I hope it will work out for you, and I think it probably will.

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
semi-tones

I needed that!

Umm yeah, what's wrong with semi-tones?
anyway...

My teacher last week gave me this piece in E so I have to transpose it down a semi-tone and its really confusing me. Every time I go to practice its there, staring evily at me (well ok it doesnt have eyes) and I feel I shouldnt do anything else until Ive cracked it Any advice?

Well ... firstly you have to transpose the key signature down a semitone, so if it's in E major now with 4 sharps, when it's transposed down a semitone it should be in Eb major, with 4 flats (i think that's right but someone please correct me if it isn't ). Then you could just transpose each note down a semitone .. or to make it easier, draw out a table i.e. E = Eb, F = E, Fsharp = F etc. and then just change all of the notes accordingly (although you'll have to be careful with any accidentals). I bet this is totally wrong, so sorry if it is!

Im in F so transposing into E is semi-tones and I have to be able to do it at sight (if that makes sense). Eb and G are fine, I can do them in my sleep... Its just E

At sight?! Why can you not just re-write it?

AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!

I keep getting told different things!! and apparently now i have made a wrong decision....

What decision is it?

One I probably shouldnt make while I feel so tired

Hope you get it sorted soon

Because stupid composers decided to write for a horn in a stupid key (eg. Beethoven wrote a movement for horn in H) and in a middle of a rehearsal you cant write it out and because the musics written on big, old, falling apart pieces of paper so I sont want to take them home. And as I have no music notation software it takes ages to write by hand without any mistakes and actually legable.

Why arrangers/publishers cant just re-write it into F I dont know!

Sorry ranting.

I have until Wednesday.

In H?!!

Ahh, I see, i thought you meant you had the music on you now ...

I don't know how to help sorry




Orchestra? I know i've said this before, and I don;t want you to feel pressured, but I really think you should go! It'll be good for you

Good luck with whatever you decide anyway

'H' being the German for B natural!!!

**Poor Ludwig xxx**

H in German in B natural?! Well, you learn something new every day!

Yes...BACH..

B flat = B
A = A
C =C
H = B natural

xx

*stares at screen looking puzzled*

Now i'm confused Why? Am I being really think?

Aah Yes A/B guide to music theory!

EDIT: PianoSecrets-x your not thick. I only knew from Idly flicking though the book mentioned above when I was bored!

No, you're not thick!! BACH is just used as an example of spelling in German notation!

Oooh, ok! I thought you were joking!!

Don't b flat, b natural!

Arg!



I've got a cough, and I feel sick and a bit dizzy. It's the kind of thing that I sometimes get randomly some nights(exept for the cough), but if it is, then it'll go by tomorrow. AND THE COLLEGE HAVE CANCLED THE RUSSIAN COURSE THAT I WAS GOING TO DO, BECUASE NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE DOING IT!!!

Aww, Liz - hope you feel better soon x.

As for the Russian course being cancelled, well, that's so annoying! Is there anyway you could perhaps have some of the materials and make a start yourself? Even if you just covered the basics, that way if it does start in the future you've got a head start .

Is there nowhere else you can do it? Or can you get one of your other language teachers to write a persuasive letter to try and convince them to rethink. My elder daughter started learning Spanish at primary school and after a year they wanted to stop it and make everyone do English. Her teacher wrote a strongly worded letter pointing out that as my daughter was bilingual she would not be getting the chance to learn a foreign language and that therefore would not be fulfilling the curriculum requirements and the powers that be relented and sent a Spanish teacher after all.

Hope you are feeling better soon lizbun.

ARGH

What's up soph?

This week. Everything.

Thanks for asking.

Thanks. I'm a bit better now. What's worrieng me now is my brothers stupidity



Cheere up Soph

That's pants Liz. If you want to keep going, I can help you, and I am certain there are a couple of other people who have some Russian on the boards.

What's wrong DC??

Daisy? Are you ok?

Not really...thanks for asking xx

well... this is the scream thread, so do please scream what it is that is making you down, as that usually helps. although if you don't want to, obviously not. hope everything gets better...

Thank you, benson. I am getting worked up about things I shouldn't be...one thing in particular.

I'll be fine in a day or two. Thank you x

SCREAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just taken my six dogs out for a walk in the fields;

Milly the Labrador was kept on the lead BUT she managed to eat a cow pat...

Pheonix, Whippet, was off the lead and nibbled a cow pat, rolled in a cow pat and got it all over his shoulder.

Zinzin, Whippet, rolled in a cow pat and got it under her collar and all over her shoulder.

JJ, Whippet, rolled in a runny, RANCID cow pat and got it inside her ear, under collar etc etc..

Lottie, Italian Greyhound, rolled in a large and soft cow pat and, being a small dog, got it all down her back, under her (expensive) collar, all over her white chest, in her ears and up her nose. Then she ate some.

Zoomie, Italian Greyhound, ditto the above and then jumped into my arms and tried to kiss me....

SO I am now armed with about a hundred towels and am off to BATH FIVE DISGUSTING DOGS,their collars and leads, all of their bedding, my jacket, my hat and probably my hair! They are up for new homes if anyone wants one...... (just kidding)

yesterday wasn't good, so much that I didn't have time to get here to scream

Hope today is looking brighter ?

Well, I felt better after a good nights sleep, thank you. Just got in my car though, turned the key and thought I was on fire...steam everywhere!! Checked oil and water and it's full, but there is a leak somewhere underneath the engine. Now have to wait for AA to come and check it.

Hey ho! Never rains does it..?

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Aaaaaaaaggghh I've been trying to organise a visit to see Rent for ages, I'm not allowed to go alone, and there was only one of my friends who wanted to see it, and had the money... so I've been organising, and I always get to the point where I'm ordering tickets, working out trains etc, and he says stop he wants to think about it...

Then he said the only date that he can do is the 6th of October... He told me that a month ago... and I've tried to organise it since then, then he said "let's not worry about trains, I'll get my dad to drive us." So I stopped organising, I didn't book tickets because he had to talk to his dad first... and now we're two weeks away his father is now "thinking about it." Most of the cheap tickets have run out... He maintains he really wants to go, he's not messing me around he just has to think things through... Today I finally thought, well his dad's not going to decide in time...I tried a back up plan, I figured out trains, and then said "I'm booking these now ok?"

But no... his dad's having a look... he thinks a different station would be better.. and can't book tickets yet because his dad might want to come with us if we're taking a train, but he hasn't decided yet... and I have to let him (guess what) think about it.

I have been nagging and shouting and crying and pleading and basically turning into my friend's mother never leaving him alone, and I don't like it... but now because of them messing me around it looks like I'm not getting to go to the one thing I really really want to do.

At least another 3 bloomin' weeks before I get my new sax!!!

It's not as if it's a rare sax! It's not! It's only a Yamaha 62 Alto

I ordered it the same time as my flute and got that a while ago now!

And to think I placed the order mid June!

I'm most annoyed that they haven't kept me updated about what is happening and I have to ring up and ask and then they are unsure

This morning, I had a close encounter with a pavement which REALLY did not kick my week off to a great start.

Basically, I was walking to school, and I must have stepped on some leaves or something, because suddenly my legs are both in the air, and I land rather hard on a concerte pavement on my coccyx with a very loud thud.

Never mind the bruised pride, especially after I had to hobble round school for the whole day with a muddy, wet, brown derriere, this really is quite extraordinarily painful.... I'm finding it hard to sit, walk, climb stairs, bend over, laugh....

NOT a good start to the week. Ouch. And not really sure what to do about it either. I've heard that coccyx injuries are a) long-lasting and b) not easy to sort, if that's really what I've done...

very sorry cellocase. I'd suggest seeing your doctor though... Hopefully there's nothing much wrong, but it's worth getting it checked out... My drama teacher used to make such a fuss about how difficult it was to get rid of coccyx injuries (to avoid boys pulling our chairs out from under us) so I'd see what your doctor says.

Ouch!!! Sorry to hear this...I would suggest if it's no better tomorrow, you get along to A & E for an X-ray. It may be severe bruising (which can be very painful) or there may be damage to your coccyx. It could end up as a weak spot if you don't get it checked out as soon as...

Hope it gets better soon xxxx

Please go and see your doctor Cellocase . I didn't, and as a consequence spent 3 months cringing at the mere thought of sitting down. Hope the pain isnt unbearable for you though .