If any registered folks are reading this could you try to leave a comment now? Dan thinks he fixed the problem we were having and we need to see if it works now.
Thanks! :-)
Well, maybe no need, but still … it’s a Reed Coffee Table.
What could be better?
Whether you’re at home sitting by the fire, or out and about with your iPod, here’s a list of five classical music CDs that will take you to that calm and cultured place.
Ah yes … calm and cultured. That’s me in a nutshell.
I’m happy to post oboe instructor info here for those in the states. (I haven’t ventured out of the US, just assuming that it would get awfully complicated then, but perhaps I should change that. We’ll see.)
Just so ya know. :-)
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beaf
This little piggy had none
and this little piggy went “Wee wee wee!” all the way home.
I do believe my toe — the poor piggy who had none one (right foot) — is broken.
I’m a clumsy, clumsy girl. Sigh.
But what does one do about a broken toe, other than limp? Not much, I am guessing.
“When the inmates are running the asylum, when sound business practices are disregarded in lieu of Trustees and employees’ egos, personal pursuits and vindictive behavior, when the board room emulates the sounds of a misaligned garbage disposal, devoid of common decency and respect, it is truly time for me, and others of sound judgment, to take our time, tireless efforts and overly generous monetary contributions elsewhere.”
Yikes. This is from a letter written by the former board president of Las Vegas Philharmonic. She didn’t mince words, did she?
I read it here.
I read an article that says the oboe is …
A difficult instrument to master at such an early age because of the need for a large lung capacity,…
Hmm. I never really thought large lung capacity was the big thing we needed. Okay, then.
I think of patience, first and foremost. And of course the ability to deal with a mouthpiece that changes constantly. And control. And hands that can reach the keys. Dealing with the back pressure can be difficult for some. Oh, and patience.
The article is about a young oboist. It includes this:
Meanwhile, Baugus makes her own oboe reeds out of bamboo cane, a craft that can take up to two days to complete. In the end, she often comes up with a top-end reed that could run as high as $25 if purchased commercially at a music store. However, for every perfect handmade reed, there’s scores of ones that will see the trash, she pointed out.
Hmmm. Maybe she’d like to send me a few reeds.
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Sorry ’bout this. I do hope you stick around, and I appreciate comments, so I hope they continue. :-)
Update
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This happened once with an oboe player. We went on a school trip to see some concert or something and I just had this feeling that I would marry the oboist. I didn’t think he was particularly cute. I just knew I was going to marry him.
i think double reed’s the weirdest/cutest section ever man.
Why do i feel dizzy and faint when I play my oboe?
It’s a musical instrument. And I’m perfectly healthy. It just happened to me today again. It also happened when I played my clarinet. I feel like I have a sinus headache, but tylenol doesn’t take it away. I also felt so dizzy my whole body started quivering and I almost fell when walking. Any help?
That’s normal. You feel dizzy because you are blowing alot of air into the horn. Just play as much as you can, but don’t overdo it. Stop and rest when you need to. As time passes, you’ll be able to play longer and longer and the symptoms will eventually go away completely. I used to play the flute and the same thing happened to me.
I’m not sure about that answer. We don’t blow “alot of air” into the horn. I do wonder who is answering at the site. Hmmm.
I read it all here.
“As soon as I boarded the train, I placed my violin case on the overhead rack and placed my laptop bag near my feet. I was completely exhausted due to the hot sun and soon fell asleep. When the train pulled into the Mylapore station, I got off in a hurry, forgetting to take my case from the rack.”
I read it here.
Okay. I think I’ve figured it out. Someone needs to invent “case handcuffs” so that musicians can handcuff their instruments to themselves.
I do hope the man gets his instruments back. (TWO violins and THREE bows. Sigh.)
So the Nutcracker is over for 2008. I only played 15 services, but it still felt like a lot for some reason. Maybe it’s that it dragged over time; we began on December 9. But goodbye Nut. See you in 2009!
What I will miss the most when I die will be classical music.
Recent studys show that prescribing music can improve heart health and lower cholesterol levels. The research found that if a person listens to 30 minutes a day of their favorite music, not only can it help him/ her relaxing mentally but it can also benefit him physically by expanding and clearing blood vessels.
This musical/ medical benefit is believed to work by triggering the release into the bloodstream of nitric oxide, which helps to prevent the build-up of blood clots and harmful cholesterol.
“The music effect lasts in the bloodstream for only a few seconds but the accumulative benefit of favorite tunes lasts and can be very positive in people of all ages,” said Michael Miller, director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at Maryland University, who carried out the research. He added: “We were looking for cheaper, nonpharmacological aids to help us improve our patients’ heart health and we think this is the prescription.”
Other benefits included increased endurance on a treadmill by up to 15%, while most participants did not realise they were working harder.
So how ’bout that? Huh? Huh?
And yeah, here I am, blogging. After saying it was gonna be light. But you know how it goes. (And Nutcracker went MUCH easier tonight. so I know you all would want to know that. Whew!)
Miller also advised parents to avoid listening to their teenage children’s music if it upset them because it could be the aural equivalent of passive smoking.
Whoa. Well what an excuse not to listen to my teenage children’s music. (Sorry, Jameson, can’t listen … I feel my cholesterol rising!)
Go to this link for the article.
So:
classical music lowers cholesterol
Classical music reduces stress in pregnancy
Classical music helps pigs de-stress
Cows prefer classical
and
plants like classical music
How exciting is all this?
Yep. I thought so too.
