Welcome to Gaia! ::

1: How long have you been playing? 2 years(newbie)
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? yep
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? nope
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? nope
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? maybe...sometimes i think so
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? maybe
7: Is your Director a good director? yep
8: Or is she/he really stinky? he rocks
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? no but you can tell he likes band more
11: What chair are you? not telling
12: Are you happy with that chair? why do you want to know
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? nah
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing?
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) she is a girl
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? just the strings
17: How much did it cost to be repaired?
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? to mant times to count
19: Have you ever stepped on it? yeah, it hurt
20: Sat on it? my bass, but never my cello
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
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) out of tune and stribgs popping
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? ha ha
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? i gave up on replacing my rosin i just borrow from other people
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? busted and lost
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? no i play cello and bass
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? i lost mine
29: A colored music stand? i wish
30: Tapes for finger placement? no
31: Did you ever use tapes? yep
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? yeah, it wasn't so bad. grip with your knees
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? never
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? all the time
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? yes ha ha ha
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? no
37: Do you have trouble with it? no
38: Is your other hand position wrong? maybe
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? shifting
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? sure is
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? of course
42: Are your fingernails clipped? all the way down
43: Go clip them now! nooooo!
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 learn it
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? yes, cake
47: Didn’t work very well did it? no
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? some of them
49: Are you all at the same skill level? no
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) group
51: What were they? just some festivals
52: And how did it go? great
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? idk
54: What’s the worst?idk
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? can't thonk of the name right now, but it wasn't really long, just slow which made my arm hurt
56: The hardest? sing,sing,sing it was originally a jazz band peice
57: Favorite classical composer? Richard Leveridge
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) boo you
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? no
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? the baltimore symphony orchestra
61: Ever win any awards for playing? no
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? 5
65: For how long at a time? 30 min
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? chore
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? what
68: Do you even need one? i've no idea what it is
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? never
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? cry
71: Have you named your string instrument? yes
72: What’s its name? my bass is heathcliff and my cello Garrison
73: Do you play any other instruments? no
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? no
75: Can you sing also? no way
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! yeah
77: Are you famous for your playing? no
78: Do you wish you were famous? hecks yeah
79: Are you a loud player? no
80: Or do you play more softly? yeah
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? yep
82: If so, is it hideous? no
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?
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? we had to yell hay
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? yep
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? rental
88: Is it trashy? a little
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? they hate me playing to them
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! they do clarinet
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? no, i take a nap on my cello
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? no
94: What is your favorite scale to do? g major so easy
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? 4+me(but i am not playing bass with the orchestra this year)
96: Is that not nearly enough? yep
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? after getting a treally hard peice yeah
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? no way
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. maybe
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? of course
101: Did you notice there was no 89? is that so

Renesmee,

1: How long have you been playing? I've been playing violin for three years, going on four.
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? Yes, I am.
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? Yes, I am.
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? No...
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? Probably not.
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? N/A Don't think so
7: Is your Director a good director? Yes, but we're getting a new director this year. Ours is moving away.
8: Or is she/he really stinky? No
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? No, she's been playing since she was a child.
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? No, we have a seperate orchestra conducter and two band conducters.
11: What chair are you? First
12: Are you happy with that chair? Yes
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? I am...
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? No...
15: Like, you could never be that good? N/A....
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? No, I try to take good care of it because of the price tag.
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? N/A
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? Yes, but it was in the violin case, so its all good.
19: Have you ever stepped on it? No, who could accidentally step on an instrument?
20: Sat on it? No!
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? I would never let someone borrow an instrument.
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? No
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? It got pretty out of tune, but it was fixable.
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? No
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? Once
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? I was once using it and out of nowhere it just broke into about six pieces on me.
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? Yes, I do.
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? Yes, but it sucks and I want one that actually works correctly.
29: A colored music stand? No, mine is black.
30: Tapes for finger placement? Yes, they're red. I don't need them, nor do I look at them, and I need to remove them. I'm just really lazy.
31: Did you ever use tapes? Yea
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? Yes
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? During most of my performances we are really low on music stands, but other then that no.
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? I poke people with the point, but I won't slash it around because I don't want to break it.
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? No!
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? No, its fine. At first it was.... not right, but now its like it is supposed to be.
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? Bowing perfectly straight
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? Not really
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? No
42: Are your fingernails clipped? Yes
43: Go clip them now!
44: Are you good at vibrato? Eh, so so.
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? We started working on it this year.
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? No
47: Didn’t work very well did it? N/A
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? One of my friends is, but not any of my best friends.
49: Are you all at the same skill level? We're both in first chair, but, in my opinion, I'm better than her.
50: Have you ever been to any contests? Solo
51: What were they? It was called Solo Contest. Oh so original.
52: And how did it go? I gots a ribbon.
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? I played the advanced part of 1812 overature, and did work on Viva La Vida, but it was really easy.
54: What’s the worst? Mary had a Little Lamb. I hated the songs we played when I began the instrument.
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? 1812 overature I guess.
56: The hardest? 1812 again.
57: Favorite classical composer? I guess I'll have to agree with a lot of the other quiz takers and say Mozart.
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? Nope...
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? No, nothing like that.
61: Ever win any awards for playing? A ribbon
62: Do you take private lessons? Yes
63: Is he/ she really strict? No.
64: About how many times do you practice a week? Three or more
65: For how long at a time? Depends how much time I have
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? I chose to play violin, so I have fun with it.
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? I don't even need one.
68: Do you even need one? Still don't need it.
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? No.
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? N/A
71: Have you named your string instrument? Yes, all of them.
72: What’s its name? My 1/2 size was Mr. String. I know, I'm not original. My 3/4 size was stipes, because of the markings on the back of the violin. My violin now, my full size, is Miss. V. I don't search hard for their names.
73: Do you play any other instruments? Nope
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? N/A
75: Can you sing also? I can sing, but I don't beliee my voice is great. Some people like my voice, but I still don't like it much. I am enrolled in our school choir.
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me!
77: Are you famous for your playing? Nope
78: Do you wish you were famous? I don't plan on pursuing my instrument and creating a career with it.
79: Are you a loud player? Yes, very, very much.
80: Or do you play more softly? I hate playing softly, and can't stand going into parts where it makes you play piano. I would prefer forte.
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? No, but for our last preformance, we did have a choir tee shirt. But we wore our own pants.
82: If so, is it hideous? The tee shirt is cute, but the blue isn't to pretty.
83: Is it hot and itchy? No, actually just as comfy as any other tee shirt.
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? We had to play a whole piece where almost all of it is movements. We clapped, snapped, rubbed our hands together, stomped, popped our mouth, and in the middle, one girl had to stand up and scream.
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? A little bit.
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? No
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? It was a rental, but its payed off so now I own it.
88: Is it trashy? No, I love my violin.
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? No, they don't
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! Nope. But, when my great grandma was young, she did play cello.
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? Yes, so boring.
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? I actuall enjoy sight reading, and I'm not horrible at it.
94: What is your favorite scale to do? I'll have to go with the famously easy and boring D Major.
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? Three, basically two though because one sucks and barely ever comes to practice
96: Is that not nearly enough? I think its enough
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? As long as my years don't pop in the process or something.
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? Something like it at Gymnastics. I like them both, so.... Yea. I actually think I like Gym better, so either way.
99: But it's still slightly different if you can.
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? Yes, but I don't want to create a career with it.
101: Did you notice there was no 89? There was no fricken 89? So that's why you made a 101...

the vampire with a beating heart

1: How long have you been playing? 3-4 years
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? yes
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? no but i want 2
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? no
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? would not really we a middle school orchestra
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? we are pretty awesome 4 a middle school
7: Is your Director a good director? yes
8: Or is she/he really stinky? no
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does?
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too?
11: What chair are you? 2nd going into 1 st
12: Are you happy with that chair? no , i would like to be 1st i got 2 wait next year
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? yepp first chair
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? yes
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) i could be dat good with some practice
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? yes 5 times lol
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? idk never broke it
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? yes once
19: Have you ever stepped on it? no r u kidding
20: Sat on it? lol no
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!) lol no am not dat stupid but my friend let some1 hold her violin left the room and the guy broke the top
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 my stringd
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? no
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? none-i use other ppls rosin
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? yes
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? yes
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial?
29: A colored music stand? black
30: Tapes for finger placement?
31: Did you ever use tapes? my first year of playin violin
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop?
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music?
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? yes
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? yes
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? no
37: Do you have trouble with it? no
38: Is your other hand position wrong? sometimes
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? getting my F sharp in tune
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? no
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? rarely
42: Are your fingernails clipped? yes
43: Go clip them now! lol
44: Are you good at vibrato? ummmmm lets just say im practicing
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? yes i want 2 learn it
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? no o.o
47: Didn’t work very well did it? i wouldnt no
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? yepp all of them r
49: Are you all at the same skill level? no
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) no
51: What were they? no
52: And how did it go? no
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? joust by richard meyer
54: What’s the worst? red pepper by jeffrey s. bishop
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? idk variations on an irish tune
56: The hardest? red pepper by jeffrey s.bishop
57: Favorite classical composer? bethoven
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! (Unless it’s your first year or something) i no rite
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? no but 1 day
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? no not yet
61: Ever win any awards for playing? yes
62: Do you take private lessons? no i wish
63: Is he/ she really strict? dont have private lessons
64: About how many times do you practice a week? every day
65: For how long at a time? 45 minutes to an hour
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? i have alot of fun with it
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? no
68: Do you even need one? no
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? no r u kiddin me
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before?
71: Have you named your string instrument? yes
72: What’s its name? B0B
73: Do you play any other instruments? PANIO
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? NO I LIKE VIOLIN BETTER
75: Can you sing also? YES
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! because i like playing
77: Are you famous for your playing? no i wish
78: Do you wish you were famous? didnt i said i wish
79: Are you a loud player? YES
80: Or do you play more softly? no
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? yes
82: If so, is it hideous? yes
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 we had 2 stomp our feet
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? yes
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? no
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? rental but im goin 2 buy it -it looks beautiful
88: Is it trashy? no
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? not really
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 i happen all the time 1 day it happen the whole claas period.
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? no
94: What is your favorite scale to do? d scale
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? we had 3 but 1 the best 1 got exspelled 4 alieing its a long story now we have 2
96: Is that not nearly enough? its not enough the 1 dat got exspelled was the best bass player
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? ummmmm yes sometimes
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? no not really
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. umm yes
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? YES

SIX YEARS

1: How long have you been playing? less than a Year
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? I'm not nessicarily in an orchestra, i play the bassoon in my High schools concert band and am aspiring to join the local orchestra once I've graduated.
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? N/A
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? I probably would be.
7: Is your Director a good director? yes. He's very talented and is doing many good things for our school.
8: Or is she/he really stinky? never.
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? yes.
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? *chuckles* I really wish I were actually IN an orchestra, these questions would eb so much easier.
11: What chair are you? first.
12: Are you happy with that chair? always.
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? I should be, and I am.
14: Is the first chair guy really super amazing? why yes, I am.
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) I allready AM that good.
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? why must you assume I'm a string? no, I'm one of those fools sitting in the back of the ensemble playing one of those two contraptions that require air.
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? none, I've never broken an instrument.
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? once, when I had only just started playing... We were at this mass preformance, and one of the other bands also had a bassoon. I was afraid of making a fool of myself, then i dropped the poor hunk of wood. needless to say, i ran out of the room, and proceded to regurgitate in nearest restroom. Good times.
19: Have you ever stepped on it? NEVER!
20: Sat on it? no.
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? no, I won't even let someone carry it or hold it for a moment, out of paranoia
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? no, though I did drop it just after a preformance.
23: Was it ever damaged by temperature related stuff? (Busted/seriously out of tune/etc) it's been seriously out of tune due to idiots opening the windows during the middle of the winter.
24: You left it too close to the radiator didn’t you? no.
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? never, Bassoons don't use rosin.
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? nope.
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? no
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? yes.
29: A colored music stand? no. it's plain black with our schools initials painted onto it with white paint.
30: Tapes for finger placement? I had my keys labelled at one point.
31: Did you ever use tapes? in a sense.
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? a wha?
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? I lost my strap once in the end of the school year and forgot my music at out Christmas music ( luckily, I have a knack for memorizing my music, and don';t usually use it anyways)
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? no.
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? no, though I have been tempted.
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? N/A
37: Do you have trouble with it? N/A
38: Is your other hand position wrong? ne?
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? I have small ahnds, and so certain notes are difficult to play.
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? ...
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? xD somtimes.
42: Are your fingernails clipped? yes.
43: Go clip them now! they already Are.
44: Are you good at vibrato? yes.
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? about a month.
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? never.
47: Didn’t work very well did it? I should expect not.
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? no.
49: Are you all at the same skill level? I'm better.
50: Have you ever been to any contests? yes.
51: What were they? Kiwanis festival
52: And how did it go? we did very well. (all excellent or superior ratings)
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Perpetuum Mobile
54: What’s the worst? pizzicato polka. ( I just didn;t enjoy it as much)
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? Tchaicovsky Simphony no.6
56: The hardest? hard to say.
57: Favorite classical composer? Strauss
58: If you don’t know any than you shouldn’t be playing! well. one: I AM in my first year. ALso, i do know of many.
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? not yet.
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? I watched the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra play a concert featuring the world premeire of a peice of which the name escapes me at the moment.
61: Ever win any awards for playing? yes.
62: Do you take private lessons? No.
63: Is he/ she really strict? couldn't say.
64: About how many times do you practice a week? every day, twice a day.
65: For how long at a time? it varries from half an hour to three, based on how much of a lifeless lonely loser I'm being that day.
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? I love it.
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? my what? sorry, that must not be a Bassoon thing.
68: Do you even need one? I don't know.
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? never.
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? I mught die. I can't afford to replace it, and I would go into deep depression without it.
71: Have you named your string instrument? romeo and the bows name is julliet. My Bassoon however has a lovely name.
72: What’s its name? Amelio Baldavin Alarico Edelhard Herz Harding the First.
73: Do you play any other instruments? many
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? yes. I'm terrible at any string instrument and will most likely never continue with it. I may sell it.
75: Can you sing also? yes.
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? originally, yes. But then i decided to elarn to sing as well, and now I'm quite mediocre at it, if I do say so myself.
77: Are you famous for your playing? not yet
78: Do you wish you were famous? not nessicarily, though it would be nice.
79: Are you a loud player? only when my dynamics call for it.
80: Or do you play more softly? when the dynamics want me to.
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? yes
82: If so, is it hideous? no, I rather like it.
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? not yet, though I don't doubt it will happen one of these days. ( I do dance in my seet sometimes, though)
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? it looks like it. ( the dancing isn't)
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? usually
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? Rental
88: Is it trashy? NO! it was donated to the school by a prfessional and is in very good condition. the strap is quite trashy though.

WHERE'S 89???

90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? no. they don't really show much of an interest in my talents.
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! no, nor do thay play any other kind of instrument.
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? no.
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? no, I'm quite good, actually.
94: What is your favorite scale to do? Bb
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? I don't really know.
96: Is that not nearly enough? probably not.
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.
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. indeed.
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? I plan to make my living off of it for as long as I possiblycan.
101: Did you notice there was no 89? I did actually. Where did it go?

1: How long have you been playing? Five years
2: Are you in your school/college orchestra? Yes
3: Are you in an orchestra out of school/college? Yes
4: Are you in a professional orchestra? No
5: Or do you think your orchestra is good enough to be professional? I don’t think we have enough people, and when I say people, I mean string players
6: If you think you guys are, are you totally fooling yourself? I don’t think we are, curse my lack of faith
7: Is your Director a good director? For school, yes. For outside of school, could be better
8: Or is she/he really stinky? No for both
9: Do you know more about your instrument than your director does? Yes on both occasions
10: Cause he also teaches band and they just forced him to do orchestra too? No
11: What chair are you? First at school, fourth at outside of school
12: Are you happy with that chair? Yes
13: Should you totally be first or second chair, but you’re not? I am totally first chair but I like my fourth chair… its comfy-er
14: Is the first chair guy/girl really super amazing? Yes, she is
15: Like, you could never be that good?(even though you will be someday!) I so could!
16: Have you ever broken your string instrument? no
17: How much did it cost to be repaired? none
18: Have you ever dropped your instrument? no
19: Have you ever stepped on it? no
20: Sat on it? no
21: Let some idiot borrow it and then they broke it? (That's you, Madison!) no but my friend’s flute once clobbered it
22: Did it break in the middle of a performance? Yes, bad timing for my D string to break
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? In my car, yes
25: How many times have you needed to replace your rosin? Three
26: Have you ever busted/lost your rosin? Yes…
27: Do you have a shoulder rest? Yes
28: A battery powered tuner with the little digital dial? Nope, tune by ear with a piano
29: A colored music stand? Black, Purple and silver (I have three
30: Tapes for finger placement? No
31: Did you ever use tapes? No, kept slipping
32: Have you ever played at a performance without a rockstop? Yes, violins don’t need a rockstop
33: Have you ever been at a performance without essential equipment, or music? Yes
34: Have you ever used your bow as a weapon? No
35: Your instrument as a weapon?? No, but my case, yes (Mafia)
36: Is your bow hold screwed up? Better than some others
37: Do you have trouble with it? Sometimes
38: Is your other hand position wrong? I don’t think so
39: What’s your biggest problem with your playing? Timing and intonation
40: Is shifting into positions hard for you? Not so far
41: Does it get out of pitch and sound like a sick armadillo? Yes
42: Are your fingernails clipped? Yep
43: Go clip them now! I have!
44: Are you good at vibrato? No
45: How long had you been playing when you learned it? Or, do you want to learn it? I had a feeble attempt at learning, but kinda failed
46: Have you ever eaten something sticky and then tried to play? no
47: Didn’t work very well did it? no
48: Are your best friends in the orchestra? nope
49: Are you all at the same skill level? lol no way! Different instruments
50: Have you ever been to any contests? (Group or solo) Yes
51: What were they? You know, your average school vs. school
52: And how did it go? We won
53: What’s the best song you’ve ever played? Define best…
54: What’s the worst? I could be here for days writing that out
55: What about the longest song you’ve ever played? Twenty minute long piece, so boringly easy, Ive forgotten what it was called
56: The hardest? Fair Dinkum Blues, Get Smart, King of Pop and Uninstall
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) lol
59: Do you make money off of your hobby? No
60: Have you seen a professional concert? Like Andre Rieu or Joshua Bell? Yes I have
61: Ever win any awards for playing? I tried, but missed out by that much *gestures small space between fingers*
62: Do you take private lessons? Not any more
63: Is he/ she really strict? She was
64: About how many times do you practice a week? Too little :blush:
65: For how long at a time? Oh hours
66: Do you have fun with it or is it more of a chore? Fun, fun, fun!
67: Do you use your snake (dampit) like you should? …
68: Do you even need one? no
69: Have you ever lost your instrument? nope
70: Did you get it back? Or what would you do if you’ve never lost it before? Id be in hysterics
71: Have you named your string instrument? Im considering a few names, but none really stand out to me yet
72: What’s its name? unknown at the moment
73: Do you play any other instruments? Id really like to…
74: Do you play them better or like them more than your string instrument? Don’t know for certain
75: Can you sing also? Not that good at singing
76: If not, that’s why you picked up an instrument in the first place huh? No choir for me! Lol choir was compulsory for me XP
77: Are you famous for your playing? Yes, only violinist in extended music class
78: Do you wish you were famous? no
79: Are you a loud player? I have to be, but Im not loud when Im sitting next to any honky instruments
80: Or do you play more softly? Yes, yes I do
81: Do you have a uniform for performances? White top, black pants, black shoes or just school uniform
82: If so, is it hideous? nah
83: Is it hot and itchy? nah
84: Have you ever had to do something gay (no offense) while you are playing? Like stomping or yelling or whatever? Yes, it was really embarrassing
85: Embarrassing isn’t it? … that’s what I just said
86: Do you get nervous before a performance? Always
87: Is your instrument a rental or do you own it? I own it
88: Is it trashy? No
90: If you live with your parents, do they make you play for them
sometimes? They just hear me practice
91: Your parent doesn’t play a string instrument do they?! Why, yes, she does
92: Don’t you hate it when another section has to practice and you have to sit there and do nothing? Yea, especially if they sound terrible
93: Are you a terrible sight-reader? No! Im a really good sight reader!
94: What is your favorite scale to do? C major razz
95: How many bass players do you have in your orchestra? Two in school, one out of school
96: Is that not nearly enough? That’s plenty, believe me
97: Do you ever get that electric feeling when you’re playing and it’s like the best thing ever? YES!!!! Love that feeling!
98: Can you get that same exact feeling with anything else? No
99: But it's till slightly different if you can. Of course it is!
100: Do you enjoy your hobby? And plan on enjoying it for years to come? Of course!
101: Did you notice there was no 89? Yes, in fact I did

1: 1 year violin and piano
2: school orch
3: No but I'm working on it
4: see answer number 3
5: Nah
6: I dunno
7: Sure
8: Nah
9: He plays stand up bass so probably
10: Maybe. He hasn't taught orchestra in quite some time.
11: 2nd!
12: HELLZ YEAH!
13: I'm happy with 2nd
14: Meh.
15: Of course
16: No
17: I didn't break it....
18: Yup
19: No
20:Uhhh no
21: Nobody touches my baby!
22: No
23: out of tune
24: radiator! we don't have those
25: very many...
26: yeahh
27: nah
28: nope
29: oh jessh!
30: woot! colorful tape!
31: i still do...
32: wth is a rockstop??
33: nope
34: who hasn't??
35: maybe...
36: It's perfect
37: no
38: nope
39: being out of tune
40: not really
41: lol yus
42: no!
43: NEVER!!!!
44: sure...
45: ....
46: i'm not stupid!
47: again, not stupid
48: sortaish
49: Yah
50: group at Disney
51: Disney?
52: Disneyish?
53: Phantom of the Opera
54: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
55: Sourwood Mountain
56: I dunno
57: Danny Elfman?
58:ummm
59: hobby
60:no
61: yepp
62: going to
63: i hope not
64: i dunno
65: it depends
66: fun!
67: yeahh...
68: no...
69: no
70:
71: why yus
72: Senor Kitty
73: piano
74: no
75: meh
76: lol ok then
77: oh yes
78: i am
79: yeah
80:no
81: oh god yes
82: very
83: uggh yes
84: stomping (i support gay pride grrr)
85: nah its funny
86: ...no
87: Its all mine!
88: nope
90:yeah
91: they're not smart enough
92: i don't mind
93: meh.
94: g major
95: two
96: no!! more bass!!!
97: yeahh!!!
98: ......anime
99: yeah its diffrent
100 surprised h jessh!
101: yup