Bluegrass Aria

Musings and motifs from the life of a music student.

[fiberpunkiscompletelynormal]

Resume building!!!!

Also I love that band. All 34 of them.

[bluegrassaria]

I helped a band do a thing!!!!

[bluegrassaria]

I've gotten a little bit obsessed with this show lately guys... It just tickles all my auditory goosebumps and makes me miss instrumental music so much. Please enjoy my friends!

[adequate2thetask]

"hey whats the tempo-"’

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[did-you-know]

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[fiberpunkiscompletelynormal]

I did a thing... a musical thing...

I recorded an old song today, that I’d never quite finished. And in a fit of crazy made a band camp profile and put the song up if anyone wants to listen or download it. I want to do this more. I miss writing and I’m hoping this is just the beginning of something fantastic!

P.S. if you’re looking for a pick-me-up maybe don’t listen to this track, I will warn you it is a bit depressing.

[bluegrassaria]

This is me on my other profile, take a listen!! Feedback? 

[fuckyeahmusicalinstruments-blog]

Hey all! I know it’s been forever with very few posts. Sorry about that. :( you will get many pics today to make up for a bit of it.

BUT the reason I’m here is to discuss drum corps—specifically, the formation of an ALL-FEMALE corps for an upcoming season!

Black Diamond is a soon-to-be-corps…

[fiberpunkiscompletelynormal]

Crap I am far too old for this, (such a sad thing to say), but SIGNAL BOOST!!! All female Drum Corps???? Heck Yes!!!! I can’t wait to watch them next season!!!!

[did-you-know]

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[andieblogs-deactivated20190211]

Awesome alt violinist Lindsey Stirling and a capella group Pentatonix cover Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive" using nothing but their voices, a cello and a violin.

Yes, that dude is beatboxing and playing the cello at the same time.

[kiryuuyoshiya-deactivated201511]

funny text posts arent my

[sarcasminc]

Puns like that could get you in

[banavalope]

give it a

[beautilation]

Yeah I think the joke might be falling

[fncking-deactivated20160623]

This would probably be a lot funnier if I could read sheet music

[janersm]

It’s no one else’s fault that you aren’t that

[bluegrassaria]

Is it bad I read the give it a rest pun as give it a half rest ?

[phillynessa]

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

[old-vishual]

jesus christ this is so much better than all of the “you don’t have to be size zero!!!!!” and “i don’t mind living in a man’s world if i can be a woman!!!!!!!” bullshit related to marilyn monroe i see.

[militantbyexistence-deactivated]

sisterhood yo….

[hellolittledaisy]

this is the actual best!!!!!!!!!!!

and pretty much every famous “marilyn monroe” quote isn’t even hers and i’m pretty sure no one even knows she did cool shit like this??

[awwww-cute]

[user-discretion-advised]

why this only has 700 notes I will never know

[housecatincarnate]

[musicalmelody22]

Fun Story: My director kept telling me and my tenor sax buddy to play softer. No matter what we did, it wasn’t soft enough for him. So getting frustrated, I told my buddy “Dont play this time. Just fake it” 

Our Band Director then informed us we sounded perfect. 

[fororchestra]

To my readers: “p” means quiet, “pp” means really quiet. I’ve never seen “pppp” before haha.

On the contrast, “f” means loud, and “ffff” probably means so loud you go unconscious.

[corruptbucky]

I had ffff in a piece once and my conductor told me to play as loudly as physically possible without falling off my chair…

[banavalope]

oh music

[radagastcalling]

filthytricksyhobbitses:

the most frustrating part about being a girl in the lotr/hobbit fandom is that your voice cant go low enough to sing the misty mountain song 

BUT YOU CAN TRY

[spelviin]

[bluegrassaria]

CONTRA-ALTOS UNITE!!!!

[bluegrassaria]

This is crazy cool! To see these three discuss and talk about technique in the same place!! AHH!!

[bluegrassaria]

Today is a great day to listen to some Samuel Barber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xWFfNZvpmk

Like this! 

[bluegrassaria]

I believe this is called The Duet of the Cats.

Mezzo vs Soprano ladies and gentlemen. 

[bluegrassaria]

Tell me I look like someone you'd trust to work at your Methodist Church in order to slowly integrate a more contemporary musical style and help the church stay alive and viable in an ever changing society. Because that's my goal this morning.

LET ME LEAD YOUR CHOIR!!!