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Thomases progression video. He ONLY agreed to do it this morning if I NEVER EVER bother him on a Saturday morning again, which I fully agreed. The first two pieces are Minuets he was assigned by his new teacher and they did a mini concert for me Thursday and it was gggrrreeeaaattt! Lynn said this is the first time she has ever had a student learn 2 pieces within 2 weeks, so she sent him on to more intense pieces for next week. He is so excited. The last piece is one of the songs he is going to do for his BSYO concert in April.
Jim(Thomases Dad)
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@JimandThomas Nice playing! Love the Minuets! Bach’s birthday is this month!
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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we didnt know that, thank you. (As you noticed, he was in a hurry so he could get back to peanut butter toast and games, so he upped the tempo)
Jim(Thomases Dad)
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@JimandThomas -
I think you are doing GREAT!
I noticed you are starting to get some really good expression with your phrasing!
You have really improved your intonation and vibrato, too!
Still playing any fiddle tunes?
- Emily
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Excellent by Thomas, but the clicking noise (keyboard?) was a little distracting. I wish I could play as well as Thomas! He is doing extremely well.
The old curmudgeon!
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John G. I cant figure out the clicking sound . It is coming from my camera that I use to record. I threw away my cell phone years ago so looks like I invest in a better camera.
Jim(Thomases Dad)
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@JimandThomas -
Sounds GREAT!
Start a 2022 St. Patrick's Day Party with your "Swallowtail Jig" video - post in the Party Room & we'll join in with our videos in the Party thread and Thomas will get a "Party Badge"!
If Thomas finds Swallowtail troublesome, Katy Adelson has a great video tutorial that might be helpful - she goes step by step.
Swallowtail Jig Video Tutorial - Katy Adelson
...I still like a BIG screen, but love the ease of my phone for recording video. (lol)
- Emily
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That's AMAZING!!! I only hope I can do as well in my own Bach learning and playing.
I see he's also worked on his bowing to keep the bow under control and off the fingerboard. Well done on that too!
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ElCBK..What a great idea!!!! We will do it this Sunday so it gives others time to join in by St. Patrick's Day. And we will check out Katy's tutorial as well.
RDP...thank you very much. He just read your comment and it made him smile.
Jim(Thomases Dad)
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Thomas B.
Sounding great, keep up the work!
I'm looking forward to seeing you progress in your plating abilitys.
Mark
Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.
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Definitely improving. Nice. Thanks for the updates Thomas 😁
Your dad is putting you on the spot with those questions about the composer. You need to prepare yourself for that kind of question in the future.
I was terrible at looking to see who the composers were before learning new music at your age. 🤣 Then again, not sure how old you are either. I started playing when I was 12.
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but the one who needs the least."
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Too funny @Fiddlerman . But you are right on all counts. I think the reason I ask him questions at the beginning is because he has a tendency to NOT look at either the composer, time signature or even key signature , especially. He is 10 and he usually waits until he HAS to know what is flat or sharp while he is playing. Then he stops and goes to look if(for example)he need to make the F either sharp or flat. He is wicked bad at looking first.
Jim(Thomases Dad)
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@JimandThomas -
I had a quiz when I was in elementary school.
It listed many questions I was to answer.
The LAST question on the 2nd page read... "Disregard all previous questions."
Cured me from rushing into anything after that, without looking it completely over, first. 🤭
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ELCBK said
@JimandThomas -I had a quiz when I was in elementary school.
It listed many questions I was to answer.
The LAST question on the 2nd page read... "Disregard all previous questions."
Cured me from rushing into anything after that, without looking it completely over, first. 🤭
ROFL.
When we advertise positions at Fiddlershop we often write at the end to write Fiddlershop Rocks!!! or something similar on their application.
Saves us a lot of time if we're looking for someone who needs to pay attention to details. 90% of the people don't include this in their application.
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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