molto fab

hi my names michelle and i play the big violin also im rostropovich's great grand student

[gentle-reminder]

gentle reminder

it‘s okay to express your emotions; even if you’ve been taught otherwise, please know that it is - your feelings are important and wanted

[thecuriouspianist]

Yo Yo Ma on practicing:

I actually enjoy practicing more and more. […]  As a child, I practiced because I had to practice and you didn’t want to mess up. But that’s not a good thing. You want to please your teacher, you want to please your parents, you want to please your peers. 

And now I practice because I’ve experienced so much love that you practice out of loving a phrase, loving motivic change, loving a structure or harmony change or the way a sound can get to something.

[ from an interview in the Sept 2016 issue of Strings. image via ]

[trom-bon-bon]

When you screw up the best part in a performance and can't let it go

[girlandgeese]

Note to self

Stop thinking: “I’m not talented enough to execute this concept.” Start thinking: “I’m going to be a stronger artist when I’ve finished this piece.”

[niyarest]

if you still hesitate, remember that you can always redraw the piece in the future!

[facts-i-just-made-up]

The term “Audition” comes from the Greek deity Auditios, the god of embarrassing yourself publicly.

[une-barque-sur-l-ocean]

From a wind orchestra rehearsal in may :)

[sonateharder]

nice view!

[bass-flute-official]

Happy marching season to my fellow band nerds! May you get plenty of sleep and may you stay hydrated :)

[orchestraordie]

GUYS I moved the music stand so it’s like 5 inches from my face and I don’t mix up notes anymore it is magical?? Incredible!

[orchestraordie]

Update: my mom is making me get an eye exam hahahah

[peachesthecello]

During a music lesson

Me: *rushes quavers and semiquavers*

My teacher: Don't rush these notes. Imagine if you were using a washroom cubicle and someone started barging in before you were ready. Don't barge into their cubicles. Give these notes their own space.

[peachesthecello]

Me: *messes up in rehearsal*

Me: tO PlaY a WrONg nOtE Is INsIgNifICanT; tO pLAy wIThOUt paSsIOn iS iNExcUsAbLe

[clueless-walrus]

Violin update I got the ribs off of the mould and I carved the blocks to their final shape (not in this picture… I’m too lazy to go take another picture). I also cut and glued the top and bottom soundboards which will be in another post soon enough

[doubleflopflat]

playing with too much espressivo

accidentally playing a minor 2nd with your section

ignoring 1st time repeat and 2nd time repeats and getting lost af

ignoring time and key signature changes and making the worst sounds ever

sight reading contemporary scores

playing a solo and faltering on one note

missing your sectional cue and hits

wasting your time instead of practising your new part and then getting to rehearsal trying to sight read the whole part

double tounging

excessive articulations

[realcelloguy]

[musicalcompositions--eric--scott]

Visit Original Link

An original piano composition in B Minor with suspenseful undertones and sharp melodies.

[marching-band-against-humanity]

you would not believe your eyes

if i actually practiced, guys

[classicarte]

Symphonie n.° 25 en sol mineur, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Une orchestre par Mark Lague.

[senfonikankara]

Gabriel Fauré | Chant Funéraire