I must admit... I wanted to do a PS about how I was feeling opinionated today, too, but had to run off and do errands. I'll amend it to just plain grouchy, now! Sorry if I was too "pointy" earlier.
Felicia. On Jun 8, 2009, at 12:50 PM, Colin wrote: > > Must admit, I'd need a mirror to see the keys and watching the > little end > bits pop in and out is harder than just learning where the darn > keys are > (and distracting). > Until mentioned here, I'd never have dreamed of watching them and, > erm, it's > also rather difficult to do when reading from music which restricts > you a > little :) > That, of course, applies to most instruments and, if you also play > something > like a clarinet, makes you cross-eyed as well. > > Colin Hill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Felicia Dale" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:23 PM > Subject: [HG-new] Re: Tuning Diagrams > > >> >> Sounds to me like a case of too much learning and thinking and not >> enough being and doing. Try closing your eyes- that way the colors >> are moot. >> >> Felicia. >> >> On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Cali and Alden Hackmann wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>>> I MUST get that piano image out of my mind and accept sharps on >>>>> the >>>>> black (lower) HG keys and naturals on the white (upper) HG keys. >>> >>> Or visualize them in whatever color you like: black, white, lime >>> green, hot >>> pink, violet polka-dots... The only person who should be able to >>> see what >>> color your keys are is the person sitting in front of you. If >>> you're looking >>> at anything, you should be looking at the backs of the keys. >>> >>> Alden (feeling opinionated today) >>> >>> Cali and Alden Hackmann >>> Olympic Musical Instruments - hurdy-gurdies >>> A & C Embroidery - boutique embroidery >>> Bois de Mallorne - audio production >>> stained glass, laser art >>> >>> "I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything >>> else." >>> >>> - Winston Churchill >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
