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Hi Rattus,
Very nice playing.
Haha, we do have some common in the name. Isn't it nice!
You're doing well for such an early stage into it. I actually expected to be a lot worse than that.
Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing.
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thank you.
hehe I saw your name earlier, and noticed the rattieness.
:p
I'm uploading another little video with two attempts at love me tender that go iffy at the end, and then just going through the notes on the strings.
because even though I didn't have it right, I still felt like the progress was good.
I'm having some trouble isolating individual strings, and not catching the adjacents on the bow strokes, but I suppose that will come in time. it could also be the bridge, (or it could be the old adage of a workman blaming their tools :p)
the guitarist in me keeps muting those strings with my left hand when that happens.
I really am enjoying this learning process, and it's nice that I don't feel like it's good enough to share, as everyone is so nice here. 
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Doing nice Rattus.
Did you have any trouble getting the left handed violin? I've never seen one in a shop, or on eBay for that matter
Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of 
..... What was I saying???? 
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I love that song...I recognized it.. Yay for you. Keep up the good work. 
Congrats.
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Doing nice Rattus.Did you have any trouble getting the left handed violin? I've never seen one in a shop, or on eBay for that matter
that's just my webcam playing mind tricks with you there @Ferret
it shows things like a mirror image.
it took me a while to notice, then I realised the boys pumpkincube was in the wrong corner of their cage. only THEN did I notice the door and stairs were on opposite sides and I appeared to be playing left handed, like Ziggy Stardust. 
so no, it's a standard right hand violin, and my computer webcam being silly.
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You sound good and you are far braver than I am I've never posted a video. I did not see if you requested feedback, but your left wrist should be straight when you play.
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feedback is all good. I know I've got a long way to go, so I can try my best to improve any issues.
so I'll try and work on that some more.
it's quite good filming it and watching back, as you can see things yourself sometimes. like at one point the bow is seesawing all over the place, but when I am concentrating on it, it's straighter. so that lets me know that it's something I need to focus on more.
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You are well on your way. > keep that wrist straight. > that's what many told me > they were correct.
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Very,very good Rattus your sounding better than I did when I started not that I'm a pro by any means this is not a criticism but rather something I learned because I was play by ear for a long time what helped me was to sit and pluck my notes while vocally naming them off then I'd move to using the bow and doing the same thing reciting the notes as I bowed them.
Other than that big thumbs up
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that's something I'm trying to do, to get the mental association with the note name, the written note, and where to find it going.
but yes, great advice
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Good job.
Keep it up.
Look forward to your next post.
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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thank you. I love the support here
it's making me feel like I'm making decent progress, but still being offered pointers to improve.
which is just how a community like this should be.
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Well done rattus!
One thing I noticed is the pinky on your bow hand. Try to keep it more curved and relaxed. This was a big problem for me at first, but once I recognized it and corrected it, I think my bowing has improved significantly. As Naska ( @Mad_Wed ) pointed out in another thread, it's meant to counter the weight of the bow when playing near the frog - she explains it much better than I can.
Yeah, I know, there's a lot to think about.
the guitarist in me keeps muting those strings with my left hand when that happens.
Hahaha! Why didn't I think if that!
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I'll try and keep checking my pinkie
I'm wondering if that's because it's a fair bit shorter than the other fingers, if you see what I mean. I can work on it though
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I might point some of these things out to Richie, so if he sees me doing them he can yell at me 
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I've been working on Scarborough fair.
does anyone know the Stone Roses? my husband loves them, and used to play their song Elizabeth my Dear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....JNcnDLWNis
a lot on the guitar. which is the same tune, but with a really picked out guitar, so I'm nagging him to get that back into his regular repertoire, so we can play that together.
if that happens, I'll definitely post it
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Elizabeth my Dear is a great choice and not too hard. I'd like to hear you play it with your husband accompanying you on his guitar.
I'll write it out for the free sheet music someday when I get a chance. Have lots of gigs this coming weekend and even Friday.
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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he's got the tab somewhere, and I've been using the scarborough fair music here.
I'll definitely get a video up of it when we get it. I think that would be fun.
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