up for child offences. He was creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-78478223628518616742011-02-09T02:29:58.415+01:002011-02-09T02:29:58.415+01:00As someone who played piano and clarinet for most ...As someone who played piano and clarinet for most of my life but stopped during university as academics took over, I can say that I hope Sapphire sticks with it! I've just started popping onto the piano again when I visit my parents' place, and it's such a wonderful escape to just be able to play my old Broadway and movie soundtrack sheet music and sing to myself for fun :)<br /><br />But I definitely went through the being-nagged-by-my-mum-and-not-allowed-to-quit phase, too!Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-28428003341342283472011-02-09T02:29:49.594+01:002011-02-09T02:29:49.594+01:00Oh wow. I hope she stays with it. I have a tin e...Oh wow. I hope she stays with it. I have a tin ear and it is one of the many things I regret. So many people get so much pleasure from something that just doesn't do it for me. I, too, learnt the viola (briefly). Reading music was beyond me, and I left. But there is a fair size part of me that is sorry.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com