tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post114312316567711633..comments2024-01-01T17:08:19.451-05:00Comments on Clark Street Blog: NKU String Quartet Stays Alive Thanks to DonorsWestEnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1143167364259446772006-03-23T21:29:00.000-05:002006-03-23T21:29:00.000-05:00I wouldn't be too sure about the steroid thing. Yo...I wouldn't be too sure about the steroid thing. You should have seen the viola section in Chicago over the past four or five years. No one gains that kind of power in the clutch naturally.<BR/><BR/>WFWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089140514043408208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1143152443790122252006-03-23T17:20:00.000-05:002006-03-23T17:20:00.000-05:00You played with SF and Baltimore? Holy crap, that ...You played with SF and Baltimore? Holy crap, that is big time. The musical equivalent of pro sports, except without the steroids.WestEnderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1143147482832275962006-03-23T15:58:00.000-05:002006-03-23T15:58:00.000-05:00That's too bad about NKU and weirdness. I suppose ...That's too bad about NKU and weirdness. I suppose that's true of every academic setting. I found it to be the case scientific research departments as well. It takes a good chairperson to run a smooth ship, that's what I learned.<BR/><BR/>I heard the french horn and oboe are the two toughest instruments to master. But they sure sound great. Doesn't the oboe play a part in <I>Peter and the Wolf?</IWestEnderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1143131172141066152006-03-23T11:26:00.000-05:002006-03-23T11:26:00.000-05:00The horn is so hard to play because of the nature ...The horn is so hard to play because of the nature of the Overtone Series. Basically, due to the design of the horn, there are many pitches close together that can be played with the same fingerings. This makes accuracy highly challenging. Put another way: Imagine having to pull things off of shelves that are very close together, while blindfolded on a ladder. It's very easy to reach too high or Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089140514043408208noreply@blogger.com