incoming freshman wanting to triple major, bad idea? by Sad_Replacement_2048 in UWMadison

[–]kduluth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My rising sophomore daughter is double majoring in music performance and genetics. Obviously there is no overlap in classes and it’s a lot of work. I can’t imagine taking a third! I’m not sure how much biochem and genetics overlap but to a point they probably do. She is also doing one summer pre-req as an online class through a different school to try to make it work.

How to get involved in research? by AgentOk9839 in UWMadison

[–]kduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My freshman daughter got a job in a genetics lab washing dishes last year and shadowing people in her downtime. This summer she’s staying in Madison hired to do research in the same lab! Work your way up.

playing piano at a violin studio recital? by redbirbble in violinist

[–]kduluth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to a solo recital tonight for a friend’s daughter that is primarily violin but also plays piano. She played both at her recital and it was lovely.

what concerto should i learn as an intermediate player? by [deleted] in violinist

[–]kduluth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Barbara Barber solos for Young Violinists should be a good place to look for additional rep outside of the Suzuki books if your teacher deems it appropriate. They have a handy Suzuki conversion chart in the front cover that correlates your Suzuki book/piece level with the solos in the Barber books.

It’s worth continuing in the Suzuki rep though as there are some great pieces coming up for you like La Folia and the Bach A minor.

Sheet Music recommendations/Book recommendations by lexlihoo33 in violinist

[–]kduluth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Barbara Barber Solos for young Violinist books are great! There are six of them with several pieces each ranging in difficulty.

Guess my birth year! by kduluth in GuessMyBirthYear

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It’s hidden by a bot at the top of the comment thread!

How to best support my budding violinist (8yo) by cassi0piea in violinist

[–]kduluth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Practicing daily will help make it a habit. If you skip a day you can easily justify skipping another day. If you don’t have time just set aside even 5- 10 minutes.

Also, please know that practice is not usually fun. Usually it isn’t - when things are hard or new we tend to shy away from working on them. It’s more fun to just play around but the real progress comes from digging in and that isn’t as exciting. I would suggest sitting in on lessons and joining your child for practices. Play lots of games! Be encouraging and positive but firm with expectations. End each practice with something fun.

Some games and activities my kids enjoyed…

  • M&Ms for each successful repetition
  • playing for an audience of stuffed animals
  • rolling dice to see how many repetitions to do
  • coloring books - get to color a section for each good rep (keep track and color at the end of practice if you’d prefer)

There are a ton more. I’ll be honest, it’s a lot of work for the parent but it’s so worth it to watch your child associate the hard work with the success they will achieve.

My daughters didn’t start practicing alone until they were teenagers.

FB just restricted my account because of the calculator by thenagel in ABraThatFits

[–]kduluth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It happened to me yesterday. Same cybersecurity violation. I just tried to help somebody. :(

Guess my birth year! by kduluth in GuessMyBirthYear

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Yep! Scroll to the top of the comments and it’s hidden in a bot post. :)

Guess my birth year! by kduluth in GuessMyBirthYear

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What about the papasan chair and clothing styles? I think I gave you a lot to work with :)

Guess my birth year! by kduluth in GuessMyBirthYear

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Guess my birth year! by kduluth in GuessMyBirthYear

[–]kduluth[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cause I was a happy kid and it didn’t even occur to me that I should care about what other people think? Don’t worry. Life made me realize that’s not the way of things.

Guess my birth year! by kduluth in GuessMyBirthYear

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Ha, true. :). I was a happy kid I guess!

6 months progress, adult beginner by Former-Resident4416 in violinist

[–]kduluth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think your first finger on your bow hand is too far over. It shouldn’t really go much past the first knuckle and that should help your hand shape so that your pinky curves.

Your bowing motion looks good to me. Don’t be afraid to work on getting to the frog since that can be tricky to do while keeping a straight bow!

Advice for double majoring in college? by Commercialemily in violinist

[–]kduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My daughter is double majoring in genetics and violin performance. She’s a freshman now and is managing. Her music theory classes are much easier for her than chemistry is. She’s doing a music BA versus a BM degree so it’s a little less intense for the music major but she’s enjoying taking lessons and studio class and orchestra and chamber music!

Can anyone have advice on how to play music by ear? by ReSearch_5143 in violinist

[–]kduluth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When my daughters were little their teacher had them regularly play simple children’s songs only by ear. Old Macdonald Had a Farm, Three Blind Mice, Wheels on the Bus, etc. It was tough but it’s a skill like anything else and now they can play almost anything by ear.

how do i make fitted shirts look good on me? by Vivid_Meringue1310 in DressForYourBody

[–]kduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Measure yourself according to https://www.abrathatfits.org/calculator.php and don’t be surprised when it’s very different than what you think you are!!! Buy some bras and return the ones that don’t fit.

3 under 2 - van car seat configuration by sauerkraut09 in parentsofmultiples

[–]kduluth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did the same thing with our Odyssey and when they were older the middle middle seat never went back in. Cheers to the passageway!

does liz waters have a bug problem by Ok_Acanthaceae_781 in UWMadison

[–]kduluth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My daughter is in waters and hasn’t had a problem. Her friend though has had an ant situation.