Hi Everyone, It's Empire Day here in Canada,.  So anyone who is of English or Scottish descent, no matter how remote (even if only for a day) grab your bagpipes, fiddles, kilts, and a pint and help us celebrate Queen Victoria's Birthday.  

3 Cheers for Beth and Violin Lab!

If you read a previous post of mine, I had an ultimate hearing goal to be able to differentiate between two pitches (based on a frequency at 500 Hz) to within 1.1 Hz.  Four weeks ago I was getting scores in the 5-16%, which meant in the lower 25% of the population.  For about 2 weeks I seemed stuck at the 59%.  I would go backwards but never forward.  Now this happened.  This is big!  I just scored 0.975 Hz or 74%.  This means that I am now in the top 25%.  Hooray for Violin Lab.  Anyone trying to improve their hearing GO FOR IT! 

I'd like to hear from some of you who have both played in real ensembles as well as participated in one or both virtual ensembles...
Is recording for the virtual ensemble using the master / click track more or less difficult than playing in a real ensemble?

I have not played in a real ensemble other than a couple early attempts before I could read music well enough to keep up, but I have found recording for both virtual ensembles quite difficult.

Maybe it will get easier after another few years of practice :-)
joe

What are you doing to celebrate World Fiddle Day tomorrow?
http://www.worldfiddleday.com/

Hi Y'all,

Do any of you know of any short 2-3 day adult violin retreats for adult students anywhere in the southeast. I would love to have some intensive training?...maybe something similar to what Beth had last summer? Thanks for your help...

Blessings,

Candace

Here's my virtual ensemble submission of Ashokan part 1.  I played using the sound track
with click.  It sounds much better with the track playing in my ear so I   hope I will mix in OK.  I did many takes trying to use more bow, but found myself concentrating on that and my intonation went out the window, so lots and lots of more practice and challenges ahead.

hi Beth, 

there seems to be a problem with the Pinky Buster pdf. file. I can't open it.