105 replies to this topic

[Marian Schedenig]

Actually I'm looking to purchase a theremin.

Get this one:

[Chaac]

Theremins are awesome. With one you can either warn of the coming of Cthulhu or play walking bass.

[Ren]

[MSM]

Violin, a bit piano, a tiny bit of viola and cello. Would like to 'learn' singing, horn, cello.

[Alexander]

What do you mean exactly with "a tiny bit"?

[MSM]

What do you mean exactly with "a tiny bit"?

Well I can play the Prelude from the first Bach suite on cello but with an awful technique. I physically can play viola, but I cannot sight-read as easily as with violin :-)

[Ren]

What do you mean exactly with "a tiny bit"?

...... I physically can play viola, but I cannot sight-read as easily as with violin :-)

ah yes, the damn clef. cant everyone just play in treble and bass? screw the others..... :-)

[Williamsfan301]

For the last twelve years, I taught high school band. My principal instrument is trumpet, but I'm also well versed in singing and piano/keyboards.

After twelve years, and getting cut three times because of budget problems - and plain ole politics - I'm probably leaving the classroom perminently. I've pretty much had it up to here with education.

[Ren]

For the last twelve years, I taught high school band. My principal instrument is trumpet, but I'm also well versed in singing and piano/keyboards.

After twelve years, and getting cut three times because of budget problems - and plain ole politics - I'm probably leaving the classroom perminently. I've pretty much had it up to here with education.

I'm not far behind you

[Quint]

That's sad.

[Wojo]

And my sister is getting into the profession, with more degrees under her belt than she will expect to be justifiably paid for.

[Ren]

Teaching is a shitty ass profession where you work hard get beat on jump through hoops get dumped no matter how good you are yet we keep getting up in the morning because somehow in our minds the job is worth it. ;-). Much like many professions.

[Wojo]

But for what it's worth...thank you for having the fortitude to go through all of it.

[Chaac]

My mum is a teacher. It seems to suck.

[Ren]

One day I will come to terms with how the community I teach in has raped me of my passion.

[Williamsfan301]

After every thing I've been through, I can honestly say that if I had to do it all over again, I would not have become a teacher. And, please understand, it's not the kids. GOD NO, it's not them. I can understand when and why they're morons. They're kids and they can't help it. I've even sent at least a dozen kids on to be musicians and educators themselves. It's the adults. Adults that behave worse than the kids do.

[Pasi Tiitinen]

Yes, I have also taught the young horn players in my career, not anymore. I liked the kids, I hated their parents.

[Ren]

The administration stinks.

[Pasi Tiitinen]

Yes also that in the most cases...

[Ren]

Le sigh

I was taken to the civil liberties union and it was decided I am only allowed to teach religious music in the third person (lyrics) and it has to be historical and by someone famous. no noobs on the repertoire. Sorry Francisco Nunez.

[Wojo]

I'm not religious, but if there's one thing I can't stand, it's a militant atheist who thinks the line between church and state means there are also lines between church and history, church and art, church and music, church and movies, etc. I suppose that since "state" provides the public funding required to keep public education afloat, they have a point, to a degree, but not to the extent you describe.

I wouldn't want to be a school band or choral director and have to select pieces for a mid-December concert program, called whatever is fashionable.

[Ren]

It's very difficult. I have to cater to the lowest common denominator and sell my kids short when they could be singing the Benedictus from Rutters children's mass they instead are singing crap like winter is a quiet celebration

[Chaac]

Le sigh

I was taken to the civil liberties union and it was decided I am only allowed to teach religious music in the third person (lyrics) and it has to be historical and by someone famous. no noobs on the repertoire. Sorry Francisco Nunez.

Whoah that's retarded what they told you there.

[Ren]

It is. And it's not even just Christian music I have to watch my Hebrew choices as well.

[Alexcremers]

I play the keys and I record my own music. Used to make a lot of music for a local library music label. My CDs are all over the world.


Alex

[BloodBoal]

OH MY GOD! You're THAT Alex?!

[Alexcremers]

What if I told you that Alex is short for Alexandre.

[Incanus]

What if I told you that Alex is short for Alexandre.

OMG! You are ALEXANDRE DE-splat!

Can you please now stop composing that prissy music and move on to some manlier orchestrations! Pretty please!

[BloodBoal]

What if I told you that Alex is short for Alexandre.

Then I would say "Nice hat!"

[Williamsfan301]

Le sigh

I was taken to the civil liberties union and it was decided I am only allowed to teach religious music in the third person (lyrics) and it has to be historical and by someone famous. no noobs on the repertoire. Sorry Francisco Nunez.

And, when that happens, about 90% of the vocal music rep is now off limits. So, you're basically left with the Jonas Bros. and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Yeah, that's just one of the things that irritates me - heaven forbid we mention God during rehearsal, or have Christmas Concert. Watch the world come unhindged...

[Incanus]

Intolerant tolerance strikes again it seems. And even to such a life enriching area as music.

[Greg1138]

I have never, ever understood the strange practise of defining music as christian/non christian etc etc....most music can be traced back to church roots if you go back far enough - proud atheist though I am, there can be no denying the profound effect that christian culture has had on music. Other cultures too, but much more recently. Even pre-christianity music can very often be routed through some religious ideal.

For what it's worth though, I went to school where music was taught very mich in the style that Ren is forced to teach in....put me off a lot of things for a loooong time, and I will never forget the faces at one of my final performances at school - I was due to play the glorious "The Trumpet Shall Sound", but instead pulled out a sexy Flugal and did a hot verion of "Stardust" instead....the stuffy head was horrified!!

[alicebrallice]

I'll be playing the vuvuzela tonight.

BWWWZZTTTTTT

[Incanus]

I'll be playing the vuvuzela tonight.

BWWWZZTTTTTT

Such sweet music.

Is that you in your avatar image playing vuvu to the country side?

[Greg1138]

[alicebrallice]

I'll be playing the vuvuzela tonight.

BWWWZZTTTTTT

Such sweet music.

Is that you in your avatar image playing vuvu to the country side?

yesh! had to go practice somewhere...

[Incanus]

You are obviously playing the Concerto in that pictoresque image. Insistently like a wasp as the direction says in the sheet music!

[Alexcremers]

Is that photo manipulated?

[alicebrallice]

Is that photo manipulated?

my avatar photo?

well I used a camera+ color filter on my iPhone hehe.

[Ren]

yes, love the color filter.........;-)