Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Some Things About Me

          Hey, people. I'm someone who loves the violin very much, and can play it pretty well for my age. I've been playing the violin for 2 years, this year being my 3rd. I know how to play many songs on the violin, like 'An Irish Party In Third Class' and 'Canon In D', all 1st violin! I have so much to tell about myself, like I'm 1st violin in my orchestra. We are at a high school level, and play really hard and challenging pieces. Some pieces, like 'Canon Rock Intermediate Version', I learn with my friend. It is really hard, with triplet sixteenths, and a few times during the piece your fingers feel like there moving everywhere randomly on the fingerboard, but if you practice it a lot, it'll sound really good. In my orchestra, we are currently playing 'An Irish Party In Third Class', and it's challenging. I can play the rhythm correctly and more slowly than the fast tempo. Some of my other mates in 1st can't really play the rhythm, and it goes really fast; I'm not even in 1st chair and I can play it! Especially the shift in the B section, I almost mastered it! Here is a video of a family quartet playing 'An Irish Party In Third Class', played at G major, then transitioning to D major.


                                          
                                                                                     


    Canon In D is a very beautiful song played at D major, and is normally played with three violin parts, a bass continuo, which is paired up with the gigue at the same key. Canon In D was composed by Pachelbel Canon, and today, Canon In D is played at weddings. Here is Canon In D!