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[Dulciana]

This is less to do with dreams, more to do with night time - an old teacher of mine used to say, the best way to see if you can really play something is to get up at 2am, play whatever-it-is, then go back to sleep............Phantom-of-the-Opera organ noises coming from our flat in the middle of the night??  I don't think so!!  (Just joking - I would use headphones!)  (Note: use of the word "would"!)   

[CLKD]

Singing out loud  ?

[Ju Ju]

I sing the songs I am learning in my head at night, first to fix the words in my mind, then to polish timing, expression and performance. Beats counting sheep!

[Dulciana]

Sounds good, Ju Ju 

[Dulciana]

Honorsmum - Simon Rattle and the Berlin Phil on BBC4 now, doing Sibelius symphonies 5, 6 and 7!  (8pm to 9.39pm.)
Dulciana

[CLKD]

I watched it last night 

[honorsmum]

Honorsmum - Simon Rattle and the Berlin Phil on BBC4 now, doing Sibelius symphonies 5, 6 and 7!  (8pm to 9.39pm.)
Dulciana

Thank you! Love Sir Simon!

[honorsmum]

Turned over just in time - my favourite! And THE best (and most gorgeous) principal flute player in the world - Emmanuel Pahud. <3

[honorsmum]

Dulciana - Spotted someone I went to junior music college with at 12 - she is a horn player in the Berlin Phil.
Also, just spotted my friend's daughter in the youth orchestra featured. 

[Dulciana]

Wow!   Oh, wasn't that just fantastic!?  I feel I've just been to Finland and back, courtesy of one amazing Maestro and all those wonderful musicians.
Well done, your friend from junior music college, and your friend's daughter, by the way.  Know what you mean about the flute player, too! 
I was just saying to Hubby - every single facial expression and baton movement from Sir Simon was picked up and reflected by the Berlin Phil.  It just shows what it's possible to do with a piece of music - totally vindicates the need to wring every last little drop of expression out of every single note, from the biggest to the smallest.  Makes me want to go and play!!  (Can't - it's bedtime.)
(I still think symphony 7 needs one more note at the end......... )

[honorsmum]

The horn player I was at college with is the first female brass player in the history of the Berlin Phil - what a huge accolade!
It was a wonderful programme, wasn't it? I'd love to have played under Sir Simon - he is just incredible.
It was lovely to see my old stomping ground again too - I have many happy memories of playing on the Barbican stage. (I have photos somewhere).
My friend, whose daughter I spotted, was at Guildhall when I was there. She now plays in West End shows and recording sessions. Her daughter is also a violinist, 17, and studying at the Purcell school.

[Limpy]

That female horn player is so so good.
There was a performance of Mahler 5 a few years ago, with an orchestra made of specially gathered players -  (orchestra for world peace or something like that - George Solti started it) She played second horn to another female horn player (American - Gail ...... (don't know name)) They were absolutely brilliant.

[honorsmum]

That female horn player is so so good.
There was a performance of Mahler 5 a few years ago, with an orchestra made of specially gathered players -  (orchestra for world peace or something like that - George Solti started it) She played second horn to another female horn player (American - Gail ...... (don't know name)) They were absolutely brilliant.

The person I know is called Sarah Willis. She has her own website, and presents a tv show called, Sarah's Music.

[Dulciana]

It's so nice, hearing about family who have followed Mum and/or Dad into music.  Our daughter did well at cello while she was at school, getting 140 in Grade 8 at age 17 and Dip ABRSM not long after.   Then she went in for art, which took up all her time from 2007 until now, and she has only just started getting back into cello in the last few weeks.   It's great that she has talent in both areas but she's going to have quite a bit of de-rusting now if she wants to really enjoy her cello again to the same standard.   She's working full-time (9-to-5, just to bring the pennies in) and is beginning to get art commissions coming in.  Ideally, she needs 26 hours in her day...!

[BrightLight]

I just watched this video on the neuroscience behind why music and playing is so good for us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng#t=81