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Picking A String Instrument: Violin or Cello?

Dec 04, 2010 by swt_honey_angel | Posted in Performing Arts

For this question, I am seeking an opinion from musically trained individuals who are familiar with at least one of the two instruments.

I am taking up music lessons, choosing either the violin or cello. Although I have read lots of answers provided in previous Yahoo! Answer questions, I am still not completely convinced on which one to choose. I have taken trial lessons for each instrument, and I love the portability of the violin, and the rich sound of the cello. However, I do still find the positioning of the cello a little awkward for me as I am a slightly bustier woman and I would need to rest the cello against my chest. With a male teacher, he's not very much help when it comes to working around the positioning issue. For the violin, I have a sibling who plays it and hopes we do not overlap on instruments.

I have considered compromising and going for the "best of both worlds", the viola. However, I was also told that sheet music for the viola is more difficult to come by. And so is an instructor (I found that out after a couple attempts).

At the current stage, I am torn between which instrument to pick, seeing as they are both beautiful. I was hoping that the answers provided would offer both the pros and cons of each instrument and why it would be an overall better choice.

Do you think i can get into harvard?

Dec 04, 2010 by Harvard Girl | Posted in Financial Aid

well im in eighth grade right now and ive been dreaming of harvard ever since i was in 5th grade!
I played the viola for three years so im advanced in i, last year i made honors orchestra in my county. I'm in Algebra 1 Honors and I take Spanish 1...also im in advanced language arts!

I'm known for beimg really good at drawing and handwriting. Last year i got a 4.0 and 5 awards out of the seven possible. I can also speak vietnamese but not as fluent as i used to be and ive already been there and it was amazing!

In highschool i plan to join track and im also joining this year, do student council and sign up for maybe a coulple more clubs and right now im in the yearbook commitee...

So please leave a comment and tell me if you think i would make it and tell me what else i have to do. My friend wants to go also and were harvard buddies and the weird things is that today we showed up with the same harvard sweatshirt unplanned lolXD
oh and i plan on going to medical school and i want to be a pharmacist:)

Do you think I'll get in to TJHSST?

Dec 04, 2010 by divya r | Posted in Standards & Testing

I'm trying to get into TJ high school in VA. Sooo many kids from my school are trying out though, like 300! And a LOT of them are incredibly smart. I'm hoping I'll make it past the first cut... D: But I wanna see if I'm qualified.

-in NJHS
-All A's except for one A- in geometry (for 2nd quarter, I currently have a B- but am DEFINITELY gonna raise it up to an A.) doing advanced math-two years ahead.
-Play viola (in the highest level of orchestra)
-Play piano (4 or 5 years)
-Made district orchestra (11th chair)
-In school newspaper
-Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
-Two of my poems and one short story was published in a book
-Took a class on writing last year

I didn't do any science or technology related. Is that gonna bring me down? I really hope I get in because I want to see what I can do in this school. I'd really like to hear from people who went to TJ but any comments are fine.
:)
Thanks!

Do you like these names?

Dec 03, 2010 by MarbleRose | Posted in Baby Names

I have another list up on here, but I am quite taken with these names too. Just wanted your oppinions please, no suggestions.
Viola
Lilia or Lila
Rosalyn or Rosabelle
Grace
Vera
Veronica
Eloise

Set up comcast modem for 2 computers?

Dec 03, 2010 by cutiepie | Posted in Computer Networking

Ok, so I had this computer and had a comcast modem (motorolla) set up with it. Then, for a while, I couldn't use that computer for which the modem was set up, so I started using a different computer (by the way, there are both laptops) I connected the modem with a ethernet cord. However, for the first few days no matter how much i restarted the computer, there was only a local area connection and it couldn't get online (and i did everythin i could, switched to local area connection etc etc diagnosed problems etc) but, one day, i tried it again. I connected the modem to the laptop, restarted it, and viola! It just magically worked.

Now I got the first laptop back. I unconnected the ethernet from my 2nd laptop and plugged it into the first laptop. Same problem now. Only local area, and it doesn't connect. I restarted the modem, and the computer, still nothing.


What is that magical thing that happened when I connected the ethernet to my 2nd laptop and it finally connected?

do you have any sript of tour of jose rizal in europ with viola?

Dec 03, 2010 by dave | Posted in Philippines

Viola - Goija playing Handel

Olga Goija playing Handel's, Sonata VI for Violin and Piano (Adagio) [Dec. 2005]

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