I'm Thinking About Lessons, Again

[wlotus]

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[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

*jealous*

I so badly wanted to take violin lessons when I was a kid, but there weren't any teachers in my area. (Plus, I'd been taking piano lessons since I was a tot, and my parents had just bought me a clarinet for band. I think they were over getting me musical instruments.)

Do it! It would be a really fun diversion, I think!

[verucas-chaos.livejournal.com]

Great shot. Can you tell me how you imprint your name on your photos?

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

I create a new layer in my photo editing software (Arcsoft Photostudio X), enter the text on that layer, reduce the text's opacity to around 30%, position the text on the image, and save the whole thing as a .jpg file.

'bout as clear as mud, ain't it? :-) Let me know if you need help understanding it, and I'll try to make it clearer. It's a handy trick.

Violin

[denimpeanut.livejournal.com]

Looks great. I will check back after payday next weekend!

Re: Violin

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

If someone buys that set and you still want one, let me know, and I'll list another for you.

[ennuiescapist.livejournal.com]

You play violin, too?! I just brought my acoustic back from my parents' house. We should play a duet, sometime!!

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

I used to play, but I'm afraid I can't do much with it, after more than two decades of not playing. I never had lessons other than group lessons in public school, so I never progressed as far as I could have and wanted to. (That is what drove me to put down the instrument in frustration when I finished high school and was no longer required by my mother to keep up appearances by struggling along with the youth orchestra.) I can read music reasonably well, but I never learned how to properly hold the instrument, let alone play with any real proficiency.

Yes, I am still sore about the fact that my family did not invest in my musical education.

[haleiwatown.livejournal.com]

This is a good photo.