tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024926204659644987.post5974291817369285047..comments2023-11-03T02:59:56.223-05:00Comments on Anna's Blog: Monday MusingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024926204659644987.post-7812076877694089232011-10-07T15:28:04.820-05:002011-10-07T15:28:04.820-05:00BTW, is your paternal grandmother's name Virgi...BTW, is your paternal grandmother's name Virginia? <br />I was at a church recently and saw a picture with the name and wondered....Please tell me for my curiositie's sake!Mazzouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801145634769413006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024926204659644987.post-5598277475781681412011-10-03T14:54:41.502-05:002011-10-03T14:54:41.502-05:00Update! (puleeaaaseee???)Update! (puleeaaaseee???)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024926204659644987.post-83680346276955870182011-09-28T14:33:00.414-05:002011-09-28T14:33:00.414-05:00Interesting post....wondering if you could update ...Interesting post....wondering if you could update us on your family a bit and what everyone is up too. <br /><br />I follow Caleb and Abby's blog, which is rarely updated. How about an update about them and their new baby coming next spring ? <br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024926204659644987.post-77742653055654141652011-09-26T22:51:36.202-05:002011-09-26T22:51:36.202-05:00I love this post for many reasons! Most of all I a...I love this post for many reasons! Most of all I appreciate your thoughts about your family..how there's things you wish you could change or things that you wish could be different but you choose to dwell on the good things your family brings. No family is perfect even when they seem like they might be on the outside looking in. What matters is how you look at your family. Are you looking at your family from a positive perspective or not? Thanks for sharing your thoughts on that, Anna!Jessica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220438977531809604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024926204659644987.post-8836858836687303322011-09-26T19:29:35.293-05:002011-09-26T19:29:35.293-05:00LOL. For what it's worth, here are a couple re...LOL. For what it's worth, here are a couple reasons why some of my classmates <b>would</b> write a song in Gb or C#.<br /><br />1. The choir's range partially determines they key. So, e.g., when you've already got your basses down to a low E, it's not really feasible to lower the key by even a half step even if you really want to. You'd probably lose 1/2 of your basses if you did. The same thing goes for the upper end of your singers' registers (though to a lesser extent, because when a song goes above your choir's range, they tend to start screeching rather than stop singing). So in some cases, it's extremely hard to change the key of a piece without completely rewriting it.<br /><br />2. When you modulate (if you modulate), there are only certain keys you can modulate to because of the intervening harmonic progressions.<br /><br />3. Some keys are harder to sightread but easier to play in. Gb, e.g., has really nice thumb crossovers.<br /><br />4. Different keys have different tonal colors. E major, e.g., has a really special, wonderful, rich brilliance. B major is just as colorful as E major but slightly "sharper" and not as majestic. G major is bright and sort of shallow. C major is grander than G major but also sort of plain. On some instruments, you can hardly hear the difference, but on other instruments, it is somewhat noticeable. I can't hear the difference really well myself, but my brother usually picks up pretty well on it.<br /><br />Have fun with your practice! You know what a violinist and a lawsuit have in common? Everyone celebrates when the case is closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com