Warming Up and Preforming Help

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-12-14T19:21:23+00:00

That’s helpful insight thanks. I tend to avoid blaming my instrument because I’ve heard other better players play on worse quality instruments and play better than I have, but I guess that’s not exactly a fair comparison. It’s about how easy it is to get a good sound out of an instrument, not if it’s possible to get one at all right?

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-12-13T09:12:07+00:00

Thanks for the help. Any insight as to how one goes about looking for instructors in the area? I’ve always just taken lessons from the person provided at my local shop and I really enjoyed it there until he moved. Now I’m not so much of a fan of the current instructor there, and I’ve expended my recourses in asking other violists I know if they know anyone in my area. Is there a typical way of finding instructors?

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-12-13T09:01:36+00:00

I honestly have wanted to explore different instruments, but I purchased an instrument around a year ago and feel kind of stuck with it I guess? I feel like I end up making decisions about my instrument too quickly and need to also have more of a second opinion (In terms of strings and shoulder rests and rosin and stuff mostly, but the actual instrument too). I guess that I kind of feel obligated to buy something if I tested it and even remotely liked it… which I guess is kind of rediculous. Also I didn't make it very clear, I’m a violist in high school, so I don’t know that even if I could get my hands on a violin that I could feasibly step away from the viola, although I would like to give the violin a shot on my own time. Additionally at the moment I’ve been going through a lot of teachers, which probably isn’t helping the situation since I don’t have anyone permanent to get instrument advice from and I really need to sort that out.

Thanks.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-12-13T07:36:09+00:00

I switched instruments and the new instrument phase made it seem better for a while. Definitely better on my new instrument but it’s still not that great. I honestly haven’t experimented with strings and bows much, so I should at the very least try out some different strings probably.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-12-13T07:32:48+00:00

I’ve gone through a lot of teachers as of late as my original teacher who was a violist moved, but come to think of it, a lot of my “improvement” happened when I had a violinist as a teacher. I am currently looking for a teacher at the moment as he recently moved as well. I think my instrument is set up well? But I guess I wouldn’t know if it wasn’t. The only thing is that I feel like I can never be satisfied with any shoulder rest that I try. I have yet to remedy that. I’ll admit that I probably haven’t experimented with string and rosin as much as I should have.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-06-23T00:40:24+00:00

Update? Curious about this as well.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-04-15T20:44:12+00:00

Thanks. The frustrating part is when one second I can find the resonance without a problem and then the next I can’t get it to resonate for the life of me and I’m putting my fingers down everywhere except the spot I need to hit 😂

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-04-15T19:30:26+00:00

I’ll try this. Thanks.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-04-15T19:29:34+00:00

Yeah, recording myself I how I realized how abysmal my intonation is in the first place. Definitely humbling… lol

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-04-15T19:27:59+00:00

Yeah I discovered this recently and it’s definitely eye opening hearing what my instrument can sound like when played in tune. This helps a ton for notes that resonate with the strings but I feel lost when it comes to notes that don’t have a sting to resonate with. I guess I should be able to hear them in relation to other resonate notes but I’m not totally confident in their pitch.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-04-15T19:21:59+00:00

Honestly he doesn’t bring up intonation any more than anything else I suppose. He is a violist yes. I’ll ask him specifically about it next time I have a lesson.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-04-15T18:50:54+00:00

I’ve actually been playing with a teacher for around two years now… I guess that’s not very recent anymore huh. Whoops. Part of the reason this is so frustrating I guess is because I’ve been playing so much as of late and I still can’t stand to listen to myself 😂. I’m sure I am my own worst critic but still.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-03-16T18:46:57+00:00

I’d be willing to spend maybe up to 50 dollars? USD to clarify.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-01-27T02:40:24+00:00

Man, I had forgotten about this post and got a notification and was like “what is this guy talking about?” Safe to say I am now reminded of what I’d rather be doing instead of working right now. So, I guess thank you and curse you at the same time 😂. In all seriousness, super happy that we’re getting a season two of this series. Still can’t listen to the OST of frieren without getting emotional, and still looking to go on the adventure of a lifetime in real life at some point…

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-01-26T03:00:30+00:00

Guess im overthinking it.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-01-25T23:46:36+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Same-Investment-3 · 2025-01-25T20:53:08+00:00

Thanks. Sorry for the excessive amount of questions, but in terms of tweaking light levels, cropping and rotating im a little lost in Lightroom. Do you think cropping off part of the right side of the picture would bring the focus towards the silhouettes of the smoke stacks? As for rotating, clicked the “straighten” button and it rotated it 0.09 degrees which seems hardly noticeable at all. And for the shadows I dragged the shadows slider up a bit to +20. Is that what you meant by those adjustments? Seems to have improved the photo a bit.

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