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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:20 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:40 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:21 pm
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Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:28 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:44 pm
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Well, I've got an interesting musical background. In fact this is freakishly long, I should just write a novel and shut up. XD
Today, I'm a bassoonist, and I'm majoring in music. Once I transfer to a university (I'm in a community college at the moment.) I will be majoring in music education specifically.
But I've only been playing bassoon for two years now. Before that, well, I played trumpet. Back in sixth grade I was easily influenced, and instead of really thinking through which instrument I should play, I followed my cousin on the trumpet. Because I thought he was so awesome being in the marching band of my high school, and I wanted to be just like him in that aspect. Well I ended up in that marching band, but in late 2004 I really started realizing that trumpet just wasn't the right thing for me...
So then I went through clarinet and alto saxophone. I also thought about french horn and oboe, but I never played either of them (and it's a good thing on the french horn, because I learned to dislike them... playing it wouldn't have helped. It would have been another instrument I'd leave under the bed forever. XD). Clarinet was a bit much for me. It really hurt my mouth really badly for some reason, and I failed majorly at it really... Couldn't even properly play a Bb major scale on it (which is for those who don't know, the scale in Bb keyed instruments that has no flats or sharps.). I didn't really suck that bad, I established a nice little range (just not for playing scales... if that makes any sense at all.), but the mouth hurting thing got to be really badly.
Alto saxophone, I LOVED. But the alto saxophone my family owns is screwed up and the octave key is like, missing. It's also really old and not pretty to look at, at all. XD But I loved the sound and I loved playing it, so I really hope to pick it up as a secondary someday when I get a job and have that kind of money for myself.
Then I found the bassoon. Yay. It was an instrument I was completely ignorant of before 10th grade, but somehow I managed to start getting into it around the same time I got the clarinet... In fact I became as obsessed with the bassoon as somebody who hasn't even touched one could become. I'm pretty sure I scared off every bassoonist that was ever in class with me. but in my senior year, I made a friend, and she let me hold her bassoon. (big deal to me back then. XD) and then I ended up getting my own bassoon because my grandparents are WAY TOO NICE.
Now an instrument that I hyped as much as the bassoon could never deliver what I expected it too, but somehow it did. It's like the only thing in my life that I had ever held high expectations for and they were met. So the bassoon was not another clarinet, I love it and don't suck too badly at it! biggrin
I got lucky with learning it too. I found a bassoon teacher in my city, and she had only one slot left to teach to, and I got it. Yay. It was so awesome for me, a few days before Christmas of 2006 I had my first bassoon lesson...
But oh my, this is so long. I have to wonder if anybody even read this. XD
I also play piano, but for college... Anyways... *shuts self up*
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:18 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:29 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:58 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:55 pm
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I'm Jennifer, and I'm 16. =)
My main instrument is the piano, started playing at 8, though I am currently suffering from a performance melt-down (following up a poor rendition in my AMEB 8th grade exam).
I started violin when I was 11, and flute when I was 13.
I am in the school orchestra, only by chance, as I was originally only invited to play as a guest pianist. I think my performance with them impressed the conductor enough for me to be officially part of the orchestra as a keyboardist/percussionist, without trials.
I hate it when 'musicians' and the alike, call pieces as 'songs'. It really peeves me, especially if they have claimed they have played the violin for years.
I'm in a dorment band. The only non-Japanese, in a Japanese-based band. We mix around a lot, with drums/vocals/keyboard being my circuit. I absolutely hate playing guitars, though the bass fascinates me. <3
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:40 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:24 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:15 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:48 pm
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:26 am
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Hey everyone.
My name's Marty. I'm a cellist. Have been playing cello for... 12 years now. Most of my life. I'm 19, male, play for fun now, but am also recording a record with an indie artist. I'm also working with a composer who's writing a solo cello piece for me to perform at her Composition Guild.
I grew up taking Suzuki, but progressed past that years ago. I'm currently without a trio or quartet (which makes me very sad) and am not much for orchestras anymore.
The most exciting thing I've ever done musically was to play Mendelssohn's Octet for four violins, two violas and two cellos. That was very exciting for me, quite a thrill. My quartet played with the Amati quartet for our benefit concert... it was amazing! ^__^
Favourite pieces... too many to name.
Composers: Bach, Britten, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Ravel, Piazzolla, Schubert, Barber, Vivaldi.
Favourite musicians: Turtle Island String Quartet, Yo Yo Ma, Denise Djokic.
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