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Christmas Party
Any & all Christmas related music is welcome
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Your duets are amazing Sharon!  Love them. heart

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. Johann S.Bach

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My feeble attempt at Silent night.

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SharonC

Very nice job on O Come, O Come Emmanuel.

Thank you for posting

 

Mark

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@Mark that sounds more like a pro attempt to me.  Id like to sound as good.  Great playing.

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@ABitRusty  @JohnG @ELCBK @AnnyJ  @Mark Thanks for all your comments on my O Come, O Come Emmanuel! smile

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  @Mark  Your Silent Night is beautiful.  Such a nice tone on your violin--Thanks for posting it & joining the the Party!

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@Mark - 

PERFECT! 

I have not heard a more beautiful 'Silent Night'! 

Your 'Nearer My God to Thee" was outstanding, as well. 

Your tone and vibrato were just absolutely lovely, and

I enjoyed every second of both of your performances! 

So happy you joined the Christmas Party! 

THANK YOU! 

 

Merry Christmas! 

- Emily

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ABitRusty, SharonC, ELCBK

Thank you for the kind words.

Mark

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Albert Sammons

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Wow both really good Sharon and mark. I’d love to get to your level !!! 

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absolutely excellen5 mark, beautiful tone and vibrato, pleasure to listen to.

Cant beat a sunny day

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Brillant stuff sharon, I will have to gEt somsthing Together, difficult playing tofollow from you and mark, well done

Cant beat a sunny day

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I agree with Stringy really nice to listen to. 

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Here is mine. It it needs a lot of practice!

Also been adjusting my shoulder rest and it feels much more comfortable and I’m not feeling like I’m looking down!

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Katie,

Very good, I enjoyed that.

Mark

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Well it was from memory as I mess myself up with sight-reading after hitting the record button. I know I missed some of the bowing and I missed a few notes but I count it as success. I really need to work on my stage presence as I look like I'm at a funeral. Thanks to Violaman for the arrangement.

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That was great, @Katie L !  I wish my bow arm looked as good as yours does when I first started!  I had to do a lot of work to straighten mine out-- 

Are you using a Bon Musica shoulder rest (I think that's what I see in your video)?  That is what I've been using for the last couple of years.  I use a cut-up piece of red cosmetic sponge on mine.  It's not unusual for people to need to make adjustments to them--we're all so different in how we find the best, comfortable way to play. 

@Ripton That was wonderful!  I don't have too many things memorized--it can be easier to play when you've got it in memory, though.

We got us a Party now!

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@stringy & @Katie L   Thank you!smile

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@Katie L -

You played Wonderful! 

Really enjoyed listening to your Christmas Carol! 

I LOVE THIS PARTY! 

Thank you for sharing your music! 

- Emily

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@SharonC ... here you go.  tuning E string is optional right?

           eggnog may have been involved in the making of this video

Was going to wear a lamp shade but figured it was a little over the top...

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@ABitRusty - 

WHAT A GROOVY SURPRISE! 

...where's your Posse? 

Really enjoyed listening to that! 

Now you've gone & gotten me feelin' all Jolly. 

JUST WHAT I NEEDED! 

Thank you!

 

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Btw, next time you change the oil in the Ol' Truck,

save some out for that pesky E string. (lol)

...why doesn't my eggnog have any of that stuff in it?

- Emily

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