OT: Kid had a good day…
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True dat… Sorry – he plays violin, started when he was 4 in Suzuki. He’s 17 now. and over the past dozen-plus years he and sister have moved us to tears both ways! He’s a pretty good fiddler, too, playing Irish and French Canadian fiddle tunes for fun. He’s also not awful at tenor banjo and messes about with mandolin a bit. Thanks for indulging the old man’s pride, folks! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So will very poorly played strings. <G TAS Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good) For us peasants who can’t figure it out, what instrument does he play? In general, well played strings move me to tears. Glenn D.
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Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good) – their judge said they had potential to be one of the strongest quartets in the state with some more polishing. Right at the end of the day he played his solo (J.-H Fiocco Allegro) and played it as well as he ever has – strong, confident, good dynamics, great phrasing, good control, best vibrato I’ve heard from him, and good use of tempo. It was the same judge and again he was very complimentary – spent time with him illustrating some ways to make the piece more compelling and musical, and then asked him if he was going into music in college. Straight 1’s again. Yup – A good day indeed…
Good for you. Reminds me of my time at music classes in the 1950’s. I’m thinking he’s "good boy",
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Sweet! That’s awesome. Congrats Dad! — -rob Slidell, LA O /() ^^
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good) – their judge said they had potential to be one of the strongest quartets in the state with some more polishing. Right at the end of the day he played his solo (J.-H Fiocco Allegro) and played it as well as he ever has – strong, confident, good dynamics, great phrasing, good control, best vibrato I’ve heard from him, and good use of tempo. It was the same judge and again he was very complimentary – spent time with him illustrating some ways to make the piece more compelling and musical, and then asked him if he was going into music in college. Straight 1’s again. Yup – A good day indeed…
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Yeah, I’m more than a little proud of him. Everything has come harder for him than it did for his older sister (in college now as a music major on violin). He contracted Lyme Disease when he was not quite two and despite everyone’s best efforts, we didn’t catch it – now he suffers from chronic Lyme, which is definitely not a "good thing".. He has neurological consequences (which the docs initially diagnosed as Tourette’s) and has been on medication for it pretty much all his life. He also struggles with a handful of other apparently related learning disabilities. Despite it all, he manages to be a 3.5 student in high school (and he’s taking hard classes), and seems like a fairly happy, well-adjusted kid. Before this sounds too boastful, my wife and I aren’t taking any credit for this – we’re just grateful…
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good) – their judge said they had potential to be one of the strongest quartets in the state with some more polishing. Right at the end of the day he played his solo (J.-H Fiocco Allegro) and played it as well as he ever has – strong, confident, good dynamics, great phrasing, good control, best vibrato I’ve heard from him, and good use of tempo. It was the same judge and again he was very complimentary – spent time with him illustrating some ways to make the piece more compelling and musical, and then asked him if he was going into music in college. Straight 1’s again. Yup – A good day indeed…
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Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good)
For us peasants who can’t figure it out, what instrument does he play? In general, well played strings move me to tears. Glenn D.
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So will very poorly played strings. <G TAS
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good) For us peasants who can’t figure it out, what instrument does he play? In general, well played strings move me to tears. Glenn D.
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Just got home from our district solo & ensemble competition. The boy had a good day – his quartet played as well as they ever have (Mozart Quartet #12) and earned straight 1’s (that’s good) – their judge said they had potential to be one of the strongest quartets in the state with some more polishing. Right at the end of the day he played his solo (J.-H Fiocco Allegro) and played it as well as he ever has – strong, confident, good dynamics, great phrasing, good control, best vibrato I’ve heard from him, and good use of tempo. It was the same judge and again he was very complimentary – spent time with him illustrating some ways to make the piece more compelling and musical, and then asked him if he was going into music in college. Straight 1’s again. Yup – A good day indeed…
