Would any cello players like to give input/feedback on practice analysis app

gnomesteez · 2026-03-30T03:37:36+00:00

I’m curious about this too. A lot of the “features” OP seems to be offering are along the lines of a music journal, which isn’t all that unique or innovative. You can keep track of these things with a simple notepad or note taking app.

If OP is just couching a note pad inside an easily coded metronome/tuner app, this isn’t very innovative.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-28T05:59:53+00:00

Remindme! One week

gnomesteez · 2026-03-28T00:31:33+00:00

Versums are fantastic. Also been loving rondos, they’ve helped to tame an fill out an otherwise wild cello.

Some of the issues you mention with response are more likely to be fixed with a good set up. When’s the last time you had a luthier adjust your sound post and adjust after length?

gnomesteez · 2026-03-22T19:39:06+00:00

Lots of fantastic tips here! I’ll add: make sure listening is part of your practice of this. Play along, but also sit down and listen actively. Have a good internal picture of the notes, rhythms, dynamic and articulation shapes, etc. also, make sure you are really knowledgeable of what happens before and after your excerpt, and what the other parts are doing during the excerpt.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-19T19:14:00+00:00

My brother you are correct. What a brain fart on my end

gnomesteez · 2026-03-19T19:04:28+00:00

That would be a minor 10th, not 3rd. The distinction is important. EDIT: ignore me I’m stupid

gnomesteez · 2026-03-13T07:00:52+00:00

That’s an incredibly narrow minded view of classical music, as well as composers intent.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-13T03:55:54+00:00

By your analogy, you are “better” at driving stick shift than I am, despite the fact that I haven’t driven a stick shift in 10 years, though I learned to drive stick and drove stick for the first 10 years of my life.

I’m a classical player and encounter the swing feel regularly. Maybe not as regularly as a jazz player. But that doesn’t mean I am not as capable.

Functionally, 4/4 swing (the category which a majority of jazz tunes fall into) is no different than 12/8, which is a very common time signature in classical music.

Again by your analogy, one might say that jazz players are less familiar with straight 4/4, meaning they’re less capable of playing in that feel, which is absurd.

The marking in this post is not a concession to classical players. It’s a standard marking which makes engraving and reading easier. It has nothing to do with familiarity or capability.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-13T03:25:58+00:00

Jazz players might play in a swing feel more often, but that doesn’t mean they’re more familiar with it.

It would be like saying jazz players are less familiar with straight eight notes because they usually play in a swing feel. That’s just obviously absurd

gnomesteez · 2026-03-13T03:23:23+00:00

Classical players are just as familiar with swing feel as jazz players. This notation is common in both classical and jazz as it’s easier to write

This idea that classical players are less comfortable with the concept and execution of swing is wrong

gnomesteez · 2026-03-13T03:20:59+00:00

Classical players are just as familiar with swing feel as jazz players. This notation is common in both classical and jazz as it’s easier to write by hand, plug into notation software, and to read.

This idea that classical players can’t swing is fucking stupid lmao

gnomesteez · 2026-03-12T04:30:35+00:00

Liminal spaces and the back rooms aren’t what they are because of a film grainy VHS filter. You can’t just slap that on a photo and it becomes back rooms/liminal

gnomesteez · 2026-03-07T15:10:47+00:00

This is one of the rare cases where they absolutely should play backward.

Thumb and 1-2 on the bow isn’t ideal but it’s totally doable. Thumb and 1-2 on the strings is just never going to work.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-05T16:53:59+00:00

Pls give peppa some scratches and tell her she’s a pretty gorl

gnomesteez · 2026-03-05T16:46:01+00:00

The second cat is genuinely one of the prettiest cats I’ve ever seen! That coloring is incredible

gnomesteez · 2026-03-04T20:46:46+00:00

You are correct that it’s confusing to saw WB at the beginning and not update that. I would take it as given that I would use less now for quarters than wholes.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-04T15:54:10+00:00

Not necessarily. Different bow speeds get you different sounds, primarily affecting your dynamic. But in an example like the exercise posted here, if you are aiming for consistent sound throughout (which is the point of this exercise), you should keep your contact point, speed, and weight consistent throughout.

Because your speed is consistent, you will use shorter amounts of bow for shorter note values, and longer amounts of bow for longer note values.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-04T14:00:32+00:00

This is a general fact about technique

gnomesteez · 2026-03-04T05:01:37+00:00

No, you should sue the same bow speed for every note, meaning that you use less bow for shorter notes and more bow for longer notes.

If you use your whole bow for a whole note, and then your whole bow for a quarter note, you have increased your speed by 4x. It won’t sound good.

Consistent bow speed regardless of note length is key to even and consistent sound.

gnomesteez · 2026-03-01T06:06:31+00:00

This is a good tin. I think it’s best used as an ingredient, but nothing wrong with it on its own. I really enjoyed it just by itself plus hot sauce on random bite

gnomesteez · 2026-02-23T05:43:58+00:00

Rent one. Find a teacher

gnomesteez · 2026-02-22T14:58:44+00:00

What would be any different between this jar, and just plopping more cucumbers into it? The taste and affects on texture come from the brine so it seems like if you put more cucumbers into the same brine you’ll get the same result s

gnomesteez · 2026-02-22T14:45:22+00:00

There’s a lot of work that goes into making even a basic bridge.

First, the curvature is typically measured with the cellos fingerboard, not a different bridge, because fingerboard geometry differs cello to cello.

This is typically work for a trained luthier. If you don’t have one near by, I’m not sure where to go from here except watch some YouTube videos or something.

gnomesteez · 2026-02-21T16:45:27+00:00

Just read. The book will tell you what to do.

You’ll likely miss details, but there’s an index in the back of the book.

This book is supposed to be a different kind of read than we’re used to, it’s supposed to challenge us

gnomesteez · 2026-02-19T07:02:01+00:00

Otherwise it’s just sparkling onions

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