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nicki_flute
Yes, or a recording might land in yor inbox if I get anything half decent tonight!
barry-clari
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Mar 28 2008, 05:36 PM) *

Yes, or a recording might land in yor inbox if I get anything half decent tonight!


That'd be good - would enjoy listening to that! smile.gif
nicki_flute
It wouldn't be a whole movement, just a bit. Hmmm, why does recording yourself bring up so many bits you could work on. *ahem* tuning *ahem*
barry-clari
Recording was very good Nicki smile.gif

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Don't forget to put your clocks forward tonight smile.gif
maggiemay
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Mar 28 2008, 04:59 PM) *

QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Mar 28 2008, 04:58 PM) *

The Widor flute suite is very nice *hums*


Will I hear some Widor on 12/4? smile.gif

Probably not from me !
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nicki_flute
Thanks for both Barry.

*wonders whether anyone would read her CV and cover letter*
Celeste
Have done so, and replied to your Email smile.gif
nicki_flute
Thankyou, replied!
sarah123
the clocks must have changed already - it wasnt gone 3am last time i looked!

You can play diminished sevenths on a guitar easily - just tune all the strings to minor thirds biggrin.gif
Susie
QUOTE(noodle @ Mar 22 2008, 10:01 AM) *

stressed spelt backwards is desserts


Perhaps that's a good excuse for eating desserts (ie more than one which ordinarily might be considered a bit greedy) when you're stressed!!! laugh.gif laugh.gif
katyjay
There are things one should not do when one is paid to sing a solo in church.

These include
- not getting round to studying the work ahead of time
- assuming the organist has looked at the music beforehand
- assuming that the organist will remember the clock change and will arrive on time for practice
- having the organist turn up with a slight hangover
- trying to disguise the organist's consumption an Alka-Seltzer in the church kitchen, especially if it's a denomination who don't support the use of medicines and the like
- smiling brightly and saying "no problem" as you look at the music for the first time half an hour before the service, even though the lines and dots are dancing a bit in the sunshine
- looking totally staggered when the minister says afterwards "that was a really meaningful solo, you must have worked soooo hard at it....."

Rosemary7391
laugh.gif !

*Continues wondering what piece would contrast effectively with the 1st movement of Weber 2*
nicki_flute
What song was it Katyjay? smile.gif
katyjay
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Mar 30 2008, 03:23 PM) *

What song was it Katyjay? smile.gif

It was a Norman Greenwood setting of a poem by Mary Baker Eddy. In our version of it, it had some interesting modulations.... wacko.gif
nicki_flute
You obviously did it convincingly

I am wondering whether to just stay in my pyjamas all day. Ok, ok, I probably still shouldn't be in them! But I woke up lateish, went adn had breakfast and decided that fluting was more exciting than getting dressed. And then I've done housework, and it's nearly 4, and there is no point me changing into clothes, to change back in a few hours. My brother has done hardly any housework since my parents have left..
maggiemay
looking totally staggered when the minister says afterwards "that was a really meaningful solo, you must have worked soooo hard at it....."

just smile sweetly and say ' thank you - I thought the same about your sermon"
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katyjay
QUOTE(maggiemay @ Mar 30 2008, 03:47 PM) *

looking totally staggered when the minister says afterwards "that was a really meaningful solo, you must have worked soooo hard at it....."

just smile sweetly and say ' thank you - I thought the same about your sermon"
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Wonderful, maggiemay. I shall save that answer up to use next time....if there ever is a next time....
maggiemay
biggrin.gif oh I'm sure there will be !
barry-clari
There's been a plane crash near where the Farnborough forum concert is planned to be ohmy.gif sad.gif . Have contacted deviless - she hasn't been affected...
maggiemay
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Mar 30 2008, 06:01 PM) *

There's been a plane crash near where the Farnborough forum concert is planned to be ohmy.gif sad.gif . Have contacted deviless - she hasn't been affected...

Yes --- about half past two this afternoon. I was wondering if any forum-ites wre nearby.
Glad to know she is ok, Barry !

nicki_flute
I thought of deviless as soon as I heard...sounds bad

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7321589.stm


Cyrilla
Willard doesn't live very far from the crash site, I think...

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nicki_flute
I miss my old flute teacher sad.gif

(she's not replied to my emails recently, and not seen her since July)
skylark
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Mar 30 2008, 10:04 PM) *

I miss my old flute teacher sad.gif

(she's not replied to my emails recently, and not seen her since July)

sad.gif I just put a reply on the other thread before I saw this post thereThere.gif

Hope there's nothing amiss and that you hear from her soon...
nicki_flute
Well, I know she hasn't been 100% and I know she only recently went back to teaching. She's in a different county so the school holidays might be different so she just might be busy teaching. We'll see. In a way, changing was really good for me, my playing has been scrutinised from different aspects. But as a person I do miss her.
skylark
I've now got Brighton Royal Pavilion as my desktop picture, and the gardens at Benslow as my screen saver images wub.gif
Willard
QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Mar 30 2008, 08:58 PM) *

Willard doesn't live very far from the crash site, I think...

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About a mile away as the crow flies. Very sad for those in the plane but amazing luck that the householders were on holiday.

My wife was closer, in the car, at the time, and noticed a pall of smoke but assumed it was (just) a house fire.

(I've not been keeping up as my main computer has caught a cold.)
barry-clari
QUOTE(Willard @ Apr 1 2008, 02:19 PM) *

QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Mar 30 2008, 08:58 PM) *

Willard doesn't live very far from the crash site, I think...

sad.gif


About a mile away as the crow flies. Very sad for those in the plane but amazing luck that the householders were on holiday.

My wife was closer, in the car, at the time, and noticed a pall of smoke but assumed it was (just) a house fire.

(I've not been keeping up as my main computer has caught a cold.)


Glad you and your wife haven't been directly affected Willard.

Yes, it's terribly sad and tragic for those in the plane, and their families and friends... sad.gif
Rosemary7391
We have a new forum....
Celeste
yay.gif

Have just been asked to be a bridesmaid. biggrin.gif
BerkshireMum
Ooh, that's fun, Miss Ross. For a friend or a relative? And when is the happy day?
Celeste
QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Apr 1 2008, 11:31 PM) *
Ooh, that's fun, Miss Ross. For a friend or a relative? And when is the happy day?
A friend I've known for what seems like forever. Unfortunately I'm a little sceptical as to whether it will go ahead. Time will tell I suppose.
BerkshireMum
QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Apr 2 2008, 05:40 PM) *

QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Apr 1 2008, 11:31 PM) *
Ooh, that's fun, Miss Ross. For a friend or a relative? And when is the happy day?
A friend I've known for what seems like forever. Unfortunately I'm a little sceptical as to whether it will go ahead. Time will tell I suppose.

I hope it all works out. My daughter was in a similar position about four years ago. The wedding was all arranged, daughter had paid halves on the bridesmaid's dress, and then the couple decided the bills were escalating, and called it off! Mind you, they then arranged a quiet registry office affair, and they now have two children, so it's a happy ending really.

The trouble is, a big wedding costs so much these days - you really need rich (and stupid?! tongue.gif ) parents to foot the bills.
lottie
Today I'm meeting an old friend (who lives abroad) and her two lovely children in the grounds of a beautiful castle and the weather is going to be great. We're going for a walk in the woodland then having coffee in the castle tea-shop. I have two 'goody-bags' for the kids, filled with easter eggs, badges and small toys which I had great fun putting together and I'm dying to see their faces. I just have to remember my camera biggrin.gif

(and they call me Auntie Fee and give me big cuddles wub.gif even though I don't see them that often and I could really use some cuddles just now laugh.gif )
LooneyTunes
Me: "Let's go out for a walk and feed the ducks"

Daughter: "After I've finished reading the Bible!"

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nicki_flute
I would have come and fed the ducks!
skylark
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 3 2008, 05:06 PM) *

I would have come and fed the ducks!

sing.gif on Ilka Moor bah't 'at...
Ah would 'ave cumm an' fed the ducks
Ah would 'ave cumm an' fed the ducks
on Ilka Moor bah't 'at
on Ilka Moor bah't 'at
(rit) on Ilkaa Mooor baaah't 'at

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LooneyTunes
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 3 2008, 05:06 PM) *

I would have come and fed the ducks!

Anytime, nicki! biggrin.gif

It's a glorious day, we live next door to a nature reserve - and I can't get the kids to move! *sighs*

(edit: there is some movement....... hurrah.gif)
barry-clari
The Tube strike has been called off... woot.gif
LooneyTunes
QUOTE(skylark @ Apr 3 2008, 05:12 PM) *

QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 3 2008, 05:06 PM) *

I would have come and fed the ducks!

sing.gif on Ilka Moor bah't 'at...
Ah would 'ave cumm an' fed the ducks
Ah would 'ave cumm an' fed the ducks
on Ilka Moor bah't 'at
on Ilka Moor bah't 'at
(rit) on Ilkaa Mooor baaah't 'at

biggrin.gif

Only just noticed this - we posted around the same time!

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DaisyChain
Looks like Skylark has been celebrating....or she may just be genuinely mad party1.gif
LooneyTunes
QUOTE(DaisyChain @ Apr 3 2008, 09:57 PM) *

Looks like Skylark has been celebrating....or she may just be genuinely mad party1.gif

Any idea what she's on about? Sounds like something Liddy might post! tongue.gif
maggiemay
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Apr 3 2008, 09:24 PM) *

The Tube strike has been called off... woot.gif

oh that's ok - I can get over to Rotherhithe next week then ?? !
nicki_flute
QUOTE(LooneyTunes @ Apr 3 2008, 05:13 PM) *

QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 3 2008, 05:06 PM) *

I would have come and fed the ducks!

Anytime, nicki! biggrin.gif

It's a glorious day, we live next door to a nature reserve - and I can't get the kids to move! *sighs*

(edit: there is some movement....... hurrah.gif)

Hehe, where are you in the country

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Apr 3 2008, 09:24 PM) *

The Tube strike has been called off... woot.gif

yay!!
barry-clari
QUOTE(maggiemay @ Apr 3 2008, 10:01 PM) *

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Apr 3 2008, 09:24 PM) *

The Tube strike has been called off... woot.gif

oh that's ok - I can get over to Rotherhithe next week then ?? !


Would've been April 6-9, so you'd have been fine even with a strike smile.gif

DaisyChain
QUOTE(LooneyTunes @ Apr 3 2008, 09:58 PM) *

QUOTE(DaisyChain @ Apr 3 2008, 09:57 PM) *

Looks like Skylark has been celebrating....or she may just be genuinely mad party1.gif

Any idea what she's on about? Sounds like something Liddy might post! tongue.gif


laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif

I have no idea...just smile sweetly and say "Well done Skylark!" rolleyes.gif
Celeste
wacko.gif

Radishes, radishes...

Don't worry skylark, I understand. wink.gif
nicki_flute
I vaguely understand

(Came across a reference to it in a Tony Harrison poem *shudder*)
skylark
What are you all like!!! It's our national anthem in Yorkshire - On Ilkla Moor bah't 'at, and one of the verses goes...

Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at

When Nicki said "I would have come and fed the ducks", it reminded me of Ilkla Moor baht 'at and it fits in nicely 'an all biggrin.gif

Home rule for Yorkshire yay.gif
nicki_flute
^ Yes, dear tongue.gif smile.gif

Bed time for me I think!

QUACK
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