New Microphone

Practice for the computer

In the spirit of Elizabeth Perry's daily sketches, I set up a microphone to my computer so I can record some of my practicing. Unlike Elizabeth, I will not post the files to the web because there is nothing worse than listening to a beginner practice the violin, especially when self-conscious about a new microphone. But I will be able to hear my progress as time goes on, and not just have to take the teacher's word for it.

Perhaps when the sound is tolerable I will post a little file.

So I am not following Elizabeth's precept of "not to criticize". But I am going to practice daily. I really am.

1. Margaret - how wonderful!  And how encouraging to other new artists in any medium.  Will you post before and after clips?  It would be inspiring to know that after 100 days of daily practice, say, that a new musician had gone from sounding like “x” to sounding like “y” - lots of fun.

   Liz

   Posted by Elizabeth Perry  on  04/17  at  08:18 AM


2. OK Elizabeth, this is for you. And for my teacher who is playing a concert in Los Angeles this weekend.

   I am not sure about the best way to do this, this is a file of one scale, and it is 4MB. It took a minute and a half to upload with a cable connection. I will look into a way to make a smaller file. This is a QuickTime file.   QT

   Posted by Margaret Greentree  on  04/17  at  04:12 PM


3. Here is an MP3 file of the same scale. 

   MP3.  Only 500k.

   Also, Elizabeth, you are the first person to leave a comment on this new blog.

   Thanks

   Posted by Margaret Greentree  on  04/17  at  04:37 PM

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