How To Practise Scales And Arpeggios? Options

[sarah-flute]

I try to tell her to take it easy all the time!!! When her head told me she's exceptionally gifted and talented (to finish 3 grades in 8 months), I HAD to and DID say - and I'm not being British-style deprecating here but - Just ASK her how much she practises, madam! It's sheer hard work.

Sheer hard work is the way to get good, though... talent alone accounts for only a fraction of the equation.

Sounds like she is a very dedicated and focused young lady, I am impressed by your description of how she practices, sound like she has a very mature way of going about things. Wow. I don't doubt she'll go far if she keeps that up.

[AmandaL]

Goodness gracious! Doesn't all sports (apart from swimming and cycling) involve bodily contact? Even doubles tennis players bump into each other!

But some sports deliberately use violence to move people out of the way or defeat the opposition. I've not seen tennis players go around purposely hitting each other,....YET!

Karate and sports such as ice hockey are deliberate contact sports - you purposely hit your opponent in one way or another. Collisions on ice can also be in excess of 30 mph, which is a lot faster than tennis players would bump into one another. Cycling can be as dangerous as horse riding - broken collar bones are the commonest injury. Nothing is safe really...life is a risk, but some accidents can be avoided with a bit of forethought and knowledge.

She sounds like a mature girl for her age and I think she would happy and very understanding that you have let her know the risks.

I combined a career as a professional violinist with deliberate contact sports for a number of years, but even while I was at school I was very aware that a broken arm or hand could have ended just the basic ability to play the violin.

[Tess]

Sounds like she is a very dedicated and focused young lady, I am impressed by your description of how she practices, sound like she has a very mature way of going about things. Wow. I don't doubt she'll go far if she keeps that up.

Oh, Sarah, I know her... she will keep that up, all right. I don't doubt it. She is tenacious by nature. However, as for going far, well, I don't think we want her to be a violinist, that's all.

It's pretty cut-throat out there and it'd be so much more enjoyable to be a music teacher! Besides she is brilliant at school and has a wealth of broad general knowledge so teaching seems perfect for her. Sigh...the trials and tribulations a parent has to go through with their kids!

[AmandaL]

It's pretty cut-throat out there and it'd be so much more enjoyable to be a music teacher!

Possibly as a private teacher mixed with some freelance performing orchestral/chamber music. Teaching a musical instrument but never getting the opportunity to play after all the years you studied for, would be very frustrating.

School curriculum music teaching is something music colleges/unis struggle to get students interested in, simply because of the frequent bad behaviour in schools these days. Not one for the fainthearted - a room full of 30 children can very intimidating, even for the well seasoned school teacher.

[Tess]

[quote=AmandaL,Jul 5 2005, 01:31 PM]
[quote]It's pretty cut-throat out there and it'd be so much more enjoyable to be a music teacher![/quote]

Possibly as a private teacher mixed with some freelance performing orchestral/chamber music. Teaching a musical instrument but never getting the opportunity to play after all the years you studied for, would be very frustrating.

Yes, you are right, Amanda. I heard that her teacher teaches privately, performs, conducts, etc and seems to like it.

[Tess]

Thanks to Amanda, :) I've plucked up sufficient courage to warn her about KARATE!!!

Wait and see... :ph34r:

PS.
Whilst on the subject of scales and arpeggios, I was so pleased to hear her say her teacher thinks they are perfect (for the moment)! :)