Comments for String Education Tech Blog http://www.stringedtech.com A blog about educational technology integration in string/orchestra classes with a focus on Macs and iOS by Charles Laux Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by Charles Laux http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-66 Charles Laux Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:18:25 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-66 Dear NMMEA All-State Students, Please allow me to restate what A PLEASURE it was working with you all. I sincerely enjoyed our experience together and hope that I was able to help make your all-state experience a special one! Be sure to keep in touch! I wish you all nothing but the best! Sincerely, Charles Laux Dear NMMEA All-State Students,

Please allow me to restate what A PLEASURE it was working with you all. I sincerely enjoyed our experience together and hope that I was able to help make your all-state experience a special one!

Be sure to keep in touch! I wish you all nothing but the best!

Sincerely,

Charles Laux

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by Charles Laux http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-65 Charles Laux Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:45:03 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-65 Your teacher is correct - the 2nd note of m. 6 should be an A natural. See you Thursday! Your teacher is correct – the 2nd note of m. 6 should be an A natural. See you Thursday!

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by Samuel http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-64 Samuel Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:33:32 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-64 Mr. Laux, In the 1st violin part of the Brahms, the A in measure 6 is an A flat in the copied version, but Mr. Sheinburg says it should be an A natural. Is it a flat or a natural? Thanks! Mr. Laux,
In the 1st violin part of the Brahms, the A in measure 6 is an A flat in the copied version, but Mr. Sheinburg says it should be an A natural. Is it a flat or a natural? Thanks!

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by chaux http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-61 chaux Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:22:13 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-61 Hi Amber, Thanks for catching this and bringing it to my attention; it was my mistake. Please see the linked PDF below (measures are marked with a star) for the correct bowings. If you are able, please pass this information along to your teacher and any other violas you may know who will be performing with us. I will be sure to announce and correct this mistake at our first rehearsal. See you next week! :-) <a href="http://www.stringedtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brahms-bowing-fix.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brahms viola bowing correction</a> Hi Amber,

Thanks for catching this and bringing it to my attention; it was my mistake. Please see the linked PDF below (measures are marked with a star) for the correct bowings. If you are able, please pass this information along to your teacher and any other violas you may know who will be performing with us. I will be sure to announce and correct this mistake at our first rehearsal. See you next week! :-)

Brahms viola bowing correction

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by chaux http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-60 chaux Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:16:19 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-60 Allison, First, let me apologize for the delay in my response. The holidays have kept me very busy. I have two young boys and it was quite the exiting Christmas this year. :-) I'm assuming you meant measure 132. This has the high E you are describing. Please follow the bowings in the parts you were provided. This will help make sure everyone is together. I'm getting excited. Only a little over one week away!! Allison,

First, let me apologize for the delay in my response. The holidays have kept me very busy. I have two young boys and it was quite the exiting Christmas this year. :-)

I’m assuming you meant measure 132. This has the high E you are describing. Please follow the bowings in the parts you were provided. This will help make sure everyone is together. I’m getting excited. Only a little over one week away!!

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by Amber http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-59 Amber Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:52:57 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-59 Mr. Laux, I was wondering if the bowing in measures 117-118 of the Brahms viola part was correct. The double down bow doesn't really make much sense. Thanks. Mr. Laux,

I was wondering if the bowing in measures 117-118 of the Brahms viola part was correct. The double down bow doesn’t really make much sense.

Thanks.

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by Allison http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-58 Allison Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:43:46 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-58 Hi Mr Laux, On the second page of the Brahms Academic Orchestra, some of the bowings we practiced for the audition excerpt are different than the ones given to us on the copy. Starting at measure 32 in the first violin part the high e is marked as a down bow on the copy but ad an up bow on our audiopn except. Which one should we do? Thanks so much! I can't wait until January! Hi Mr Laux,
On the second page of the Brahms Academic Orchestra, some of the bowings we practiced for the audition excerpt are different than the ones given to us on the copy. Starting at measure 32 in the first violin part the high e is marked as a down bow on the copy but ad an up bow on our audiopn except. Which one should we do? Thanks so much! I can’t wait until January!

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by chaux http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-57 chaux Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:06:31 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-57 Emma, Thanks for finding this! Excellent work! The harmony in both measures is an E diminished 7th chord. E, G, B-flat, D-flat. In both measure 245 and 246, all E's should be natural and all D's should be flat. I'll post a screen shot of the original Brahms score on this page. :-) Emma,

Thanks for finding this! Excellent work! The harmony in both measures is an E diminished 7th chord. E, G, B-flat, D-flat. In both measure 245 and 246, all E’s should be natural and all D’s should be flat. I’ll post a screen shot of the original Brahms score on this page. :-)

]]> Comment on YouTube Uploads with iPhone 4 by Anonymous http://www.stringedtech.com/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-56 Anonymous Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:49:47 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?p=150#comment-56 The video quality of the iPhone 4 is great. I could even do a quick edit with the iPhone's built-in "trim" feature. The video quality of the iPhone 4 is great. I could even do a quick edit with the iPhone’s built-in “trim” feature.

]]> Comment on NMMEA All-State 2012 by Emma http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350&cpage=1#comment-55 Emma Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:11:59 +0000 http://www.stringedtech.com/?page_id=350#comment-55 Mr. Laux, In measure 245 of the Brahms cello part, does the D-flat continue in the lower octave and should the E be flat? Is this bar fully diminished like the one before it? (Our part is written with no accidentals other than the flat on the first D.) Thank you! Mr. Laux,

In measure 245 of the Brahms cello part, does the D-flat continue in the lower octave and should the E be flat? Is this bar fully diminished like the one before it? (Our part is written with no accidentals other than the flat on the first D.)

Thank you!

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