tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post2669646325591948263..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: The lament of the classical guitaristCath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-70815964645952128362008-03-29T14:05:00.000-07:002008-03-29T14:05:00.000-07:00Hey CAE, by all means e-mail me the music. I'd be ...Hey CAE, by all means e-mail me the music. I'd be so happy to pick it up again. Wayfarer, you should be fine, with piano and ballet as background, you'll be strumming along before you know it.makitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946226160704777285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-60809221538077534882008-03-29T08:56:00.000-07:002008-03-29T08:56:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.AMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909766245880500085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-43258709001307851342008-03-28T21:03:00.000-07:002008-03-28T21:03:00.000-07:00Awww...believe it or not I was once trained classi...Awww...believe it or not I was once trained classically on the piano but it feels like it was another lifetime ago and I'm trying to do this time around from a totally different perspective - campfires and potlucks during long winter nights. I'm definately a beginer on the guitar but having the piano (not to mention the classical ballet training I had for eons - I actually danced professionally!)Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-84465718274591314312008-03-27T11:15:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:15:00.000-07:00p.s. I have a spare guitar (the cheap one I bought...p.s. I have a spare guitar (the cheap one I bought when I arrived) so you can play that if you come to Vancouver! I'm going to give it to my nephews eventually but they're still a bit too small for it.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-71576341876494152172008-03-27T11:02:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:02:00.000-07:00I'll email you the stuff I scan for Wayfarer, and ...I'll email you the stuff I scan for Wayfarer, and you can let me know if it's too easy or hard. I have my graded exam books (level 1-6), which have some good stuff in them, plus some other bits and pieces. It's been a while since I got any new music!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-17145210561985567262008-03-27T08:13:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:13:00.000-07:00What kind of level? Well, uhmmm, I don't know. I s...What kind of level? Well, uhmmm, I don't know. I started playing when I was 12, took private lessons until I was 18. Then I broke my wrist in a T-shape, and it took years to heal. I've picked the guitar up from time to time since then, and I can still play some of the old music that I have on yellowing old sheets and books. I still have every piece of music that I was given by my teacher decades makitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946226160704777285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-57614538233680218442008-03-27T07:18:00.000-07:002008-03-27T07:18:00.000-07:00Ooh, another classical guitarist! Got any good mus...Ooh, another classical guitarist! Got any good music? I'm going to look through my stash this weekend for some beginner level music for Wayfarer, what kind of level are you at?Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-68166510613538432282008-03-27T03:52:00.000-07:002008-03-27T03:52:00.000-07:00I play classical guitar too! I usually play by mys...I play classical guitar too! I usually play by myself and for myself, rarely daring to let others hear what I play. Like you I couldn't transfer a song to save my life, so sadly I wouldn't be much help.makitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946226160704777285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41930695848958642812008-03-26T16:48:00.000-07:002008-03-26T16:48:00.000-07:00If we can find some sheet music for guitar, piano,...If we can find some sheet music for guitar, piano, violin and sax we're in business!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if there's a connection between female scientists and the inability to improvise. It seems like more than a coincidence that we're all in the same boat!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-88115453873237045552008-03-26T13:21:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:21:00.000-07:00I am so jealous! That sounds like a lot of fun. ...I am so jealous! That sounds like a lot of fun. I'm like you... I played saxophone in middle/high school and can't play anything except with notes in front of my face. This is kind of a bad thing for a saxophonist :-)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41909835314386057012008-03-26T10:54:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:54:00.000-07:00Yeah, good point. That's one of the bad things ab...Yeah, good point. That's one of the bad things about playing the piano...lack of portability. Mine is a ~600 lb monster, which probably will not fit nicely under the seat in front of me or in an overhead compartment. :-)<BR/><BR/>I did get slightly better at improv, although that's not saying much given that I couldn't have gotten worse. Part of the problem was that I hadn't really listened Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-66812004544744904292008-03-26T07:24:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:24:00.000-07:00Dude, we're not friends?;)BTW, it's worth bearing ...Dude, we're not friends?<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>BTW, it's worth bearing in mind that I don't blog about the week nights when we watch Survivor and fall asleep on the sofa at 9.30! <BR/><BR/>It sounds like we could get a pretty decent music evening going between us! Mad Hatter, we'll have to come round to yours unless you want to cart your piano around. Did you learn how to improvise eventually?<BR/Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-60362242700232390662008-03-25T21:40:00.000-07:002008-03-25T21:40:00.000-07:00Oh, I can totally relate! I had a very classical i...Oh, I can totally relate! I had a very classical instruction in violin, and never did figure out how to improvise. Haven't played in a decade though and don't own a violin anymore (mine was hand-made a century ago, couldn't take it out of Ukraine since it is an antique - stupid laws!), so it is unlikely I'll play again.<BR/><BR/>I hope you pull this off - it'll be great to hear all the fun ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-26298311868232818902008-03-25T19:53:00.000-07:002008-03-25T19:53:00.000-07:00I'm just like you--I play classical piano and pref...I'm just like you--I play classical piano and prefer to have notes in front of me. I joined the jazz band in high school and had to learn how to improv. Oh, the horror! :-)Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-14386467986076851922008-03-25T19:24:00.000-07:002008-03-25T19:24:00.000-07:00Dude, I want to be your friend -- your life sounds...Dude, I want to be your friend -- your life sounds so fun and interesting! <BR/>EGM is like you, playing only classical guitar, except that for some reason he thinks it's lame to play songs people know. whatev.<BR/><BR/>I think you should get your friends to play. You know they're only saying they are out of practice because they are being shy.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.com