tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post5355816036896634648..comments2024-01-12T01:16:16.429+01:00Comments on The world from my windows: Deadlines looming, weather gloomingBetty Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-32429808083015265922011-02-24T20:33:05.904+01:002011-02-24T20:33:05.904+01:00@croquecamille Thanks for visiting! The recital is...@croquecamille Thanks for visiting! The recital is in one month...but the Ecole de Musique has limited hours over the next few weeks (vacances scolaires obligent) so I won't have much time to practice! Oh well, all of this encouragement has made me feel more confident already!Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-43125097687736405202011-02-24T19:43:50.361+01:002011-02-24T19:43:50.361+01:00The harpsichord! How fantastic! I hope your reci...The harpsichord! How fantastic! I hope your recital went well. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-19882298238682051482011-02-23T20:07:21.856+01:002011-02-23T20:07:21.856+01:00Just to be clear, Betty, when listening to great s...Just to be clear, Betty, when listening to great soloists on cD, listen to the music (which inspires); try to ignore the soloist as it were. <br /><br />Maybe choose a non-virtuoso performance (in pianistic terms, choose a Brendel over a Cherkassky).<br /><br />:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-91471833732978363802011-02-23T12:01:37.594+01:002011-02-23T12:01:37.594+01:00Betty, you won't believe this, but your post h...Betty, you won't believe this, but your post has really encouraged me! I think you're brave and amazing to take up a new instrument and then even consider playing in front of strangers. Go you! :) (And yes, spring is coming - even though, from my windows, it needs a hefty boot in the backside)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934338572672028885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-77664436616963944802011-02-23T06:35:17.955+01:002011-02-23T06:35:17.955+01:00@ Linda @ Ali @ writerslondon Thank you for all of...@ Linda @ Ali @ writerslondon Thank you for all of the encouragement! I had a practice session the other day and already felt less stressed out. <br />I'm not sure if listening to great soloists inspires me or not, though...but perhaps I should give it a try. I don't have much harpsichord music in my CD collection yet...Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-34903531125996968272011-02-22T22:42:54.702+01:002011-02-22T22:42:54.702+01:00Every day the light gets a little brighter, the su...Every day the light gets a little brighter, the sun a little higher in the sky.<br /><br />Also harpsichord music by Scarlatti et al. is so joyeuse if that's the word. Don't forget to listen to some of the great soloists to inspire you. <br /><br />And most of all play to the joy in the music and your listeners will be ravished if that's the word by the sound.<br /><br />;DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-53708560857931141392011-02-21T15:57:05.630+01:002011-02-21T15:57:05.630+01:00You can do it!You can do it!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800504969443152728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-69150076841644540522011-02-21T07:29:35.143+01:002011-02-21T07:29:35.143+01:00I love hearing the harpsicord but I've never t...I love hearing the harpsicord but I've never tried to play one. I guess there is no hang over time when a key is struck. I'm impressed that you are doing that. I used to play a little piano but, believe me, no special recital was ever requested.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041872314763651462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-75610927794381025212011-02-21T06:45:22.678+01:002011-02-21T06:45:22.678+01:00@Loulou -- Yes, February is one of my least favori...@Loulou -- Yes, February is one of my least favorites months. March can be lousy too if the weather is bad, which it seems like it usually is.<br /><br />Alissa -- I'm playing a sonata by Scarlatti and a piece called Woolsey's Wilde by William Byrd.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-43885149131599091492011-02-21T03:28:55.872+01:002011-02-21T03:28:55.872+01:00I love the harpsichord, though I've never lear...I love the harpsichord, though I've never learned to play it. What piece(s) are you learning for the bilan?Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187169402974353646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-645536814999930762011-02-20T21:01:48.179+01:002011-02-20T21:01:48.179+01:00Weather has been a bit triste down here too. I thi...Weather has been a bit triste down here too. I think by the end of February everyone is climbing the walls a bit!<br />I love that you're learning to play the harpsichord. Is there no end to what you can do? :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742506531002363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-7637418760918460962011-02-20T20:17:05.458+01:002011-02-20T20:17:05.458+01:00@Nadege...what a nice thought. "Proud and con...@Nadege...what a nice thought. "Proud and confident"...that's good advice; certainly the advice I'm always giving my students, so why not apply it to myself?Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-68505616952947057292011-02-20T20:01:25.838+01:002011-02-20T20:01:25.838+01:00I would love to hear you play "le rappel des ...I would love to hear you play "le rappel des oiseaux" by Jean-Francois Rameau if we ever meet. I have heard Angela Hewitt play it on the piano too; it is an amazing piece either way.<br />You will get better and better, spring will come back and life will go on. Be proud and confident. The point is to learn, have fun and be happy!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-64732522073760064862011-02-20T16:17:58.128+01:002011-02-20T16:17:58.128+01:00Thank you Meredith. I've played a lot in publi...Thank you Meredith. I've played a lot in public (violin) but playing all alone on a keyboard has always freaked me out more. Actually, there's a recital first, then the bilan...Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-26542396262949176042011-02-20T16:15:38.286+01:002011-02-20T16:15:38.286+01:00The world from your window doesn't look much d...The world from your window doesn't look much different than the world from my window. Comeon spring, hurry up! That looks like a very cool instrument to play. I'm sure you'll do goo at your recital, oops bilan :)deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-25147338025483097302011-02-20T14:31:37.054+01:002011-02-20T14:31:37.054+01:00@Muriel Thanks for your comment! There are a lot o...@Muriel Thanks for your comment! There are a lot of adult beginner cellists at the Conservatoire. My main instrument is the violin, and I manage to control my nervousness when I play it, but I haven't done enough keyboard performance to feel calm when playing in public. I even stress out at my lessons :(<br /><br />Good luck on Tuesday!Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-82049641865729821192011-02-20T14:20:56.680+01:002011-02-20T14:20:56.680+01:00You are not alone!
I joined l'école de musique...You are not alone!<br />I joined l'école de musique last September and decided to finally take up cello (I am a piano player). On Tuesday I have my first "audition" and I am petrified! Although it's a very short piece that I will be playing with my teacher, I just started 6 months ago... and, I have never played in public other than my family, piano has always been a very selfish thing for me. So here is a terrified me and, of course, I have a difficult presentation at work tomorrow...<br />The weather has cheered up a bit, I hope near you too. Going to try to forget about it all with a walk out with my daughter in really deserted Rodez...<br />Good luck to you, I do empathize and I will be thinking of you!<br />MurielMumunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936582832781914300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-16543847534163740142011-02-20T12:45:35.660+01:002011-02-20T12:45:35.660+01:00Thanks for the encouragement (although I'm not...Thanks for the encouragement (although I'm not a gardener.)<br /><br />I am leery of March, here in Aveyron anything can happen. Last year was beyond the beyond, snowstorms and so forth...maybe this year spring will come sooner! Temps haven't been too cold this year down here, it seems like the Northern part of the country got the brunt of the snow and cold. So there could be hope.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346907309197209366.post-58656446031860121202011-02-20T12:39:21.502+01:002011-02-20T12:39:21.502+01:00Spring is on the way! Don't despair! This is w...Spring is on the way! Don't despair! This is what I keep telling myself. Pretty soon it'll be time to plant radishes and lettuce. That'll help a lot! :)wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.com