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4-5 hours a day (Notes: make sure not to overdo it, exercises surprisingly, 10th grade injury, something used to) Memorization (since childhood, comes naturally)

My experience

-performance anxiety. How to overcome -talking about each piece and composer -learning the lights and mic, took way too long, turned them all off

Research -surprisingly never looked up its history, want a better understanding -descendent of viol family - 3 stringed in 1520 -By 1550, the top E string had been added and the Viola and Cello had emerged -Stradivari, Amati families laid out the basic form during 1520 through 1650 -Makers including Stradivari, however, continued to experiment through the 19th century with archings, overall length, the angle of the neck, and bridge height. As violin repertoire became more demanding, the instrument evolved to meet the requirements of the soloist and larger concert hall. The changing styles in music played off of the advancement of the instrument and visa versa -In the 19th century, the modern violin became established. The modern bow had been invented by Francois Tourte (1747-1835). Its weight, length, and balance allowed the player to produce power and brilliance in the higher ranges. It was Louis Spohr’s invention of the chin rest around 1820 that made it possible for the player to hold the violin comfortably and play in the higher positions. Spohr’s chin rest also resulted in the significant advancement of playing technique and allowed the violin repertoire to reach its virtuoso level. The advent ofthe shoulder rest (no known date) was also an important contribution to the ease of

playing. -interested in decline, used to be sole musical entertainment, played for kings -​1750 Bach dies. The end of the Baroque period is often seen in conjunction with his death

-​1818 Beethoven's hearing has deteriorated so badly that he no longer can hear the piano and must communicate with conversation books, thought of as catalyst to romantic -ramantic period birth of famous orchs such as ny phil and berlin phil -​1896 Ragtime, a combination of West Indian rhythm and European musical form, is born -​1919 After moving from its southern rural roots, jazz establishes Chicago as its capital. The city will become home to such jazz greats as trumpeter Louis Armstrong and pianist Jelly Roll Morton.

1923 “Queen of the Blues” Bessie Smith records her first song, “Down Hearted Blues,” which becomes an immediate success. -.​1924 The Juilliard School opens in New York, classical music still important -​1932 Jazz composer Duke Ellington writes “It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing,” a song that presaged the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. -​1936 Electric guitars debut. -​1956 With many hit singles (including “Heartbreak Hotel”), Elvis Presley emerges as one of the world's first rock stars. The gyrating rocker enjoys fame on the stages of the Milton Berle, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan shows, as well as in the first of his many movies, ​Love Me Tender​.

1957 Leonard Bernstein completes ​West Side Story.​ -​1963

A wave of Beatlemania hits the U.K. The Beatles, a British band composed of John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, take Britain by storm. The Rolling Stones emerge as the anti-Beatles, with an aggressive, blues-derived style -​1979 The Sugar Hill Gang releases the first commercial rap hit, “Rapper's Delight,” -artists such as madonna and m jackson start emerging, leads to more pop -league of am orch say about 30,000 students in 2007 in youth orch -this year each of the top conservatories had around 200 violinists, says nothing ofother instruments -musicians neeed to support eachohter, many friends that play classical music but aren’t studying