[FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin
I used to play piano very well. I could riff endlessly in a way that engaged my heart, but it wasn't great music in the least. But I was loving it like a warm bath. This girl's skills and her obvious prepping for this session are not where I'm wanting to put a gold star. I'm not saying she's spontaneously "professionally jamming" with the Peas. She's not ready for prime time -- though she'd kick ass if American Idol had a version for instrumentalists. Nope, what gets me about this girl is her openheartedness. She's just seeming to me to "be there" and not thinking about what others might think of her skills, her looks, or her personality. She's beautifully attired with innocence. Sermon on the Mount: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It was great, but no way was it improvised. A flow of bliss perhaps, but a > carefully rehearsed one. > > John > - Original Message - > From: "Duveyoung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:04 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin > > > This girl is such a delight. > > I thought every kid at MSAE was going to manifest this kind of > excellence -- she's astoundingly accomplished at so young an age. > > But, her playing and dancing are the very least part of this video. > > It is her esteem that knocks me over. She loves "what's happening > inside her brain" so much that it cannot be contained but must be > radiated. > > In my eyes, she's pure, knows it, and thus there's no governor on her > accelerator. She can just blast away knowing, trusting that flow of > bliss, assured that her joie de vivre is authentic and brought to you > without commercial (ego) interruption direct from the Absolute. > > Seeing her -- as proof that life can be good -- I should be filled > with recriminations for my misspent life, but her energy leaves no > room in my heart for any other emotion than "You go, girl!" > > What a thrill! > > Edg > > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > > I have pretty much zero appreciation for hip hop, but I *loved* > > this video: > > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=janXm1thRhM > > >
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin
It was great, but no way was it improvised. A flow of bliss perhaps, but a carefully rehearsed one. John - Original Message - From: "Duveyoung" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:04 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin This girl is such a delight. I thought every kid at MSAE was going to manifest this kind of excellence -- she's astoundingly accomplished at so young an age. But, her playing and dancing are the very least part of this video. It is her esteem that knocks me over. She loves "what's happening inside her brain" so much that it cannot be contained but must be radiated. In my eyes, she's pure, knows it, and thus there's no governor on her accelerator. She can just blast away knowing, trusting that flow of bliss, assured that her joie de vivre is authentic and brought to you without commercial (ego) interruption direct from the Absolute. Seeing her -- as proof that life can be good -- I should be filled with recriminations for my misspent life, but her energy leaves no room in my heart for any other emotion than "You go, girl!" What a thrill! Edg -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have pretty much zero appreciation for hip hop, but I *loved* > this video: > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=janXm1thRhM >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin
Adorable, pure energy, great spirit. Ah, were did our youth go? Now from one musician to another...hip hop is all about the beat. She has to learn to stay in the groove and play a little behind the beat to hang with the Black Eyed Peas who are at the top of their game. Overplaying through the beat loses what makes hip hop funky. Classical music is a difficult background for playing black music styles. You have to let the beat dominate and hold back all those runs that are so fun to play. It is almost the opposite place to put your attention for a classical player. What? I'm just too old to understand her and should just STFU? Anyway, you go girl, you'll find your own groove, that was a blast to watch! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This girl is such a delight. > > I thought every kid at MSAE was going to manifest this kind of > excellence -- she's astoundingly accomplished at so young an age. > > But, her playing and dancing are the very least part of this video. > > It is her esteem that knocks me over. She loves "what's happening > inside her brain" so much that it cannot be contained but must be > radiated. > > In my eyes, she's pure, knows it, and thus there's no governor on her > accelerator. She can just blast away knowing, trusting that flow of > bliss, assured that her joie de vivre is authentic and brought to you > without commercial (ego) interruption direct from the Absolute. > > Seeing her -- as proof that life can be good -- I should be filled > with recriminations for my misspent life, but her energy leaves no > room in my heart for any other emotion than "You go, girl!" > > What a thrill! > > Edg > > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > wrote: > > > > I have pretty much zero appreciation for hip hop, but I *loved* > > this video: > > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=janXm1thRhM > > >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin
This girl is such a delight. I thought every kid at MSAE was going to manifest this kind of excellence -- she's astoundingly accomplished at so young an age. But, her playing and dancing are the very least part of this video. It is her esteem that knocks me over. She loves "what's happening inside her brain" so much that it cannot be contained but must be radiated. In my eyes, she's pure, knows it, and thus there's no governor on her accelerator. She can just blast away knowing, trusting that flow of bliss, assured that her joie de vivre is authentic and brought to you without commercial (ego) interruption direct from the Absolute. Seeing her -- as proof that life can be good -- I should be filled with recriminations for my misspent life, but her energy leaves no room in my heart for any other emotion than "You go, girl!" What a thrill! Edg -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have pretty much zero appreciation for hip hop, but I *loved* > this video: > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=janXm1thRhM >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Hip Hop Violin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have pretty much zero appreciation for hip hop, but I *loved* > this video: > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=janXm1thRhM > Wonderful. The thought that crossed my mind while watching it was: this kid's parents obviously didn't let her sit in front of the TV while she was growing up. In addition to violin lessons, they must have also sent her to ballet school. And we're talking quite a workload because to be a passable violinist, you have to practise at least 3 hours a day (and she's quite good). And the ballet had to take quite a bit out of her as well. And the fact that she's also into popular music suggests that her parents aren't sticks-in-the-mud but allow her to find her own way. She's a delight to see and hear.
