Good Old Tunes

Elementor #1876

Susan — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 21:19:19 +0000

Tension is the Enemy. Here is the 4 1/2 Minute Solution.

Do You Celebrate the 24th of July as Pioneer Day?

Susan — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:15:50 +0000

Unedited Sample Post If you do, you know why I’m asking. And you very likely know why I have TWO sets of Frontier Favorites that have songs that were popular among American pioneers and settlers in the 19th Century. I can talk about my sister’s costume for the 1959 Centennial Celebration of Oregon – and …

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Christmas Carols

Susan — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:08:13 +0000

UNEDITED SAMPLE POST Christmas and Music. I think no other form of music has influenced me more than the music of Christmas. The ONE song I can play from memory on the piano is Joy to the World. One of my earliest memories is watching Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors on television. …

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Changing Strings – Fear Not!

Susan — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 12:56:38 +0000

UNEDITED SAMPLE BLOG You can do it. Your teacher doesn’t have to. I meet all kinds from “I let my teacher tune my violin and I just use fine tuners all the way” to “I’m building my violin from scratch, and if I could build strings from scratch, I would.” Ever notice that angels are …

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Should I Buy that Second-Hand Fiddle?

Susan — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 05:55:03 +0000

THIS IS AN UNEDITED BLOG JUST FOR SETTING UP PURPOSES I thought about titling this, “How to buy a violin on line and not get taken.” You will hear so much advice to not shop on line. But that’s not my advice at all. If you have never wondered whether you should pick up a “great …

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Adult Beginner: Oh, the Shame.

Susan — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 05:52:45 +0000

Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave.

Can I Teach Myself to Play the Violin?

Susan — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 05:51:58 +0000

THIS IS A FAKE POST FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES Why not? I’m not asking about all those dissenting voices that tell you you cant teach yourself what you don’t know – and if you try, you’ll just regret it when you find out all the bad habits you could have avoided. I mean to ask you, …

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Should I Use a Clip-on Tuner?

Susan — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 05:48:52 +0000

THIS IS A FAKE BLOG FOR LEARNING PURPOSES I’ve never used one. I have friends who swear by them. What’s the scoop? Am I someone who would benefit? Ask yourself this: Can you hear when someone is out of tune – and not just “wrong” but sharp or flat. Very sharp or very flat. Slightly …

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Fun and Familiar Tunes

Susan — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:54:12 +0000

Liquorice jelly beans marzipan soufflé pudding cotton candy sesame snaps. Powder croissant ice cream chupa chups sesame snaps lollipop lollipop.

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Susan — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:52:50 +0000

Liquorice jelly beans marzipan soufflé pudding cotton candy sesame snaps. Powder croissant ice cream chupa chups sesame snaps lollipop lollipop.