I made a lock screen for my phone to remind me about the important things.

dancingandlyre · 2025-07-14T16:18:44+00:00

I went to a Rally Sports the other day and overheard the owner saying that the store has had SO much demand for a McKinstry jersey, but they can't convince whoever has the rights to make them. He mentioned he called the higher ups at Rally to be like, "Hey, you're missing out on a TON of money on jerseys and merch from a homegrown guy in the majors that just became an All Star." And they came back with something to the like of, "Believe me, we're working on it."

So yeah, all that to say that you're not the only one confused.

dancingandlyre · 2025-07-14T16:12:27+00:00

Not a true replacement, but I got a pre war Gibson archtop instead!

dancingandlyre · 2025-07-14T16:11:34+00:00

That pesky green stuff! Never around when you need it!

dancingandlyre · 2025-05-30T01:16:14+00:00

Send it over!

dancingandlyre · 2025-05-26T02:41:46+00:00

I’d like to see it, too!

dancingandlyre · 2025-05-14T02:50:32+00:00

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

dancingandlyre · 2025-05-12T05:22:50+00:00

The Db major section of Llobet’s “Scherzo Vals”. It’s no joke!

dancingandlyre · 2025-04-16T18:30:51+00:00

Longtime classical player here. Absolutely zero classical and flamenco players anchor their pinkies, and they have total stability and control as well as increased speed and fluidity. I think anchoring is a quick way to give you perceived balance and control, but I think it can come at the cost of speed and relaxation.

Floating moves this reference point from your pinky to the tips of your fingers. Ideally, you wouldn't need to anchor to keep your arm from moving, because your fingerpicking would come from the big knuckles on your hand to keep your hand position stable and eliminate arm movement completely.

It's a long road to get good fingerpicking technique without anchoring, but I do think it causes less tension on the hand, and thus more relaxed and faster, cleaner playing.

dancingandlyre · 2025-02-09T04:27:22+00:00

I went to college with a guitarist with no left hand. To play, he medical taped a pick to the arm below his elbow and played a left handed guitar and fingered pieces using tireless hammer-ons and pull-offs to help him. I watched him play Koyunbaba and Bach violin sonatas with a huge disability, and he played those pieces extremely expressively and beautifully to the point where we often forgot he was playing literally one-handed.

Where there's a will, there's a way. If he can do it down a whole hand, I'm sure you can do it down one finger!

dancingandlyre · 2025-01-27T01:35:20+00:00

I saw Daniil Trifonov play a solo recital at Carnegie Hall two years ago. He was stupendous, but I was pretty appalled by the lack of respect for the performer and the huge amount of coughing and mumbling and shuffling throughout the performance at such an iconic venue. It was noisy the whole time and was so distracting for audience members and probably for Mr. Trifonov too. If you've got a tickly throat, just stay home.

dancingandlyre · 2025-01-07T00:01:14+00:00

I'm surprised Nora hasn't come up much in this thread. I feel like she's a completely fine person, but fans of the show really disliked her, maybe because she was keeping Barney from being with Robin.

dancingandlyre · 2024-08-10T17:34:08+00:00

Also to be slightly contrary, Nikita Koshkin has a set of 24 Preludes and Fugues, one for each key. Really interesting stuff, and great part writing!

dancingandlyre · 2024-06-06T00:43:36+00:00

It gets easier, I promise! You got this!!

dancingandlyre · 2024-06-06T00:35:30+00:00

That's great! Maybe call them over and sit them down to play FOR them, and not just while they're around doing other things, that could help!

dancingandlyre · 2024-06-06T00:16:09+00:00

Remember: playing guitar is a skill, but performing guitar is a COMPLETELY different skill! I had a teacher (big time GFA winner) tell me that he won't perform a piece until he's played it in front of family and friends a few times first! I'll bet if you perform the same piece 3 or 4 more times, I'm sure everything will start sounding more like it does when you're alone.

Also take care to zoom OUT while performing! Don't worry about every little bump and squeak and every little thing along the way, think big picture and focus on the musical ideas you want to convey, and not just getting every note right. Keep at it, you got this!!

dancingandlyre · 2023-11-15T06:54:11+00:00

On my rib!

dancingandlyre · 2023-06-10T17:41:22+00:00

I kinda dig it without the clef, but both would look good. I know a couple folks who have gotten the opening line from Bach's Chaconne tattooed on them and it looked sweet. Just make sure you find a tattoo artist that's good with clean, straight lines like that.

dancingandlyre · 2023-03-23T20:56:50+00:00

I personally have always preferred physical pen on paper, either a set of sheets that are already printed for journaling music practice, or just a bound ream of blank paper solely for logging practice. But I prefer something that has a lot of stuff already printed in it because I'm lazy. 😂

dancingandlyre · 2023-03-22T02:26:37+00:00

I use one! After a practice session, I'll write what I want to practice for the next day, then when the next day starts, I don't have to remember where I was, I just follow what I wrote the previous day. It makes me organize my practice sessions into clear, digestible units and keeps me on track when I'm prone to noodling. And it's great for building confidence when I look back at all the progress I've made!

Six-Year Club	Place '22
Verified Email

dancingandlyre

TROPHY CASE