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delicato
post Aug 12 2011, 06:40 PM
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My cat hated my violin when i started, but now loves it. She seems to like the romantic/slow pieces and i think she thinks i am playing them to her! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I thought this was because of the improvement of my intonation over time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

She tries to play the violin by rubbing up the strings. Weird!

Now, she loves to play the piano as well.

Perhaps she should do her grade 1? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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post Aug 12 2011, 11:33 PM
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My cat hated my violin when i started, but now loves it. She seems to like the romantic/slow pieces and i think she thinks i am playing them to her! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I thought this was because of the improvement of my intonation over time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

She tries to play the violin by rubbing up the strings. Weird!

Now, she loves to play the piano as well.

Perhaps she should do her grade 1? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)


(off topic) I wonder if it will ever be possible for animals to become musically proficient...? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Aug 13 2011, 01:31 PM
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QUOTE(lilly763 @ Aug 13 2011, 12:33 AM) *

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(off topic) I wonder if it will ever be possible for animals to become musically proficient...? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


Judge for yourself? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zgQAp7EYw

(pianist scampers back out of Viva Strings)
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post Aug 13 2011, 06:49 PM
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QUOTE(corenfa @ Aug 13 2011, 02:31 PM) *

QUOTE(lilly763 @ Aug 13 2011, 12:33 AM) *

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(off topic) I wonder if it will ever be possible for animals to become musically proficient...? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


Judge for yourself? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zgQAp7EYw

(pianist scampers back out of Viva Strings)

amazing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
my cat puts her head down like that too, I think it's the vibrations she likes.
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post Aug 13 2011, 07:08 PM
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QUOTE(lilly763 @ Aug 13 2011, 12:33 AM) *

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(off topic) I wonder if it will ever be possible for animals to become musically proficient...? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


Judge for yourself? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zgQAp7EYw

(pianist scampers back out of Viva Strings)


Incredible! She seems to have been heavily influenced by the second Viennese school (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Aug 13 2011, 10:04 PM
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QUOTE(lilly763 @ Aug 13 2011, 08:08 PM) *

QUOTE(corenfa @ Aug 13 2011, 09:31 AM) *

QUOTE(lilly763 @ Aug 13 2011, 12:33 AM) *

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(off topic) I wonder if it will ever be possible for animals to become musically proficient...? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


Judge for yourself? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zgQAp7EYw

(pianist scampers back out of Viva Strings)


Incredible! She seems to have been heavily influenced by the second Viennese school (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


Thats great isn't it. My little cat likes playing with all 4 feet though, she does not like using 2. She likes the scales too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) . She tends to stay clear of the black keys! But does make use of the full range of the key board.
Talking about animals becoming musically proficient, birds sing beautifully sometimes! I would like to see a monkey on double bass!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 14 2011, 10:48 AM
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We had a bird outside years ago that had perfectly mastered the sound of our phone and frequently sent my mum flying back down the garden in her wellies to answer it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Aug 14 2011, 11:18 AM
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We had a bird outside years ago that had perfectly mastered the sound of our phone and frequently sent my mum flying back down the garden in her wellies to answer it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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...... imagine a whole orchestra of animals!
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post Aug 14 2011, 09:58 PM
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We had a bird outside years ago that had perfectly mastered the sound of our phone and frequently sent my mum flying back down the garden in her wellies to answer it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Don't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) I had a blackbird outside a previous house which mastered the sound of my alarm clock. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) Not appreciated at 3:30am in the summer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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post Aug 29 2011, 03:28 PM
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Well we dont have animals, but it seems appropriate to mention baby granddaughter here. (she is 20 weeks old - see my temporary profile pic). Yesterday she heard a violin for the first time, when my wife happened to have it out when she arrived. First a big grin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) appeared on her face , then she absolutely went into giggle mode ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Of course her Mum and Dad, Grandad, Nan and great Nan, laughed all the more and it became infectious. She was quiet when the music stopped, and she started up again when it started. So far she had been smiling a lot but only giving us the odd chuckle.
We were in hysterics (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif)
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post Aug 30 2011, 04:17 PM
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Well we dont have animals, but it seems appropriate to mention baby granddaughter here. (she is 20 weeks old - see my temporary profile pic). Yesterday she heard a violin for the first time, when my wife happened to have it out when she arrived. First a big grin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) appeared on her face , then she absolutely went into giggle mode ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Of course her Mum and Dad, Grandad, Nan and great Nan, laughed all the more and it became infectious. She was quiet when the music stopped, and she started up again when it started. So far she had been smiling a lot but only giving us the odd chuckle.
We were in hysterics (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif)


Oooh, what a sweet picture (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
She sounds like a good 'un, if you lived closer I'd put her on my list for the future - I have a 16th size (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 3 2011, 09:49 AM
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My cat always makes a point of wandering past me when I am playing violin , and anyone I am playing with at the time, pianist, cellist, waving tail in time with music, miaowing LOUDLY then looking for the comfiest case to lie in, usually mine see pic. (he's a big cat but manages to "shrink" himself to case size).

He also likes to be sung to, I have tried out different styles and songs (although my singing is not great) and Moon River is currently his favourite........please tell me I am not daft LOL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)


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post Sep 4 2011, 09:33 AM
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please tell me I am not daft LOL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Thank you for the picture, it's so cute. And to me it doesn't sound daft at all, what you describe. (Writing this with a cats head on the left and back on the right arm (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) )
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post Sep 4 2011, 11:34 AM
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Our local robin perches on the fence and sings his heart out if he hears me on the piano -- obviously thinks I'm invading his territory, especially if I play anything particularly high and fast. I sometimes have to use the practise pedal as I'm afraid he will blow a gasket.
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post Dec 12 2011, 02:09 PM
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And now, the update I know you've all been waiting for! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

My cat's no longer afraid, and has even "slept" through an entire practice session in the same room (admittedly with an annoyed look on his face)! I suppose they just get used to it, or at least prefer slightly more advanced repertoire. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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