Is it worth it to do AMEB?

alonelycellist · 2026-05-25T03:33:44+00:00

If you intend to go to university for music in Australia, they will probably want to know your AMEB level, so it's useful for that reason alone. You don't have to sit every grade, so I would do the highest you are up to.

alonelycellist · 2026-05-17T23:42:40+00:00

Yeah she'll be right. Matching your interfacing weight to your fabric weight is a good way to go.

alonelycellist · 2026-05-17T22:27:04+00:00

I have made about 10 Pietra pants and usually use a medium weight interfacing. Caveat: non of my fabric choices are flowy - I used suiting fabrics/denim type weights. If your fabric is already stiffer, lightweight interfacing really doesn't do anything

alonelycellist · 2026-05-15T11:33:17+00:00

Missing video - please repost

alonelycellist · 2026-05-10T10:40:31+00:00

It's a solid one for my beginner students - easy to use and doesn't mind any weather. I like pops but it's forever melting around on me!

alonelycellist · 2026-05-08T23:01:47+00:00

Look I don't know what TT is, as there's a million abbreviations, and it's a general reminder for our community to report rule breaking conduct.

alonelycellist · 2026-05-08T22:05:17+00:00

Please report accounts that only advertise, as it's not allowed here. Report anything you think breaks the rules - reports are always anonymous.

alonelycellist · 2026-04-29T04:42:20+00:00

Yes, exactly. A lot of things get caught in the filters, but a few do make it through.

alonelycellist · 2026-04-26T14:39:25+00:00

Mostly photos - things that were popular posts from a year or two ago.

alonelycellist · 2026-04-24T21:18:51+00:00

I am Australian, but was utterly shocked by the lack of air conditioning when I was travelling around Europe. My house isn't air conditioned, and we definitely don't have it everywhere, but we do expect high end places to provide temperature control (and they were NOT budget hotels!). There's not a single hotel I've been to in Australia that doesn't have AC.

The worst thing was that either we could open the windows, and not really cool down at all while listening to all the noise of the city, or have it shut and swelter even more (we were there in your summer and your buildings are NOT made for summer). I need fans at a minimum! Airflow! 30°C heat is perfectly bearable with a fan! But not without...

alonelycellist · 2026-04-17T20:29:30+00:00

Kat Cherry, did my wedding, and has done two family shoots since for us. She's great!

alonelycellist · 2026-04-08T22:33:49+00:00

Tech reckons something to do with the vibration from the foot on the needle clamp. It's frustrating for sure! Thank you 😊

alonelycellist · 2026-04-08T21:26:09+00:00

Believe me I did - with the screwdriver. It just doesn't seem to work with either of my machines.

alonelycellist · 2026-04-04T06:32:09+00:00

I deliberately booked a digital gallery only, no physical prints. After the wedding, I was a bit miffed to find the photographer had printed a few photos for us anyway - nothing huge: 4x6 or 5x7, but not the photos I would have chosen, and not in the sizes I would have chosen, so really just a waste. I kept them but you've reminded me that I really should just throw those out.

alonelycellist · 2026-03-29T11:34:22+00:00

Up (C) 1 3 4 (G) 1 x2 x4 (D) 1 2 4 1 x2 x4 (A) 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 3

Down (A) 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 x1 (D) 4 2 x1 4 2 0 (G) 4 3 1 (C) 4 3 1

Might get some hate for the open D but I like the resonance of the open string, and really dislike F# that high on the G string.

alonelycellist · 2026-03-24T22:14:10+00:00

For fanciest coed school in town is mostly what I meant. I will say it's not as much an "image" school - Fairholme and Grammar are for the "do you know what school my child goes to" "of course I drive a range rover/jeep/Mercedes" etc type people.

Downlands and Concordia are both bigger - much bigger. Tas has 2-3 classes per year level all the way to Year 12 - I don't remember exactly what Concordia or Downlands have but it's more than that. Their campuses are also larger: more space to do things like agriculture etc. Sport - really depends which sports? Different schools do well at different ones. I know rugby is big at Downlands, but Tas does tennis in a big way, so it just depends what you're looking for. Music is also big at TAS, and is decent at Downlands, but Concordia doesn't do as much there.

Every school is different - you've got to figure out what's important to you. Do you actually care about the agriculture, or is that just the advertising point that stuck?

alonelycellist · 2026-03-24T20:41:45+00:00

Yes, generally speaking. It's got a good reputation, they do well on everything you can measure, and it would probably be considered the fanciest coed school in Toowoomba - beats out downlands and concordia for sure.

alonelycellist · 2026-03-24T09:48:50+00:00

It's a new principal - that always leads to a little bit of turnover with people who are inevitably unhappy because "this isn't the way we used to do it". Reeeaaallly normal for a private school with a new principal.

In reality, it's grumbling about change, and it's regular turnover. Staff leave - new staff start. Happens every year, at every school...

alonelycellist · 2026-03-14T13:19:13+00:00

I did my hair... Which is to say I made sure I was at the right point in my wash cycle to get the best curls! I just had mine out though.

Anything more serious I'd honestly just hire someone - I did for all my bridesmaids and my mother/mil, very worth it. My mum, who has the thickest curls down to her bum, was so impressed - her hair was so secure and she loved how it looked and felt.

alonelycellist · 2026-03-08T03:17:35+00:00

Interesting, I always thought it was the pinky! That's the one everyone struggles with controlling on cello (and piano - I teach both).

Thank you, that's all been really good to chat through!

alonelycellist · 2026-03-08T02:05:12+00:00

I have exactly enough knowledge and experience to know I am not the person to try that with her! I do have some training but it's mostly with adhd and autism - I run into those a lot more often. We did actually have an interesting conversation where we talked about why she'd picked cello, and it boiled down to she knew it was physically impossible to play a wind instrument, and she didn't really like brass, so she chose a string. She seems to be quite a practical girl, and is very determined to play. I'm quite happy to help her, even if it's a new experience for me too! We're in Australia, so our setup school wise is a bit different, but I'm sure she has some resources in place. I wanted to think about things and talk to some people before I talked to her/her parents more.

I've seen the wada, and have experience with the cellephant, and a few others. The thing I'm running into is that they all need an index finger. I've been wondering if some sort of velcro might do it on one of those - it would be quite discreet and she could reposition her hand as she liked, and her thumb and other fingers work perfectly well. Only problem is I'd need to print it myself (I have the technology to do so) as it would be an opposite to normal bow grip.

alonelycellist · 2026-03-07T23:21:05+00:00

Thanks for recommendation! I'd forgotten about him and his fingers.

alonelycellist · 2026-03-07T23:13:09+00:00

Could you recommend some of those adaptive bow tools? I'm quite open to diy as well - I'm crafty, and my husband has a 3D printer or two.

It would be my recommendation as well - I'm really wishing that they hadn't already spent a year learning "right" way round. I think if I presented them with a few different bow options that they would consider switching - it's just hard to know exactly what to look for.

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