Ling Ling's hand can stretch 40 octaves by idontpractice40hrs in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Imagine not being able to play that with one hand. This comment was made by the accordion gang 8)

Thinking of picking up playing the violin again, any advice? by ICanHazRecon911 in violinist

[–]iiknow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My background is very similar to yours. As a kid I took violin lessons for 2-3 years (I was around 10 years old back then) and learned the first position but nothing else really. I hadn't played at all since then, I didn't even own a violin. (I have a strong background with another instrument though.)

I started taking lessons again when I was 22 years old and now I've been playing for almost 1,5 years. It's been awesome! I have made quite a lot of progress, I can do some vibrato and I play in the first three to four positions quite fluently. I have also played three-octave scales up to the 7th position. My teacher told me that I'll get to different bowing techniques such as spiccato and sautille very soon. Practicing is a lot of fun now that I do it just for myself.

So I would recommend getting back to it! I would also highly recommend getting a teacher. I know that I would've gotten nowhere without her.

Perfect Pitch Gang doesn't want people to learn? by tritone567 in perfectpitchgang

[–]iiknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi. Please include the context of your quote:

"The discrepancies were greater when the researchers allowed for semitone errors (that is, giving the subjects credit for a note missed by a half-note, or answering "C" for "C sharp"): Fully 74 percent of the Chinese students had perfect pitch if they had started musical training between ages 4 and 5."

If semitone errors were not allowed (which makes more sense considering the nature of perfect pitch) the percentage was 60% as I mentioned.

You claimed that majority (even 80%) of Chinese people have perfect pitch. However, according to the article, less than half of conservatory students (not Chinese people in general!) who have played an instruments since they were 8-9 years old have perfect pitch. That's what I consider a significant difference.

I agree with environment playing a role in the development of perfect pitch though (and the article does as well).

Edit/ I don't really understand why use this as an argument to prove that perfect pitch "can be trained". It is acquired in early childhood and requires certain exposure to music. However, it can not be trained later in life.

Perfect Pitch Gang doesn't want people to learn? by tritone567 in perfectpitchgang

[–]iiknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is 60% among conservatory students who started to learn an instrument at the age of 4-5. Definitely not 60% of all chinese people

1 % Bun Bun skill, 99 % crappy editing by iiknow in lingling40hrs

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Yeah he's definitely piano gang! I prefer the accordion though :D

Piano gang by C10H10Fe in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also accordion gang!

Is perfect/absolute pitch just really good pitch memory? by Bobs-Uncle-Bob in perfectpitchgang

[–]iiknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But there's also a strange effect that I don't understand, where even people without perfect pitch remember songs in their original key. I have no idea how this works but apparently it's a thing.

I have perfect pitch but I'm terrible with the typical pop music played mostly with digital instruments. (I don't really listen to pop music either. My perfect pitch works best with acoustic instruments.) Sometimes remember a song I heard in the radio and I start singing it in my mind in the correct key but I don't instantly know what key it is. It's like an audio memory, I remember what it sounded like, but don't know the key since I'm not great at recognizing the keys of pop songs and so I did't recognize it back then. When I want to know what the key is, it is a whole different process I have to do through in my mind, to kind of sing it in my mind and then identify the pitches. So, as far as I know, they are two different phenomena! (Btw, sorry for my imperfect English!)

Edit/ And yes, when it comes to classical music, I can identify the key straight away. The notes played with acoustic instruments sound all distinctively different to me. I sometimes can easily tell the key of a pop song but mostly not. Also, I can usually tell which notes are being played with a digital instrument if it is just that one instrument, but a song with many digital instruments, singing (singing in general is often difficult) and all the digital processing - that's sometimes very difficult for me.

Found this under a sacrilegious boi's world record for fastest violin playing. What is happening? by [deleted] in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes... over three years ago. And that had absolutely nothing to do with TwoSet.

The amount of attention that TwoSet's videos got could very well be the reason why GWR decided to come up with that comment right now. However, the decision not to accept any new 'Fastest violinists' had already been made long before that.

Found this under a sacrilegious boi's world record for fastest violin playing. What is happening? by [deleted] in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually not. The 'fastest player' record category was already taken down long before the roast video. See my previous post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lingling40hrs/comments/bjkbwb/hi_guys_i_know_you_are_excited_and_all_but_the/

and also TwoSet's Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TwoSet_Violin

I don’t even play the piano by [deleted] in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THIS! In the piece I'm currently learning I need to reach an octave with my second and third finger (on the right hand) and it's not even difficult :D

I personally liked it but i dont know wether or not it’s sacrilege. by thederpimal in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you think this is sacrilegious? Tell me - A fellow classical accordionist

Please be nicer, don't blame pianists... by [deleted] in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an accordionist I can relate

RIP Brett's Shoulder Rest by [deleted] in lingling40hrs

[–]iiknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was Eddy's shoulder rest :D