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Music-themed survey!!
1. What instrument do you play?
Primarily viola, guitar (though I haven't played in a while), piano.
2. How long have you been playing it?
Viola since 4th grade, guitar since 7th or so, piano since last spring.
3. What types of ensemble do you play it in (string orchestra, symphonic orchestra, concert band, etc.)?
String (NHS chamber) and symphony (festivals, NHS syphony)
4. What is your favourite piece/suite you've played?
Very hard to say. Favorite orchestral piece, probably Elgar's string serenade. Or Brandenburg 3. Solo, I'm a big fan of Schubert's Arpeggione sonata (this year's NYSSMA piece) or Hindemith's op. 11 no. 4 sonata.
5. What is your favourite piece/suite in general?
Good god, there are so many. I'm very much into the Russian stuff, Mussorgsky's Pictures and Boris Godunov and most of Rachmaninoff's stuff. I love Beethoven's 6th symphony. And Perotin's 12th century stuff is awesome. Oh and Mahler's song cycles.
6. Who is your favourite composer?
Mussorgsky, Steve Reich, Thomas Tallis, Holst, Mahler, Arvo Part, John Adams, these things change almost every day.
7. Who is your least favourite composer?
Mozart's pretty wack. So is Mendelssohn (sp).
8. What piece have you never played that you want to play?
Those crazy Hindemith sonatas and concertos, Der Schwanendreher epecially. I would love to play Beethoven's 6th, Part's Fratres, Mahler's symphonies or Das Lied Von Der Erde. Mussorgky's Pictures either on piano or Ravel-ified. Bach's Mass in B Minor
9. What have you played that you never want to play again?
Telemann concertp
10. Do you take lessons on your instrument?
yup
11. Do you want to study your instrument in college? If so, where? What would you train to do (teach, perform, etc.)?
sure, but as a music minor
12. Do you like to practice?
sure
13. Do you like to play?
definitely
14. What made you take up your instrument in the first place?
I don't remember the exact motives. I think I liked the range
15. Whom that plays your instrument do you aspire to be like?
Hindemith and Dvorak.
16. What do you like most about your instrument?
The timbre. And the size, it's a good size.
17. What do you like least about your instrument?
Like any violin family instrument, it's technically demanding on many levels. Also, mad bitches didn't write enough viola music
18. How often do you practice?
I try for an hour a day
19. Are you good at music theory?
I know enough
20. Do you like to play concerts?
totally
21. Do you ever get solos in ensemble music?
in 8th grade I rocked the "All the Pretty Little Horses" solo like what
22. Which do you prefer to play: orchestral or solo music?
Depends on the piece and orchestral part, really. Solos I guess, more expressive possibilities
23. Which do you prefer to listen to?
I listen to more orchestral, but that's only cause there's more awesome orchestral music than solo.
24. Do you like to show off that you're a musician? How do you?
I don't really show off. Mad people are musicians so it's not like a huge deal.
25. Are you attracted to people who play instruments?
If they are attractive on other levels, it sure doesn't hurt.
26. How big a part does music play in your life? What could make you give up music?
I don't know, maybe as a ransom for the safe return of my family?
27. How old is your instrument? How long have you had it? How many do you have? Have you named them?
It's a few years old. I've had it a few years. I only have one and it doesn't have a name, though I have decided that it is male.
28. Do you ever switch hit (oboe to english horn, violin to viola, flute to piccollo, etc.)?
I've played the odd violin.
29. What instrument(s) do you wish you played?
english horn, TIMPANI OMG YES, my voice
30. What instrument is your favourite (other than your own)?
timp timp timp TIMPANIS
31. What instrument is your least favourite?
any instrument that is played conspicuously badly.
32. Do you have any articles of clothing with musical references (other than band t-shirts)?
My string camp shirt
33. What is the hardest part physically about playing your instrument?
For me at the moment it's getting a good tone quality. Generally, though, its the left hand placement and maneuvering.
34. What is your biggest mental obstacle/deterrent about playing your instrument/music in general?
the intensely high level of competition
35. Are you good at your instrument?
Eh, I don't think I'm that good
36. What do you wish you could do better on your instrument?
Tone quality and expression
37. What is your favourite major work that you may or may not have played?
for my instrument, Schubert or Shosty or Britten's Lachrymae, whatever I wrote above.
38. What do you do that keeps your skills in good shape?
practice
39. What do you do that slows down your musical progression?
not practicing enough
40. How many people in the ensembles you're in are above/below you?
Above/below is relative. Also, it depends on the ensemble.
41. What makes you stick with music?
The pieces I love and the people I love to play with.
42. Do you play in your school music ensembles? If no, why not? -OR- Do you go to music institutions, like schools or camps? Why or why not?
I certainly do play in school ensembles and at string camp
43. How many people in your family are musicians? What do they play?
only me
44. Are your friends musical? What do they play?
Most if not all of my friends are musicians. I am friends violinists, violists, cellists, bassists, a trombonist, trumpeters, percussionists, guitarists, singers, pianists, organists, and so many more
45. Would you rather marry someone who is better or worse than you at your instrument/music in general? Why?
Better, I guess. I could learn from them.
46. Would you move to a city where there are good professional music opportunities?
Depends on the city
47. Would you make your children take instrument lessons?
I wouldn't make them
48. Would you ever teach music/your instrument?
Probably
49. Can you sight-read well?
I'm a decent sight-reader
50. Was this survey worth your time?
I liked this survey. The musician survey is a rare breed.
Off to Grace Church!
1. What instrument do you play?
Primarily viola, guitar (though I haven't played in a while), piano.
2. How long have you been playing it?
Viola since 4th grade, guitar since 7th or so, piano since last spring.
3. What types of ensemble do you play it in (string orchestra, symphonic orchestra, concert band, etc.)?
String (NHS chamber) and symphony (festivals, NHS syphony)
4. What is your favourite piece/suite you've played?
Very hard to say. Favorite orchestral piece, probably Elgar's string serenade. Or Brandenburg 3. Solo, I'm a big fan of Schubert's Arpeggione sonata (this year's NYSSMA piece) or Hindemith's op. 11 no. 4 sonata.
5. What is your favourite piece/suite in general?
Good god, there are so many. I'm very much into the Russian stuff, Mussorgsky's Pictures and Boris Godunov and most of Rachmaninoff's stuff. I love Beethoven's 6th symphony. And Perotin's 12th century stuff is awesome. Oh and Mahler's song cycles.
6. Who is your favourite composer?
Mussorgsky, Steve Reich, Thomas Tallis, Holst, Mahler, Arvo Part, John Adams, these things change almost every day.
7. Who is your least favourite composer?
Mozart's pretty wack. So is Mendelssohn (sp).
8. What piece have you never played that you want to play?
Those crazy Hindemith sonatas and concertos, Der Schwanendreher epecially. I would love to play Beethoven's 6th, Part's Fratres, Mahler's symphonies or Das Lied Von Der Erde. Mussorgky's Pictures either on piano or Ravel-ified. Bach's Mass in B Minor
9. What have you played that you never want to play again?
Telemann concertp
10. Do you take lessons on your instrument?
yup
11. Do you want to study your instrument in college? If so, where? What would you train to do (teach, perform, etc.)?
sure, but as a music minor
12. Do you like to practice?
sure
13. Do you like to play?
definitely
14. What made you take up your instrument in the first place?
I don't remember the exact motives. I think I liked the range
15. Whom that plays your instrument do you aspire to be like?
Hindemith and Dvorak.
16. What do you like most about your instrument?
The timbre. And the size, it's a good size.
17. What do you like least about your instrument?
Like any violin family instrument, it's technically demanding on many levels. Also, mad bitches didn't write enough viola music
18. How often do you practice?
I try for an hour a day
19. Are you good at music theory?
I know enough
20. Do you like to play concerts?
totally
21. Do you ever get solos in ensemble music?
in 8th grade I rocked the "All the Pretty Little Horses" solo like what
22. Which do you prefer to play: orchestral or solo music?
Depends on the piece and orchestral part, really. Solos I guess, more expressive possibilities
23. Which do you prefer to listen to?
I listen to more orchestral, but that's only cause there's more awesome orchestral music than solo.
24. Do you like to show off that you're a musician? How do you?
I don't really show off. Mad people are musicians so it's not like a huge deal.
25. Are you attracted to people who play instruments?
If they are attractive on other levels, it sure doesn't hurt.
26. How big a part does music play in your life? What could make you give up music?
I don't know, maybe as a ransom for the safe return of my family?
27. How old is your instrument? How long have you had it? How many do you have? Have you named them?
It's a few years old. I've had it a few years. I only have one and it doesn't have a name, though I have decided that it is male.
28. Do you ever switch hit (oboe to english horn, violin to viola, flute to piccollo, etc.)?
I've played the odd violin.
29. What instrument(s) do you wish you played?
english horn, TIMPANI OMG YES, my voice
30. What instrument is your favourite (other than your own)?
timp timp timp TIMPANIS
31. What instrument is your least favourite?
any instrument that is played conspicuously badly.
32. Do you have any articles of clothing with musical references (other than band t-shirts)?
My string camp shirt
33. What is the hardest part physically about playing your instrument?
For me at the moment it's getting a good tone quality. Generally, though, its the left hand placement and maneuvering.
34. What is your biggest mental obstacle/deterrent about playing your instrument/music in general?
the intensely high level of competition
35. Are you good at your instrument?
Eh, I don't think I'm that good
36. What do you wish you could do better on your instrument?
Tone quality and expression
37. What is your favourite major work that you may or may not have played?
for my instrument, Schubert or Shosty or Britten's Lachrymae, whatever I wrote above.
38. What do you do that keeps your skills in good shape?
practice
39. What do you do that slows down your musical progression?
not practicing enough
40. How many people in the ensembles you're in are above/below you?
Above/below is relative. Also, it depends on the ensemble.
41. What makes you stick with music?
The pieces I love and the people I love to play with.
42. Do you play in your school music ensembles? If no, why not? -OR- Do you go to music institutions, like schools or camps? Why or why not?
I certainly do play in school ensembles and at string camp
43. How many people in your family are musicians? What do they play?
only me
44. Are your friends musical? What do they play?
Most if not all of my friends are musicians. I am friends violinists, violists, cellists, bassists, a trombonist, trumpeters, percussionists, guitarists, singers, pianists, organists, and so many more
45. Would you rather marry someone who is better or worse than you at your instrument/music in general? Why?
Better, I guess. I could learn from them.
46. Would you move to a city where there are good professional music opportunities?
Depends on the city
47. Would you make your children take instrument lessons?
I wouldn't make them
48. Would you ever teach music/your instrument?
Probably
49. Can you sight-read well?
I'm a decent sight-reader
50. Was this survey worth your time?
I liked this survey. The musician survey is a rare breed.
Off to Grace Church!