sbhikes’s five hundred and seventy-three comments
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Re: How does the rich repertoire and culture of ITM compare to other European countries traditional music culture?
I live in Southern California. A lot of Mexican music sounds pretty German to me. I think maybe certain traditions traveled the world but went to different places. more…
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Re: Searching for tunes
What is the cut-off for when capital letters and lower case letters are used? What letters do you use for the B on a violin G string, the B on a violin A string and a B on a violin E string? more…
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Searching for tunes
I have the hardest time searching for tunes. Is there a trick to it? I don't know the name of the tune. I think I can remember a few notes. more…
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Re: To Shoulder Rest or Not to Shoulder Rest
I used to play without a shoulder rest because I didn't like it. But after some experiences playing my fiddle for many hours in a row, I would get some nerve pain in my left index finger, so I decided I would try the shoulder rest again. I don't have to h... more…
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Re: Cultural commodification
Whenever people ask questions like this they look at those who perform and make money. But for every performer who succeeds at such a quest there are probably more people like most of us who do not perform and do not make money, or at least not very much ... more…
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Re: Quick question on theory
A roll of whistles makes me imagine a bandolier of harmonicas. Maybe a bandolier of whistles would be cool. more…
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Re: Covid: Worth learning a non woodwind instrument?
We have been having our session outside. Still, there are some who are afraid to sit anywhere near the flute and whistle players. But at least we've continued to hold our sessions. We are lucky to live somewhere with mild weather. more…
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Re: Octave Mandolin - picking hand issue with bridge
If you need to move your bridge back, just measure the distance from the nut to the 12th fret and that's how far your bridge has to be from the 12th fret. more…
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Re: Re-training?!
In the end this is all going to come down to picking cotton, working the sewing machines and guarding the bunkers of the super wealthy. more…
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Re: what kind of scale omits the 6th degree?
I like to put a Bb in Julian Delaney. more…