Comments on: Early Shakespeare, and orchestra report

By: Rachael Rosenthal

Rachael Rosenthal — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:52:23 +0000

Speaking of oboe… So I’m an adult who has played oboe for a couple of years and has just moved to Vienna. I would love to find an ensemble to play with. Is your orchestra looking for any more players? :-) (and are lessons at the school included? :-))

By: beta

beta — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:03:19 +0000

yeah, they always do brag about their complicated reed-making, don’t they. i say anything with strings goes. the more strings, the better, of course… you should try the harp, it’s easy. very satisfying.

By: mig

mig — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:39:20 +0000

Cool link. Those pedals freak me out just looking at them. She seems to be handling them well, though, so I guess they’re doable. Looping intrigues me.

By: Bauke

Bauke — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:09:48 +0000

If you’re into composing here’s a neat trick…

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2009/03/theresa-andersson-is-phenomenal.html

:-)

By: mig

mig — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:13:33 +0000

Good to see the brevity/wit filter is working.

By: anne

anne — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:38:13 +0000

All I wanted to say was JAW HARP but apparently your comment filter does not believe that brevity is the soul of wit so now I am trying to leave a longer comment in order to appease it.

By: k.

k. — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:52:03 +0000

i wish i had useful, helpful suggestions, but all i have is “i love reading mig.”

By: mig

mig — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:02:55 +0000

well, i originally thought an electric cello would be the best of both of those worlds, like a yeowling cat that will never love you, maybe, but after buying the instrument i had no money left over for an amp and was reduced to wearing headphones and pretending. even the theremin overpowers the dinky little speaker i got. so, still looking. coincidentally, my cello lesson went well today. we concentrated on playing bits of the tune i am learning by heart, because it turns out i can concentrate on the sound and the music better that way, and my playing was much better.
ukuleles, though, i definitely need more of those in my life.
sometimes i think composition might be the most satisfying gig, because one gets to experiment with anything capable of producing sounds.

By: gordon

gordon — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:55:44 +0000

Yes, I can recommend the electric guitar. No bowing, plus music and fingers (Jerry Garcia) are optional.

If your relationship to playing the cello is like being married to a beautiful woman who will never love you back, playing the electric guitar is like being one of those people who is not ashamed they have cats instead of a spouse. Yeowling, unspayed cats.

Coincidentally, my dad stopped threatening to get out the belt around the time I picked up the electric guitar, although, had I played baseball or football as a kid, he probably would have stopped earlier.

By: Meagan

Meagan — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:50:52 +0000

I am not sure electric guitar is even a woman, but if it isn’t perhaps you should consider a homosexual relationship. And if it is, hey… you can make that woman scream pretty easy, I’ll bet.

Yes, comments like these are the reason I shouldn’t be up this early, but my suggestion stands… try electric guitar.

By: mig

mig — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:51:18 +0000

Coincidentally, I witnessed a long reed-making discussion. I was not tempted to switch to reeds.

By: joeri

joeri — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:48:25 +0000

Don’t consider to change to the oboe. That woman has heavy maintenance: the making of reeds…