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 Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:43 pm
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra?
Quite a few, yes.
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:44 pm
49: Are you all at the same skill level?
Hm, they're either better than me, or they're worse cause they don't pratice.
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:46 pm
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo)
Lots, mostly Solo-Ensemble and Music in the parks. Solo-Ensemble is succesful, music in the parks is not razz .
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:47 pm
51: What were they?
See above!
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:49 pm
52: And how did it go?
I've usually done good solos, I've messed up a few, and ensembles were always good. But Music in the parks (you play in an international contest and then go to Great America)....it just never went well....
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:51 pm
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played?
The one I actually played in a concert last night, Beethoven's 5th (Emperor) Concerto, third movement; Rondo.
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:52 pm
54: What’s the worst?
Dorian Essay.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:03 pm
1: How long have you been playing? 8 years.
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? Highschool.
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? Nope.
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? No.
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? Never.
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? Not exactly.
7: Is your Director a good director? Sometimes.
8: Or is she/he really stinky? Yehh.
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? Not totally.
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? Nope.
11: What chair are you? Theres three cello players, so I guess I'd be first?
12: Are you happy with that chair? Suree.
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? I'd be first. because the other two don't have as much experience as I do.
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? No.
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) Pssh. I am that good.. because it's me. >:
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? Occasionally. The bridge collapsed in the middle of playing.
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? I do my own repairs, so it's free.
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? Yeah.
19: Have you ever stepped on it? No.
20: Sat on it? Didn't put all of my weight on it.
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!)Nahh.
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? practice.
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) Horribly out of tune. All the instruments went whacked out during the middle of last week.
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you?Nope. I left it on the cello rack.
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? Every few months. The group shares it.
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? Mhm.
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? Cello player.
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? Battery.
29: A colored music stand?Black.
30: Tapes for finger placement?Yesplease.
31: Did you ever use tapes?Yes.
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? Mhm.
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? Nahh.
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? The conductor and I had a bow-sword fight last week.
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? end pin! biggrin
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? Not yet.
37: Do you have trouble with it? On my old one, yeah.
38: Is your other hand position wrong? I hope not.
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? Flats and sharps.
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? Sometimes.
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo?No?
42: Are your fingernails clipped?I bite them.
43: Go clip them now!No. >:
44: Are you good at vibrato?Getting better.
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? I started to try it out last year, so 7 years.
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play?Yeah.
47: Didn’t work very well did it?Nope.
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? Kinda.
49: Are you all at the same skill level? I guess. they're first violins.
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo)No contests.
51: What were they? No.
52: And how did it go? It didn't.
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Amadeus.
54: What’s the worst? Carmen.
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? Carmen.
56: The hardest? Sarabande. I just can't keep up with the temo. It's like.. 6/8 time or something ridiculous. >:
57: Favorite classical composer? Mozart.
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) Okay.
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? Nope.
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? Not yet.
61: Ever win any awards for playing? Most improved player.
62: Do you take private lessons? Nope.
63: Is he/ she really strict? Never.
64: About how many times do you practice a week? Four times.
65: For how long at a time? Monday Thursday Friday, 45 minutes. Tuesday Hour and a half.
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? Fun.
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? Snake?
68: Do you even need one? No?
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? It's hard to lose a cello.
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? I'd cry.
71: Have you named your string instrument? My school cello
72: What’s its name?" Brain Damaged Baby." theres a big piece of wood missing from the scroll.
73: Do you play any other instruments? Guitar. :/
74: Do you play them better or like the m more than your string instrument? Cello is my best instrument.
75: Can you sing also? Yeahh.
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! Alto in choir. Cello player. Guitar player.
77: Are you famous for your playing? No?
78: Do you wish you were famous? No.
79: Are you a loud player? Yes.
80: Or do you play more softly? No.
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? White shirt, black pants, black socks, black shoes.
82: If so, is it hideous? Nah.
83: Is it hot and itchy? Hot.
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? this year we are. We have to make a 'clatter' sound, so we hit our stands with our bows.
85: Embarrassing isn’t it?Yup
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? Not as much as I used to.
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? I own mine.
88: Is it trashy? No.
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? No. They don't like to hear me play. razz
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! Nope.
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? Yes.
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? Nope.
94: What is your favorite scale to do? Hate scales.
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? 3.
96: Is that not nearly enough? It's good.
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? Yesss.
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? Nope.
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. Yep.
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? Yesss.
101: Did you notice there was no 89? Nope.
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:06 pm
1: How long have you been playing? 3 years
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? Middle school (i'm young!)
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? Nope, only once during the summer
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? Uh.. no..
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? Heck no, this year, we only have about 11 kids (sad, I know) and two of them kinda suck.. (no offense)
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? Nope, I know we suck, except for these two students, they're the BOMB
7: Is your Director a good director? Our first one quit cause of family problems, now we have a very suck-ish ones that only praise those two awesome students from Q6
8: Or is she/he really stinky? Stinky as in smelly, I don't know. I don't like being near him. Stinky as in suck, heck yes!
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? Yes, I believe so
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? Yes! Sadly...
11: What chair are you? I don't know, I used to be 1st violin, but when the new teacher came in, he made me 2nd
12: Are you happy with that chair? No, I like playing the melody...
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? Totally 1st, lame-o teacher...
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? It's a girl, and yes!! She's super uber awesome! And she's also my best friend. That made me fall off the lunch table and attacked me over a post-it note...
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) Impossible, she's number one
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? Nope, but I dropped my bow a few 100 times
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? Didn't break, the bow just looks like it's been through war
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? Once
19: Have you ever stepped on it? Almost
20: Sat on it? Almost
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!) Nope
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? Nope, the string just kept getting off-tune
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) Seriously out of tune.
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? Nope
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? Twice, I lost the first one, second one, someone jacked it.
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? Yup!
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? Yes, but it's sucky so I gave it to a friend
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? Nope, I use the school's
29: A colored music stand? Nope
30: Tapes for finger placement? Yes
31: Did you ever use tapes? Tapes..?
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? I don't play cello or bass
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? No
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? Yes! All the time
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? Yes! I made a boy cry! And proud of it, he annoyed the heck out of me
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? No
37: Do you have trouble with it? No
38: Is your other hand position wrong? No
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? I can't follow some rhythms sometimes
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? Yes
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? Sometimes
42: Are your fingernails clipped? Yes, but not right now
43: Go clip them now! Eh.. later
44: Are you good at vibrato? Not really
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? I want to
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? No... that sounds kinda dumb...
47: Didn’t work very well did it? I don't know..
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? Some of them
49: Are you all at the same skill level? Nope, one of them is the best player in the orchestra
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) Yes? We went to a Spring Festival thing last year
51: What were they? A Spring Festival against other schools
52: And how did it go? We got 2nd place, that's not fair, the other school had like 100 people!
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Um... Dragonhunter maybe?
54: What’s the worst? This one song called Spring Breezes which we're learning right now
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? I don't know..
56: The hardest? Spring/Spring Breezes maybe
57: Favorite classical composer? Don't have one I think
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) Too bad, I am playing, fine! I like Beethoven
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? Nope
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? Nope
61: Ever win any awards for playing? Does 2nd place at a festival count?
62: Do you take private lessons? Nope
63: Is he/ she really strict? I don't know
64: About how many times do you practice a week? Not at all...
65: For how long at a time? I don't practice!
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? I don't know!
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? What??
68: Do you even need one? ???
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? Yes, I lost one already, I think some 6th grader stole it.. Lousy brats
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? Nope, so far, I still don't have it.
71: Have you named your string instrument? I call mine George, then I found out it was a she.. (don't ask me how)
72: What’s its name? George
73: Do you play any other instruments? Piano
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? I think I actually play better on the piano than on the violin. And I started piano for only a few months (self-taught)
75: Can you sing also? Nope, I think I'm tone-deaf
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! No.. I thought it was gonna be fun, It was, till that lousy teacher came in
77: Are you famous for your playing? No...
78: Do you wish you were famous? Sometimes...
79: Are you a loud player? Sometimes
80: Or do you play more softly? Sometimes
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? Yes
82: If so, is it hideous? Kind of...?
83: Is it hot and itchy? No..
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? Yes, stomping
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? Sort of
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? Yes, but just a bit.
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? I own it (thanks dad for buying it on eBay...)
88: Is it trashy? Somewhat
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? Yes, but I refuse to.
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! Nope
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? Sometimes
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? Not really... Ok, yes.
94: What is your favorite scale to do? D major
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? Used to have 2, but now one. That quitter..
96: Is that not nearly enough? Not enough at all
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? Yes?
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? Yes, my piano
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. Eh
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? Yes, as long as that lame-o teacher doesn't come back.
101: Did you notice there was no 89? crying I did after I read this.
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:25 pm
1: How long have you been playing? since 2nd grade sooo~ 8 years now... I think
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? school
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? I was going to be in Honor Orchestra of America but couldn't go crying
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? no
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? not at all XD
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself?
7: Is your Director a good director? yeps
8: Or is she/he really stinky? no
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? yeps
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? he teaches band but he knows more about the bass then violin
11: What chair are you? 3rd chair 1st violin.... seniors always get the better seats
12: Are you happy with that chair? yeps
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? yea
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? no not really
15: Like, you could never be that good? no i am just as good
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? yea many times
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? I usually replace the strings every 6 7 months so like 60 70 $ a year unless i break it which I haven't ever
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? yes, when I passed out
19: Have you ever stepped on it? no
20: Sat on it? no
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? no
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? Strings snapped randomly in a middle of a concerts o.O scared me so bad I almost yelled out lol
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? yes florida gets really hot so it got out of tune
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? no
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? havent yet since 6th grade
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? no
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? yes
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? yes
29: A colored music stand? yes
30: Tapes for finger placement? no not since i was 7 8
31: Did you ever use tapes? when I was in 2nd grade
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? N/A
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music?no
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? no
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? no
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? no
37: Do you have trouble with it? no
38: Is your other hand position wrong? no
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? vibrato as the notes get higher, 3rd 4th 5th postilion vibrato
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? nah
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? sometimes
42: Are your fingernails clipped? yes
43: Go clip them now! again D=
44: Are you good at vibrato? kinda
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? since I was 7 or 8 can't remember I been playing violin and still playing at 16
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? no
47: Didn’t work very well did it? idk
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? yes
49: Are you all at the same skill level? yep pretty much
50: Have you ever been to any contests? yes
51: What were they? FBA FOA FMBC
52: And how did it go? pretty well
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? emerald Isle
54: What’s the worst? Danza
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? some mozart or bach thing o.o
56: The hardest? Some mozart or bach thing
57: Favorite classical composer?
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! ok.... o.O lol
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? no
60: Have you seen a professional concert? yes
61: Ever win any awards for playing? yes
62: Do you take private lessons? no
63: Is he/ she really strict? N/a
64: About how many times do you practice a week? every day I try
65: For how long at a time? 15min - 1hr it ranges
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? fun
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? ?
68: Do you even need one? idk
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? yes in french class... I left it behind
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? yes
71: Have you named your string instrument? yeps
72: What’s its name? I got two my old one is name Orphan XD and my new one Lena
73: Do you play any other instruments? yes many
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? I play Mellophone and trumpet pretty decent bassoon... I am working on it XD
75: Can you sing also? Hell no
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! yeps
77: Are you famous for your playing? no
78: Do you wish you were famous? nah
79: Are you a loud player? kinda
80: Or do you play more softly? depends on my mood
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? yes
82: If so, is it hideous? yes
83: Is it hot and itchy? yes
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? yes
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? yes very
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? no
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? own
88: Is it trashy? no
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? yea
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! no
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? yes
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? no
94: What is your favorite scale to do? 3 octave G major
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? 4
96: Is that not nearly enough? it's enough for our siza
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? yea
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? yep in Drum Corp when we perform our feild show
99: But it's till slightly different if you can.
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? yes
101: Did you notice there was no 89? Yes XD
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:35 am
1: How long have you been playing? 3 years
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? yep-school
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? not yet
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? not yet
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? not at all
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? yes
7: Is your Director a good director? ish
8: Or is she/he really stinky? ish
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? nope
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? ...
11: What chair are you? ...no answer...
12: Are you happy with that chair? yes
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? Ah! No!
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? nope
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) exactly
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? um...yes...
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? i have no clue, since i fixed it myself...
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? a lot...
19: Have you ever stepped on it? no...how would you step on it?
20: Sat on it? only once
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!) never! no one touches my violin! No one!
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? no...
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) nada
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? maybe....=-]
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? never actually.
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? yup
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? yea, but i haven't used it...well...yet...
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? si!
29: A colored music stand? no...=-[
30: Tapes for finger placement? yea...im such a cheater
31: Did you ever use tapes? nada
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? i don't need one so...yea...
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? yeah...all the time...oops...
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? hell yes!
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? uh...no...
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? nope
37: Do you have trouble with it? not at all.
38: Is your other hand position wrong? occasionally
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing?sharps and flats. I can not do them...at all...
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? ish
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? yeah
42: Are your fingernails clipped? never!
43: Go clip them now! awwww, why???!
44: Are you good at vibrato? nope
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? want to, haven't yet though...
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? nope
47: Didn’t work very well did it? i have no clue.
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? yes! of course.
49: Are you all at the same skill level? not at all. They are all way better then me.
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) only the talent show. Does that count?
51: What were they? Talent show...
52: And how did it go? horribly!
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Spartacus!
54: What’s the worst? Kanon
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? Ugh, Kanon.
56: The hardest? Kanon
57: Favorite classical composer? Bach
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) ...=-]
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? no
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? uh...not yet.
61: Ever win any awards for playing? not yet
62: Do you take private lessons? not yet
63: Is he/ she really strict? who knows.
64: About how many times do you practice a week? everyday
65: For how long at a time? 45 minutes or less
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? both depends.
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? not at all
68: Do you even need one? no
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? yes
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? yea, but i lost it again...
71: Have you named your string instrument? yes! oh wait...no!
72: What’s its name? I have no clue!
73: Do you play any other instruments? nope
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? ....
75: Can you sing also? ish
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! =-] hehehe
77: Are you famous for your playing? of course! NOT!
78: Do you wish you were famous? no
79: Are you a loud player? yes
80: Or do you play more softly? no
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? no
82: If so, is it hideous? ...
83: Is it hot and itchy? ...
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? Both...
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? yes! I didn't do it...
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? nope
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? rent to own =-}
88: Is it trashy? not at all
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? yes... =-[
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! nope...luckily.
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? no, i usually read then.
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? yes
94: What is your favorite scale to do? i hate all the scales
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? 2
96: Is that not nearly enough? not enough!
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? Yes!
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? only reading
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. right
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? yes, and yes.
101: Did you notice there was no 89? only when you pointed it out!
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:54 pm
Dark Twitchy Hello people!
I notice all the time there are quizzes and stuff for band players, and they always leave us orchestra nerds in the dust. So I made a small quiz for your enjoyment! (and to read and say "Thank God that's happened to someone else!")
I've tried to make it as universal as possible, but it might be leaned more towards violin since that’s the only experience I have. If a question doesn’t apply to you, then just ignore it or make something up. Please no spamming or making negative comments about someone else’s answers. Have fun! (And by the way, this quiz sucks!)1: How long have you been playing? Almost 5 years 2: Are you in your school/college orchestra?school 3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college?no 4: Are you in a professional orchestra?no 5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional?uh..NO 6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? what? 7: Is your Director a good director? yup 8: Or is she/he really stinky? no 9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? no 10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? no 11: What chair are you? 2nd 12: Are you happy with that chair? yup 13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? I'm 2nd chair 14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? yup 15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) I will be! 16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? Do strings count? 17: How much did it cost to be repaired? not sure 18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? yeah... 19: Have you ever stepped on it? luckly no 20: Sat on it? almost did one time 21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!) no 22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? no 23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) Yes! 24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? no 25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? haven't yet. 26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? yeah... 27: Do you have a shoulder rest? yeah, its required 28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? um not sure 29: A colored music stand? sadly no 30: Tapes for finger placement? yes but they keep moving out of thier places and I only have it for 1st and 2nd finger 31: Did you ever use tapes? yes 32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? isnt that for cellos? 33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? no 34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? many times many times 35: Your instrument as a weapon?? yes... stare 36: Is your bow hold screwed up? not sure 37: Do you have trouble with it?sometimes...like today 38: Is your other hand position wrong? sometimes 39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? cant keep tempo 40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? depends on the position 41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? not sure 42: Are your fingernails clipped? yes 43: Go clip them now! why? 44: Are you good at vibrato? no I suck at it! 45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? Want to learn it and need to 46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? no 47: Didn’t work very well did it? not sure 48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? um... 49: Are you all at the same skill level? wink um... 50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) yuppers 51: What were they? me dont understand 52: And how did it go? pretty well 53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Anventures of Stringman 54: What’s the worst? something I played in elemnetary school 55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? Tachanka its like four pages long 56: The hardest? um not sure. 57: Favorite classical composer? um... 58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) Hey! I have varied intrests in certain classical composers. 59: Do you make money off of your hobby? no 60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? no sadly 61: Ever win any awards for playing? not yet 62: Do you take private lessons? used to but my shecdule is to busy for them now! sad 63: Is he/ she really strict? she wasnt 64: About how many times do you practice a week? Um maybe 3? 65: For how long at a time? about 30 min. 66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? I dont like practicing. 67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? I dont have one or if I do I dont know where it went. 68: Do you even need one? um... 69: Have you ever lost your instrument? no but I've lost my music before 70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? didnt lose it 71: Have you named your string instrument? still deciding 72: What’s its name? Sulley or Mike 73: Do you play any other instruments? no 74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? ... 75: Can you sing also? no! 76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! no thats not why. 77: Are you famous for your playing? *sob* no 78: Do you wish you were famous? yes! so much 79: Are you a loud player? yeah. I like playing loud and fast but not too fast. 80: Or do you play more softly? nope 81: Do you have a uniform for performances? yes 82: If so, is it hideous? no it is actualyy awesome 83: Is it hot and itchy? deponds 84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? yes many times 85: Embarrassing isn’t it? yes 86: Do you get nervous before a performance? who wouldnt? 87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? own it 88: Is it trashy? nope 90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them sometimes? not yet but they probably will 91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! no 92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? yes 93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? hahahahaha yes 94: What is your favorite scale to do? f-sclae because only the violas are good at it. (no offense) 95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? one 96: Is that not nearly enough? no we need like maybe two more 97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? mmm 98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else?not sure 99: But it's till slightly different if you can. ... 100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? yes 101: Did you notice there was no 89?no I'm retarted like that. I put my answers up in the quote. hehehe
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:45 pm
hey i'm a clarinet player but I'm totally an orch dork its not even funny xp
1: How long have you been playing? four years
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? school orch, yup~
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? yup
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? I wish :[
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? We could be except pacific youth orch takes all the crazy ones...:] pacific youth orch is as close to proffessional as you can get! (wish i was in it...)
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? tsk tsk, mr. wachs is razz , as for band, mr. a and gunderson? oh dear... ._. of course they are
7: Is your Director a good director? he's AMAZING! He graduated from CURTIS and JUILLIARD, mr. a and mr. g? mm uh yeah?
8: Or is she/he really stinky? when he is furious with us
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? He's a crazy piano player...so probs I know more about my dear clarinet
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? No, pfft, band? Mr. Wachs!? I might laugh
11: What chair are you? third chair (I MOVED UP!), for school orch, fourth (-_-
12: Are you happy with that chair? mm I was shocked...I thought I was gonna be first chair... sweatdrop um i felt great about my audition..no, because the guy next to me won't switch, it wasn't supposed to be this way D: our orch at school is so disorganized
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? kind of? second chair atleast...
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? OH MY MOZART YES...ugh...I remember when he took a look at the stravinsky fire bird i was practicing for pacific he was like "...awe its not that hard look...evan (first chair oboist) is just sight reading it smile " -_-
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) practice makes one better yah?
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? what string instrument? -_-, my clarinet...well its been funneh sometimes
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? free because of my warranty smile
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? yeah :[
19: Have you ever stepped on it? dear god no
20: Sat on it? almost, OUCH that would hurt!!
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? 7k down the drain? like I'd let them borrow it!
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? It has squeaked...but not break...I would've been traumatized
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) yeah...once i left it out for like 14 hours my cold living room :[ (two days ago..) D:
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? no, in the cold
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin?...um i'll talk about the cork...never had to
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? i've lost my lig
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? uh...
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? wait what!? the old ones?? or the black ones? um yes?
29: A colored music stand? i want one
30: Tapes for finger placement? what
31: Did you ever use tapes? no
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? WHAT? O_o
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? does not having a clarinet stand count? its a pain without it when you have both A clarinet and Bb clarinet...
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? my clarinet? duh who doesn't
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? smile
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? my reeds are
37: Do you have trouble with it? yeah reeds are expensive
38: Is your other hand position wrong? YES D:
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? rhythm, placement of hands, air
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? changing registers, ugh, yes, squeaking is my enemy
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo?yes
42: Are your fingernails clipped? no
43: Go clip them now! NO
44: Are you good at vibrato? I could do vibrato :] like diaphragm vibrato
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? yes, it'd be fun
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? yeah...
47: Didn’t work very well did it? my fingers become sluggish ><
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? in my school orch, oui, in my youth orch? friends, not besties though
49: Are you all at the same skill level? icon_wink.gif they play different instruments :]
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) yessireee? I count tanglewood as a contest, I mean the whole world competing to get what twenty or so spots...
51: What were they? tanglewood two years in a row
52: And how did it go? I thought it went well
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Mozart's Adagio, so many memories....for orchestra wise? i have yet to play my favorite pieces...in pacific (stravinsky, daphnis et chloe~..) but I love carmen suite and saint-saens symph no. 3
54: What’s the worst? franck's symphony in d minor
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? franck's symphony in d minor
56: The hardest? saint-saens, i get SO tired, my tongue is like dead afterwards
57: Favorite classical composer? millions!!! Literally! Ravel, Mahler, Beethoven, Mozart, Bruckner, Stravinsky :]
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) aiee D:
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? sometimes, i get service hours though from OCYSO x]! my previous teacher when he was in his teens he got 40 bucks everyday for playing in malls and stuff...and he was sight reading D:
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? I hate andre rieu ._., I've see HILLARY HAHN! MICHELE ZUKOVSKY! JOHNNY LEE! and I'm gonna see SARAH CHANG (hopefully) this weekend! i've seen ALOT of orchestra concerts...esapekka salonen :[....
61: Ever win any awards for playing? oui~
62: Do you take private lessons? yup
63: Is he/ she really strict? um...he's really introverted, like I know he wants me to like learn things quickly, i learn an etude every week and move on like that! my previous teacher was strict but flexible (because he was dyslexic )
64: About how many times do you practice a week? I try to make an effort to practice everyday
65: For how long at a time? it ranges from 30 minutes to like three hours
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? its fun most of the time,e xcept when I'm agitated...
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? what....
68: Do you even need one? no
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? yeah when I ask freshmen friends to put them away for me when I'm late to class -0-
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? yes, i don't get the second question...
71: Have you named your string instrument? my clarinet? yah
72: What’s its name? Bb clarinet's name= barney because its a mannn! and my A clarinet=Audrey because her tone is so sweet!
73: Do you play any other instruments? No, unless A clarinet counts, I shouldn't have quitted piano
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? what
75: Can you sing also? pfft yah, really badly, I hate it when my clarinet teacher asks me to sing -_-;
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! LOL duh
77: Are you famous for your playing? at school...yes.
78: Do you wish you were famous? yeah
79: Are you a loud player? when I'm really into it and emotional and I just let go
80: Or do you play more softly? yeah
81: Do you have a uniform for performances?No, thank god OCYSO, and mr. a never mentioned it to us the string members do...ha
82: If so, is it hideous? YES its like a ugly piece of velvet cloth
83: Is it hot and itchy? probably
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? oh my OCYSO childrens concerts/ Pacific children storytime...oh my....
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? yeah
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? yes
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? own it!
88: Is it trashy? no its glorious
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? yeah
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! no, they want me to though
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? freaking strings (sorry all you string players) TWENTY MINUTES waiting for you to get a phrase right, us woodies have our problems that need to be attended to!
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? I'm good sometimes, it depends how much I'm aware of myself
94: What is your favorite scale to do? E major biggrin or F# major or Db...i can't decide
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? four
96: Is that not nearly enough? well pacific youth orch has like eight, pacific orchestra has like ten...
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? YEAHHH
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? shopping and writing
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. yeah still different
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? I love it, its not a hobby for me smile watch out curtis conservatory! (HAHAHA i'm kidding myself!!)
101: Did you notice there was no 89? aiee...
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:32 pm
Make one that isnt assuming all orchestra players play a stringed instrument and i'll do it.
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:57 pm
So....there's a chance I may have already answered this, but I don't think so.
1: How long have you been playing?
7 years on this instrument
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra?
yes, that's why I'm taking this - college orchestra
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college?
I'm hoping I'll get in my local orchestra in a few months or at least a few years, but not as of yet
4: Are you in a professional orchestra?
See above
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional?
Our university one is not. Neither, for that matter, is the local professional one, although they have some outstanding top chairs who are
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself?
hehe, yeah, you would be
7: Is your Director a good director?
I like him. He directs the local professional one too. He's funny, although with us, he is never very prompt or demanding of class time
8: Or is she/he really stinky?
nope
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does?
heck yes. He plays violin. I'm a horn player, for the record. I'm in the little wind section and he mostly leaves us to ourselves. Probably because we're the top chairs from our sections
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too?
nah.
11: What chair are you?
first
12: Are you happy with that chair?
why wouldn't I be? Although I prefer second horn part
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not?
hehe, we will be lucky to have two chairs, I think, lol. And they're lucky to have me
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing?
yes, I am, lol
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!)
hehe
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument?
not a string player. Although I did take a strings class for my music education degree. I never broke our pathetically horrible instruments
17: How much did it cost to be repaired?
nada
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument?
nope
19: Have you ever stepped on it?
no
20: Sat on it?
that would be difficult
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!)
lol, no, I don't let people touch my horn
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance?
no. Does water count? Cause I've totally had water in the middle of a song
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc)
tuning, possibly. Although that would be my mellophone, not my horn
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you?
no
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin?
the one with my violin is still going good, but considering I played for about 4 weeks two days a week, I doubt it would be gone by now. I have replaced my rotor oil...once? and slide grease twice
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin?
nope
27: Do you have a shoulder rest?
horns don't really need one. I have a hand guard though. That count? And how can you manage to play violin/viola without a shoulder rest?! Your teacher should stop anyone trying that
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial?
yep
29: A colored music stand?
black count?
30: Tapes for finger placement?
hehe, my violin did. But I didn't put them there. I wouldn't have
31: Did you ever use tapes?
see above
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop?
Haha, another bad thing to do! Unless you're on carpet. But without a rockstop, you should not be playing
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music?
nope. Well, wait. Do you count marching shoes? I forgot those to a competition once. But I was lent a pair, so it was ok
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon?
no! Geez, what does your teacher do all day to inspire these questions?
35: Your instrument as a weapon??
Nope
36: Is your bow hold screwed up?
Mine sometimes was, yeah. My horn embouchure is doing fine though
37: Do you have trouble with it?
bow hold? yes. Embouchure: not anymore
38: Is your other hand position wrong?
kinda hard with a horn... but no, on either violin or horn
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing?
hm...I'd say my breath support (on horn)
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you?
nope
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo?
hehe, I don't think so
42: Are your fingernails clipped?
oh yes
43: Go clip them now!
definitely
44: Are you good at vibrato?
not on violin. Horn...IDK, we never use it really
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it?
on violin, about 2 weeks, lol
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play?
this affects violin? wow. I've never done that
47: Didn’t work very well did it?
no
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra?
yes
49: Are you all at the same skill level?
yep
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo)
yeah
51: What were they?
too many to count
52: And how did it go?
they've all gone fairly well
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played?
I have a lot of favorites. My favorite for orchestra so far is the Firebird Suite, but I haven't actually played it
54: What’s the worst?
stupid marches. All I ever get is offbeats
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played?
I have no idea. We haven't played too many. Probably our Carmen Suite, but I don't know
56: The hardest?
for orchestra? That's not even fair - they've all been so easy, it's depressing. Of course, they were all written for horn players who didn't have valves
57: Favorite classical composer?
Classical? Beethoven, I suppose. Although if you mean orchestra composer, I'd pick Stravinsky, Wagner, or Mahler (sadly, I haven't played a whole lot of orchestra pieces, so that might change)
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something)
I know them
59: Do you make money off of your hobby?
I'm hoping to - I want to be a professional horn player
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell?
yes
61: Ever win any awards for playing?
yeah - solo awards, and I got some band awards in high school
62: Do you take private lessons?
required to
63: Is he/ she really strict?
not really. He's amazing
64: About how many times do you practice a week?
um, every day, usually twice, about 3 hours daily
65: For how long at a time?
hour or two
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore?
It's my life, but yes, I think it's fun
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should?
um, yeah
68: Do you even need one?
we have one for occasional cleaning
69: Have you ever lost your instrument?
no no no
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before?
Considering I hover over my horn whenever it's not in a locked box, if it really were stolen, I'd go crazy trying to get it back.
71: Have you named your string instrument?
yes, both my school violin and my horn
72: What’s its name?
violin=Sherman, horn=Igor (after Igor Stravinsky)
73: Do you play any other instruments?
yep, piano, flute, mellophone, trumpet, and all strings, so far. Soon it will be everything
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument?
I may play piano better than horn, but I don't care
75: Can you sing also?
not really
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me!
meh, I like band
77: Are you famous for your playing?
not yet. Maybe someday. I've gotten pretty popular around my little tiny college though
78: Do you wish you were famous?
not really
79: Are you a loud player?
hardly!
80: Or do you play more softly?
that's me
81: Do you have a uniform for performances?
black
82: If so, is it hideous?
hehe, nope
83: Is it hot and itchy?
no
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever?
yeah, we've had pieces in which we had to shout or whatever
85: Embarrassing isn’t it?
most of them aren't too bad
86: Do you get nervous before a performance?
if I have a solo, then yes, really, really nervous. If not, I don't get too nervous at all
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it?
mine!
88: Is it trashy?
hehe, it looks a little trashy, cause it's an unlaquered horn, but it's really nice quality
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes?
no
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?!
they play flute and trombone
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing?
yes! It happens all the time! and if they just touched their instruments outside of class, it wouldn't have to happen!
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader?
I'm so-so
94: What is your favorite scale to do?
IDK. I like Eb minor on piano. horn, they're much the same
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra?
three
96: Is that not nearly enough?
we need more of about everything
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever?
yep
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else?
no
99: But it's till slightly different if you can.
it would
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come?
for the rest of my life
101: Did you notice there was no 89?
not really, no
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