tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post2563870854399856175..comments2023-09-15T02:40:58.916-07:00Comments on Move Along. Nothing To See Here.: Dirk Flinthart Endorses...Flintharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-53907506162483391882009-12-11T02:24:27.611-08:002009-12-11T02:24:27.611-08:00I've been thinking along those lines myself, H...I've been thinking along those lines myself, Hughesy. I mean - he can read music by now. And if we establish what the native scale of the instrument might be, that's a place to start.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-7009414582346714522009-12-11T02:21:47.872-08:002009-12-11T02:21:47.872-08:00French Horn = Valves = Scales for dexterity. Tona...French Horn = Valves = Scales for dexterity. Tonality can come from listening a recording of himself and comparing it to the type of sound he hears on a professional recording.<br /><br />I always found that 'visualising' helps the sound.. is it 'dark and chocolate like', is it 'laser bright'<br /><br />ifn he's storming up the violin then I daresay he's got no problems with being able to tune a note. The fun part is training the lips to hit the note, valves only take you so close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-58139674601398333082009-12-11T00:56:53.604-08:002009-12-11T00:56:53.604-08:00Actually - get him one anyway and let him figure o...Actually - get him one anyway and let him figure out how to play it himself - it is only a machine for making noise afterall. He can pick up technique later on if he still gets the same buzz out of it..hughesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952271152178706348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-81415402762829858732009-12-11T00:40:07.593-08:002009-12-11T00:40:07.593-08:00Yeah, know the problem - my cello teacher is now o...Yeah, know the problem - my cello teacher is now officially too far away for lessions since petrol went up.hughesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952271152178706348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-62649155312395744932009-12-10T23:52:29.514-08:002009-12-10T23:52:29.514-08:00Mr Barnes: I herewith manfully restrain the urge t...Mr Barnes: I herewith manfully restrain the urge to tell you I've been training him to FART "Silent Night" on command, and respectfully acknowledge Hughesy's nudge in the direction of the violoncello -- or 'cello' as it is more commonly known.<br /><br />Hughesy... I love the French Horn too. But there's no goddam teacher out here! And he's already storming the violin!Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-42594059052056919482009-12-10T23:28:25.698-08:002009-12-10T23:28:25.698-08:00Hey FH - Elder son book gift idea for x-mas.
A t...Hey FH - Elder son book gift idea for x-mas. <br /><br />A thing called the cello suites is out now on the shelves - Allen & Unwin. I read it in MS for the publishers and its a cracker - <br /><br />http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781742371597<br /><br />"One autumn evening, not long after ending a stint as a rock music critic, Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites. There, in a spine-tingling moment, something unlikely happened: he fell deeply in love with the music, and had to hear more, know more. So began an epic quest that would unravel three centuries of mystery, intrigue, history, politics and passion."<br /><br />If the boy likes a bit of a quest story, he'll love this.<br /><br />Ooooh - a French Horn - beautiful instrument, beautiful sound. If he is excited by the concept of mastering it, he should go there.hughesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952271152178706348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-19465514988627453732009-12-10T20:46:53.711-08:002009-12-10T20:46:53.711-08:00Sorry I should know this, apologies
but on what d...Sorry I should know this, apologies<br /><br />but on what did Elder Son play "Silent Night" on?Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.com