I’m currently in the plane coming home from Costa Rica! It was a great trip, spent with my mom,
brothers, and myself. We saw lots of pretty spectacular things…crocodiles (up
close and personal), volcanos, parrots, monkeys, iguanas, the Pacific Ocean,
etc. Beautiful country with genuinely
friendly people who feel very strongly about preserving the environment. They are very careful with recycling every
little thing. Us Americans need to take
notes, I’d say!
Music Styles
The violin is the best instrument for a myriad of
reasons. However, I’d like to discuss
today how much you can “do” with the violin.
As my student, Megan, said, “It’s a classical instrument that can be
played with a modern twist.” Well
spoken, Megan. What she means, is it’s
not “unnatural” for the violin to be played in different formats. Of course, musically speaking, people play
their violins for classical, blues, jazz, pop, rock, country (fiddle)….the list
goes on. And no, you don’t need an
electric violin to play rock types of music.
Those are more so for fun. You
can’t say that about many other instruments.
Can you play fiddle music with a clarinet? No. Can you play rock with a cello? Maybe, but
I’ve never seen it done. What type of
music can you play with a harp? The harp
is quite a beautiful instrument, but certainly it is not known for playing much
other than classical. Even guitar needs
to be specifically an “electric” guitar before it can play rock. French horn…tuba….flute….the list goes on and
on. Hopefully you catch my drift. A
violin can do it all!!!!!!!! And do it well!!
Rock and Roll:
Blues:
Country:
Hip Hop:
Classical:
Dubstep:
Pop: (You're welcome, ladies.)
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