Time ! Wence has it gone ??
Posted: Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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Congrats, FIIS, you inspired me to get out my old flute and take to an instrument maker ... just needed a set of new pads and a bit of mechanical tweaking. He said it would put me back more than a new one! I don't want a new one, I want my old pal. But it has gone back in its box and the box in hte store room. Keep at it and remember it's better to go too slolwy in the beginning, then you'll be able to go as fast as you like in the end ... savvy?
Barney from Swithiod on a flat note
Very good advice indeed Barney, which could be applied in so many areas of Liff!
Flying Cat from a hard stare
I feel a bloggers band coming on! Well done - you seem to be going well. Is there a fiddle/accordian set up you can join in Fair Isle?
Stromness Dragon from keeping score
Barney, thats exactly the policy I've been following. When I start learning a new tune I play it as slowly as I need to till I get my fingers used to the fingering (which often spurs comments of "just what are you trying to play) then once I've got the fingering patterns I start to speed up bar by bar till I'm playing it as it should be. I spent some time yesterday playing with the islands oldest fiddle player, who is some taskmaster & prescribed multiple scales on a daily basis, but he also provided fingering enlightenment & things have became a whole lot easier now.
Angela from Fair Isle's noise proof shed...
FI, am just catching up on old comments, and I have a question for you, from your bread post - where may one find Wild Yeast ...? Pls excuse ignorance ...!!
soaplady from cheating by posting on latest blog