GOTTA BE A STRING PLAYER: Archive

June 2012

114 posts

WHEN YOUR STAND PARTNER WANTS TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND

BUT YOU DON’T LIKE THEM

May 31, 201210 notes

#submission #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #music #orchestra #conductor #percussion #brass #wind #barbies-brunette-bestfriend #stand partner #ugh this #and they're like trying to be all friendly and you're like THANKS BUT NO THANKS

May 2012

315 posts

WHEN LAST CHAIR ACTUALLY PLAYS SOMETHING RIGHT

May 31, 201270 notes

#violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #orchestra #BUT REALLY THOUGH #LIKE I KNOW YOU MAY NOT CARE ABOUT ORCHESTRA BUT CAN YOU AT LEAST PRACTICE SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE PLAYING CORRECTLY

I am a string player of 12 years and have been working on the Don Juan excerpt and had the same first impression! Hilarious blog, keep it up!

Thanks! Glad you enjoy this blog. :)

May 31, 20122 notes

WHEN PEOPLE MISPRONOUNCE COMPOSERS' NAMES

(by simplysuzanne)

May 31, 2012126 notes

#submission #player #music #orchestra #composer #violin #viola #cello #bass #ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE LIKE OH MY GOD I LOVE SUCH AND SUCH COMPOSER and then they MURDER the name #it's like WHAT #WHAT ARE YOU EVEN #le queue

WHEN YOU NEED ROSIN

BUT NOBODY IN THE SECTION HAS ANY

(by simplysuzanne)

May 30, 201257 notes

#submission #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #music #orchestra #rosin #what #when does this happen #le queue

GOING TO AN AUDITION THAT YOU'RE NOT PREPPED FOR

(by simplysuzanne)

May 30, 201240 notes

#submission #player #music #orchestra #simplysuzanne #le queue

WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOU GOT 2ND CHAIR IN YOUR SECTION

(by barbies-brunette-bestfriend)

May 30, 201232 notes

#submission #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #music #orchestra #conductor #percussion #brass #wind #barbies-brunette-bestfriend #2nd chair #section #ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW THAT FIRST CHAIR MESSED UP ON THEIR AUDITION #UGH I KNOW THAT FEEL #le queue

WHEN THE ROOM IS QUIET AND YOU ACCIDENTALLY PLUCK A STRING

(by hunterbeifong)

May 30, 2012124 notes

#hunterbeifong #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #teacher #pluck #ACCIDENTS #MISTAKES #ugh but i hate it when people just pluck for no reason and don't ever shut up #le queue #submission

NAILING THE FIRST PAGE OF DON JUAN

(by bm31990)

May 30, 201225 notes

#submission #violin #string #player #music #orchestra #bm31990 #don juan #yeesh #there's a lot of stuff going around about don juan #i shall go listen to it to see what the hoopla is all about #le queue

AFTER PRACTICING THE SAME PASSAGE A MILLION TIMES

AND FINALLY GIVING UP

(by pr3pster)

May 29, 201255 notes

#submission #pr3pster #practice #passage #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #music #UGH I KNOW THIS FEEL #le queue

SEEING THE DON JUAN PART FOR THE FIRST TIME

(by Michelle)

May 29, 201226 notes

#violin #viola #cello #bass #string #music #orchestra #conductor #submission #don juan #le queue

whatshouldwecallconservatory replied to your post: If you do not follow submission guidelines, you…

Haha, it’s just that I have a life and I really can’t stand people who don’t follow directions.

May 29, 20121 note

#whatshouldwecallconservatory

FINDING OUT THAT YOU'RE FIRST CHAIR

May 29, 201265 notes

#submission #player #music #orchestra #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #it was definitely more like WAIT ARE YOU SERIOUS for me

PICKING UP A BATON AND PRETENDING TO CONDUCT

I’M FREAKING MAGICAL

May 29, 201243 notes

#submission #string #player #music #orchestra #conductor #violin #viola #cello #bass #seriously like all they do is just wave the stick around and we listen

If you do not follow submission guidelines, you are not getting a promo. Please follow the submission guidelines! It is a huge waste of time for me to go back over and fix peoples’ posts.

May 29, 20121 note

WHEN YOUR NON-MUSIC FRIENDS ASK IF YOU CAN TAKE A BREAK FROM PRACTICING TO HANG OUT

PEOPLE TAKE BREAKS FROM PRACTICING? EXCUSE ME?

May 29, 201237 notes

#submission #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #music #orchestra #percussion #brass #wind

ACCIDENTALLY SAYING "CELLO" TO YOUR CONDUCTOR

HELLO HELLO I MEANT HELLO

(suggested by h0w-to-train-your-dragon)

May 29, 201219 notes

#submission #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #music #orchestra #conductor #le queue

WHEN YOUR STAND-PARTNER DOESN'T GET YOUR MUSIC JOKES

(by simplysuzanne)

May 29, 201242 notes

#submission #string #player #music #orchestra #simplysuzanne #stand partner #joke #violin #viola #cello #bass #le queue

WHEN YOU FORGET TO PUT YOUR BOW IN YOUR CASE

(by simplysuzanne)

May 29, 201265 notes

#submission #violin #viola #cello #bass #string #player #music #bow #case #forget #simplysuzanne #le queue

WHEN THE SOLOIST IS ATTRACTIVE

(by simplysuzanne)

May 29, 201256 notes

#submission #string #player #music #orchestra #simplysuzanne #solo #attractive #violin #viola #cello #bass #le queue