30 Mar 04
Originally posted by kirksey957I hadn't thought of it that way, but the story does have a zenlike quality to it.
A Zen violin story? By all means.
It is a story my teacher told me about the great Hungarian violin teacher Leopold Auer (whose students included the likes of Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, and Nathan Milstein).
Once he was instructing a student who was a bit 'rough' with the violin.
She would play then he would say softly "don't scratch".
She would play some more and again he would say a little louder this time "don't scratch".
And again she would play and again he would say even more loudly "don't scratch".
So once more, she plays and finally he says softly again "ahhh, scratch".
in friendship,
prad
30 Mar 04
Originally posted by pradtfThat reminds me of a story about my own music lessons. I was very timid about playing when I didn't know the music well. My teacher said, "I want you to play all your mistakes very loudly."
I hadn't thought of it that way, but the story does have a zenlike quality to it.
It is a story my teacher told me about the great Hungarian violin teacher Leopold Auer (whose students included the likes of Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, and Nathan Milstein).
Once he was instructing a student who was a bit 'rough' with the violin.
She would play the ...[text shortened]... once more, she plays and finally he says softly again "ahhh, scratch".
in friendship,
prad
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03 Apr 04
Originally posted by garyminfordYeah - same here. Sometimes I miss when clapping and hit someone on the nose. Then I hear the sound of violins.
The only musical thing I can play is my stereo. Sometimes I even do that wrong. I can't even sing flat. Sometimes I miss when I'm clapping.
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