Comments on: Brahms: second-to-last coaching http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching Web Development, Classical Music, Kitties, and whatever else I feel like Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Hass http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-113 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:33:54 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-113 I hope you've dropped your bow off for a rehair! Seriously, I've gone months w/out rehairs, but new hair is SO much better. If you look at horsehair under the microscope, from what I understand, it's covered in "spikes" (my word), and as you bow the spikes pull at the string. After a few months all the spikes have ground down and your just skating on the string, you've got no <i>bite</i>. Any of the good craftsman in Boston, and there are a bunch, will lend you a bow, in the interem if it's the only one you have. Thanks for linking Hass Dot, you were next on my list! :) You can pull off Grovvy Newbie, I'm going to let that die, unless you have a better suggestion. I hope you’ve dropped your bow off for a rehair! Seriously, I’ve gone months w/out rehairs, but new hair is SO much better. If you look at horsehair under the microscope, from what I understand, it’s covered in “spikes” (my word), and as you bow the spikes pull at the string. After a few months all the spikes have ground down and your just skating on the string, you’ve got no bite. Any of the good craftsman in Boston, and there are a bunch, will lend you a bow, in the interem if it’s the only one you have.

Thanks for linking Hass Dot, you were next on my list! :) You can pull off Grovvy Newbie, I’m going to let that die, unless you have a better suggestion.

]]> by: Jennifer Grucza http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-114 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:51:43 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-114 No longer a newbie, huh? :) Actually, I haven't dropped the bow off yet. Maybe I'll try doing that tomorrow before rehearsal, if they can lend me a bow. Since I don't practice as much as I should, I think there are still some little barb things left on the hair, as I'm not completely sliding around, but yes, it is definitely time for a rehair. It can be annoying if the new hair isn't completely rosined, though. And going from slippery hair to new hair can be slightly disconcerting at first! Like, too much gripping! :) No longer a newbie, huh? :)

Actually, I haven’t dropped the bow off yet. Maybe I’ll try doing that tomorrow before rehearsal, if they can lend me a bow.

Since I don’t practice as much as I should, I think there are still some little barb things left on the hair, as I’m not completely sliding around, but yes, it is definitely time for a rehair. It can be annoying if the new hair isn’t completely rosined, though. And going from slippery hair to new hair can be slightly disconcerting at first! Like, too much gripping! :)

]]> by: Eric http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-115 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:46:22 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-115 My wife is finally going to get her Voirin in for a rehair, it's been like a year and a half, I think. And she wonders why it doesn't sound like it should :) And Hass, you're definately not a newbie anymore, though I think you shed that title in record time. Glad your coaching is going well and you're happy with your sound; listening to recordings of myself is always so painful - I don't think I've ever said "gorgeous" about any of my playing. My wife is finally going to get her Voirin in for a rehair, it’s been like a year and a half, I think. And she wonders why it doesn’t sound like it should :)

And Hass, you’re definately not a newbie anymore, though I think you shed that title in record time.

Glad your coaching is going well and you’re happy with your sound; listening to recordings of myself is always so painful - I don’t think I’ve ever said “gorgeous” about any of my playing.

]]> by: Hass http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-116 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:37:21 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-116 "Barb things"...I like your term better. And Eric, your playing had gorgeous tone. ;) “Barb things”…I like your term better. And Eric, your playing had gorgeous tone. ;)

]]> by: Jennifer http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-117 Sat, 01 May 2004 00:01:13 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-117 Well, gorgeous is a somewhat relative term. :) And I'm speaking more of the lovely cello and violin solos at the beginning of the movement, not myself (I don't have nearly as nice juicy places as they do, and my vibrato doesn't come out nearly as much as I'd like). I think we just do a better job of relaxing into the music in the third movement--we play it more musically than the other movements. I guess we're less concerned with things like maintaining tempo and such--it's so hard to get some of the transitions in the faster movements. Well, gorgeous is a somewhat relative term. :) And I’m speaking more of the lovely cello and violin solos at the beginning of the movement, not myself (I don’t have nearly as nice juicy places as they do, and my vibrato doesn’t come out nearly as much as I’d like). I think we just do a better job of relaxing into the music in the third movement–we play it more musically than the other movements. I guess we’re less concerned with things like maintaining tempo and such–it’s so hard to get some of the transitions in the faster movements.

]]> by: Eric http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-119 Sat, 01 May 2004 11:01:47 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/04/30/brahms-second-to-last-coaching#comment-119 I owe it all to the white chocolate mochas. I owe it all to the white chocolate mochas.

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