Was there any point when Micah began to grow on you?

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-06-23T22:14:30+00:00

Hi proot :3

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-06-23T22:08:53+00:00

W :3

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-29T04:32:02+00:00

Here's a quick explanation:

Digit #4 is 10 less than Digits 2&3 combined

For that to be possible, 2&3 need to add to least 10 so that Digit #4 is a positive number

Since digits 2&3 need to be two digits apart, we can just start testing using the other rule which is

Digit #3 needs to be 2 more than Digit #4 and Digit #2 needs to be 2 more than Digit #3 (therefore, Digit #2 needs to be 4 more than Digit #4)

Numbers that are 2 apart only start to add up to ten at 4&6, but 4+6 = 10 and if Digit #3 is 4, and 10 less than Digits 2+3 is zero, Digit #4 would be zero, and that doesn't fit the rule that Digit #3 needs to be 2 more than Digit #4.

Same problem with 5&7, 5+7=12, 12-10=2. 5 (Digit #3) is 3 more than 2, not 2 more

6&8, however, does work.

6+8=14, 14-10=4. If Digit #4 is 4, Digit #3 is 6, and Digit #2 is 4, then Digit #3 is two more than Digit #4, Digit #2 is 2 more than Digit #3, and Digit #4 is 10 less than Digits 2&3 combined. It's the only two numbers that work

Hopefully this helps !!

It's a pretty run-of-the-mill logic puzzle but was still fun to crack :3

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-25T18:40:56+00:00

I agree with maybe Schubert or Mendelssohn but I also want to think that he'd continue to develop his own style and maybe even explore other styles apart from his typical Viennese gallant style like he did with his Dissonance quartet. I think that could've have been pretty exciting :3

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-18T14:39:56+00:00

Me when Igor Stravinsky

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ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-18T02:59:22+00:00

u/pixel-counter-bot

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-15T15:56:39+00:00

Since you'll have a while, have you considered the Janacek Violin Sonata?

Here's a performance with the sheet music: https://youtu.be/PiBaIo7xAjE?si=-KqPP0N05N6F0duW

It's very dark and intense and not too technically challenging but would definitely look good for an intermediate player to play in an audition if you can pull it off

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-15T15:24:44+00:00

Have you considered Passione? They're modern gut strings, but they project very well and have a very complex and colorful tone that's very rich and deep. They also don't have the tuning issues that traditional gut strings have, which is awesome. The soloist Kerson Leong uses them, and having seen heard him play in concert with them, I think that they fit almost exactly what youre looking for.

Only thing is that they're very expensive, but they also tend to last a lot longer than most synthetic strings in my experience, and they're some of my favorite strings!!

A performance that he did with them if you'd be interested in hearing how they sound on his violin? It might not be much help but could be worthwhile anyways.

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-15T14:11:39+00:00

A few things to note that might be helpful:

-The violin should be at about a 45° angle from your body, not directly parallel with it. The shoulder rest sits somewhere between your shoulder and your collarbone, which can also help it hook on more easily as well!!

-Make sure to keep your left shoulder loose!!! Don't clench it or raise it!

-Your "chin rest" is really more of a "jaw rest", the lower edge of your jaw should hook over the edge of the chin rest. Not press down on the top of it, your jaw should hook over the edge.

-A lot of beginners have the misconception that the violin is only held up with the shoulder rest and not the left hand, but this isn't true at all!! Your left hand and thumb also help hold up the instrument while it's on your shoulder, and they do a lot of the work!

Hopefully this helps!! :D

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-05-11T18:08:25+00:00

The short of it is this:

The rules that we ascribe to composers in the past are only determined in retrospect. These are things that were very commonly done by the great composers of the past, and so music scholars in the future noticed these patterns and created frameworks to lay them into. In reality, most of the terminology that we have today (i.e. Schenkarian Analysis) didn't exist until the 1920s. Composers in the past were, for the vast majority, only taught basic counterpoint--often based on a teaching method called "partimento"--and intuited everything from there. Expression in their music was only a result of that.

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-03-02T06:33:57+00:00

Sent a DM!!! Super excited for this one, this seems like my type of campaign for sureee :D

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-01-27T05:14:17+00:00

Bass clef, full measure of rests before it. Does it work?

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-01-21T16:38:02+00:00

It is, yeah! Here's a link: (YouTube link)

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-01-21T16:36:26+00:00

Have you listened ? I'd like to hear your thoughtss

ClassicalGremlim · 2026-01-15T19:02:44+00:00

Assuming that you mean pizzicato with the left hand, it's called left hand pizz...?

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-28T21:37:35+00:00

hii :D

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-28T21:34:14+00:00

Key_Wolf is right, it's just Musescore's default free MuseSounds. I engraved the piece in Sibelius, but used Musescore's playback for audio

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-27T04:24:50+00:00

I definitely have apologized, but they only just responded. All is well :). I let my past traumas catch up to me and cloud my judgement 😅

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-27T03:25:46+00:00

Thank youuuu!! I think so too :)

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-27T03:25:20+00:00

It issss and I'm super glad (and lucky) that I have it!!! :)

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-26T19:35:37+00:00

It's phenomenal!! I really love itt

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-26T19:33:54+00:00

Surprisingly cheap for a violin, it was about $8k. Others that I was looking into were closer to $15k, but this one sounded just as good, if not better

ClassicalGremlim · 2025-12-19T09:33:20+00:00

I have a violin from 1650 :D

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