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Yes. And quite intentionally. 1. Started playing rugby again after 12 years. Good male relationships. Physical exercise. A sense of time passing and a season i
by flave 5y ago
Yes. And quite intentionally.
1. Started playing rugby again after 12 years. Good male relationships. Physical exercise. A sense of time passing and a season in the year.
2. Violin. I wanted something I could spend ten years learning. And a creative hobby but that worked with analytical approach.
Time? Both take a lot of time and effort - but maybe less than you would expect.
Rugby: Email ten teams in the local area, attend the training of the one who was friendliest in their response. Training twice a week and a game on Saturday. I now go to the gym as well. All the above is optional.
Violin: Cheap violin is £100. Online lessons are cheap and convenient. After a year I bought a more expensive violin. I practice on my lunch break - little but often.
Do it. It's a made a lot of difference to my happiness.
- atulatul 5y agoI am sure both these will act as a sort of nudge in those directions for me. Thanks. I agree with the benefits of team sports. About violin, it's been the instrument I was very much moved by even though in India I have probably heard it less. I think only Sitar[1] moved me more. May I ask if you have a what they call a 'musical ear'? For ex. are you able you identify notes, frequencies. In my physics- Harmonics And Overtones classes, some of my friends used to identify- just by listening- that two from a given set of tuning forks sounded same/similar. I was told it is very important to have that kind of ear to learn (Indian classical) music. Is that true? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zOqked0rOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zOqked0rOs
- terminalcommand 5y agoNot the OP, but I'm quite interested in music. I don't think a 'musical ear' is something you're born with. Once you start learning to play an instrument where you have to tune it yourself, you get better at distinguishing between pitches. Special talent is required to identify the exact frequency of notes. Everyone can identify the difference between two pitches (intervals). Plus, you will also notice that when two frequencies are at the same pitch (or at perfect intervals) something clicks between the tones. If two tones are similar but not at perfect intervals you hear it through the physical resonance, the distortion fades away when you get them right. Over time you'll start noticing these. To pursue this,get a tibetan bowl for example, it only produces one note but with many beautiful overtones. You'll start to understand the vibrations. I am not Indian and don't have much experience with Indian classical music, but Indian music relies heavily on timbre, sympathetic resonances etc. The note is not only made off of its frequency, the timbre plays a lot of role. If you can get your hands on one, I'd suggest start experimenting with a tanpura. Learn a couple of tunings, play drone notes along your favorite tunes. If you can only tune one string to an electric tuner and try to tune the other strings with ear. This will develop your 'musical ear' immensely. Music is magical, you can surely learn it.
- atulatul 5y agoThanks, it makes sense.
- atulatul 5y agoCould you recommend good online violin lessons/ tutorial??
- hellisothers 5y agoThank you for this, I’ve been meaning to get into softball to hang out with peeps (and drink beers after). Glad rugby worked out for you!