Kathy McKinstry
@kathymc
Active 1 year, 5 months ago-
Kathy McKinstry posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago
I just did a 4 day music camp where it was expected to play by ear and the instructor was very reluctant to hand out the sheet music. I practically had to beg her for it before getting an ulcer. I am 60 years old and have never played by ear. I can do one quarter then get overwhelmed when we move on. If I get the next quarter, I’ve forgotten the f…[Read more]
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Kathy McKinstry posted an update 3 years, 7 months ago
Hello! I’ve never posted here, but I have a question maybe someone could help with. I’ve been away from home and my fiddle for almost a month and I’m having trouble getting back into a daily practice. I tried picking up where I left off and nothing sounds good. Should I go back several lessons, or just keep trying with the last lesson I was on?
Hi Kathy, thanks for sharing this. Sounds like a great challenge you had at camp with learning by ear. It was nice they ended up supporting you with sheet music. Makes sense to keep trying to learn by ear, at your own pace, and respect that it’s good to try it (to any degree) in a higher pressure environment like you did, and that the pace was too…[Read more]