jamesa’s one hundred and ninety-two comments

I wanted to add for anyone reading that propanolol is not for everyone, has contraindications so don’t take it unless you’ve been prescribed it! more…

If you are prone to anxiety (like me) then as you hinted your heart rate can be all over the place during a tune. more…

A while back I had a nasty (non covid) virus with a recovery that lasted for about a month. more…

If I’ve heard a new tune and I’m just desperate to learn it as quickly as possible, then I will find a good recording and dots, more…

It’s kind of important to bear in mind that fiddles sound different when up close and further away. more…

> ‘AI’ is just a statistical model, it ‘learns’ the general patterns in the data (in this case, which note is probable given ‘set x’ of previous notes - then repeat. It isn’t really intelligent. more…

This is really great, thank you Michael! more…

My hearing is probably already totalled from playing in rock bands when I was younger, which probably doesn’t help - but I think the volume here isn’t so loud that it’s causing damage, but maybe I should try a decibel meter. more…

I have a recurring issue that when after a break I return to a session especially if there are a fair few players and it’s loud, that my playing suffers somewhat as I am trying to play louder than my natural at home level. more…

Uploading and tweaking Anthony Shostak’s transcription of Séamus Glackin’s lethal recording of this tune: more…