First Violin Recital
This is really funny.
My first violin recital will be tomorrow. My instructor, Miss Jane Henry, is having several of her students from different schools get together. We’re each going to play one or two solo pieces, then we are all going to do a group jam.
Did I mention that I am older than all the other students combined?
Friday, May 23 at 7:00 pm
Beacon Hill Presbyterian Chr
1101 W Woodlawn Ave # 101
San Antonio, TX 78201
May 27th, 2003 at 10:13 pm
You know, if you take mainstream pop music and only play the g-clef parts, then you normally can play the melodies to popular tunes (every bit as easily as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.) If you have two notes on top of each other, then you usually just play the one on the bottom. Most of music is “decoration.”
Makes it a bit more interesting while you’re still learning the ropes. I have that 2 volume set of Beatles songs. If you get bored with Row, Row, Row Your Boat, you may borrow it.
Even cooler is my collection of Alexander Varlamov sheet music. I bet he’d sound cool on the violin. His music is very basic, but super cool.
Sheryl
May 27th, 2003 at 3:05 pm
Sheryl,
Heh. I still have those tunes in my head.
May 27th, 2003 at 2:44 am
I just noticed the change in “What I’m Listening To” section. That was pretty subtle.
May 23rd, 2003 at 4:07 pm
Have a great time, David!
May 23rd, 2003 at 3:18 pm
Good luck with your recital.
– Sheryl
May 22nd, 2003 at 8:16 pm
Thanks for the support, everyone. I’ll see what I can come up with in the way of an audio recording. I warn you; it won’t be pretty.
Good call on not wanting to raise the ire of the orchestar parents, spoon. If they’re willing to subject their own children to that kind of torture, what do you think they’re prepared to do to a total stranger?
May 22nd, 2003 at 8:01 pm
Hrmmmm… a recording, eh? Suddenly I’m inspired to go get a digital camcorder and do some reading on A/V editting…
As for scaring the children, I’ll try my best. Not to scare them, I mean. If there’s one group of folks you don’t want to throw down it’s orchestra parents… they fight dirty.
May 22nd, 2003 at 6:25 pm
Too many jokes all at once…must refrain!
I’m with Lisa in NJ on the audio file. This cannot be left unrecorded. Come on, SA people, help us out!
May 22nd, 2003 at 5:31 pm
Hey David, I’m so excited about your recital! I took up the cello a few months ago, and I, too, am older than all the other students (in the world, possibly) combined…so I’ll be looking forward to hearing about your group jam! Best of luck on the solos! Try to get an audio file for your fans, okay?
May 22nd, 2003 at 3:54 pm
Good Luck David, wish I could see this one!!
May 22nd, 2003 at 2:28 pm
Spoon, you may *not* frighten the children.
Staceyjoy, I’ll be doing O Come Little Children, Long Long Ago, and Perpetual Motion on the D string as solos; I’ll be playing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ensemble with the others.
And it’s FREE! Where can you get an entertainment value like that these days?
Kelly, I’ll do good, li’l buddy.
May 22nd, 2003 at 2:16 pm
Whoa.
A chance to heckle 8 year olds *and* David. Cannot pass this up.
“Play some Skynard!!!! Woooo!!!”
May 22nd, 2003 at 1:50 pm
I’ll be there in spirit, D! What piece are you playing?
May 22nd, 2003 at 1:40 pm
I will be there! You do us proud now, little buddy!