jamesa’s one hundred and ninety-two comments
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Re: no rhythm - to quit or not to quit?
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…
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Re: no rhythm - to quit or not to quit?
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…
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Re: The most obsessive things we’ve done in the name of Music.
A while back I had a nasty (non covid) virus with a recovery that lasted for about a month. more…
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Re: The Best Way To Learn Tunes (Efficient Learning)
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…
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Re: Should I put a rubber on? (a rubber fiddle mute of course)
It’s kind of important to bear in mind that fiddles sound different when up close and further away. more…
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Re: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in traditional Irish Music
> ‘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…
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Re: ABC Transcription Tools 1.0 Released
This is really great, thank you Michael! more…
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Re: Loudness and tension
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…
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Loudness and tension
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…
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The Glen Road To Carrick, X:6
Uploading and tweaking Anthony Shostak’s transcription of Séamus Glackin’s lethal recording of this tune: more…