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Yeah... it probably took me way too long to figure out how I should have been working with a metronome all this time. It was a problem that I was embarrassed about and avoided fixing for a long time because I had kind of gotten away without it after my teachers and coaches gave up on me. XD I don't blame them! I was hopeless and confusing. Why was it that as soon as I got conducted I could play just fine, but a metronome would make me play so poorly? Yeah.
It makes a lot more sense once you say it out loud. But when would anyone every say it out loud?! Only a crazy person livestreaming every single of her practice sessions on Twitch. I have to verbalize what I'm doing instead of just practicing, so I find myself having to explain exactly what I'm looking at, what I'm thinking, what I'm concentrating on, what I'm struggling with... literally anything that's going on in my mind while I'm practicing, I'm converting it into words so people can follow along with what I'm doing. I accidentally ended up talking about how I'm just looking at the ball going back and forth, and CLICK! I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD! I've got a lot more discoveries to share with you guys, so stay tuned! -Joanna
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So yeah, I'm sick, and I'm still working?
I promise to keep this short and sweet. :) It felt oddly nice to just talk frankly about how I was feeling instead of putting on a face. It's always a bit of a struggle to convince myself to just be transparent, but it's always the best choice in the end. Alright, I'm outie. See you guys next week! -Joanna There's something really compelling about watching other people reacting to things--I guess you can say it's almost overdone on YouTube, but you know what? I like it.
Lately I've been watching a lot of other YouTubers and observing what about their content I like the most. I just love watching people experiencing new things and the feeling of going on that journey with them vicariously. So I decided to try it in my own reviews. I found that if I wanted to be able to express my thoughts freely, I really can't draw at the same time. It's actually kind of crazy how much set up needs to happen for that to be possible! I settled on doing drawings in post if they're actually needed. If not, I'd rather have a cleaner edit. I didn't feel that drawings were necessary for this review, but we'll see about the next! In any case, I think this would have been such a great contender for me if I was going into music school--though I won't lie, I think it has a lot to do with the rose gold riser. Apparently I'm a rose gold player, not just a gold player. I find I get the most range of tone colours on rose gold, but then again, that might just be me. I've been suspecting that getting a large range of tone colours might be 50% dependent on the player, so it would be fun to do a collaboration review some day. We'll see! For those of you who are interested in purchasing this instrument, I've got all my affiliate links and blurbs below! Enjoy this little beauty! -Joanna Haynes Q3 FCNY - JAF Discount - Free shippings - 10 day trial - 18 month warranty - 3 instruments on trial at a time FCNY Music - JAF Discount - 10% off your entire order Like the Flute Center of New York on Facebook! Follow the Flute Center of New York on Twitter! Follow the Flute Center of New York on Instagram! Contact the Flute Center of New York About ClubFCNY **Huge thanks to the Flute Center of New York for sponsoring this video! **Prices listed in this post as of April 2019, subject to change. **Full transparency: I do earn a commission on each instrument and sheet music purchased from FCNY using my code "JAF". :) Thank you for the support! Who knew one could be so lazy?
Actually, I know. I totally know. Anyway. I think I always shied away from getting my students to practice in front of me because I thought it would be a waste of their money. Turns out, it's the fastest way for me to observe and point out things that I would never have been about to notice before! I was able to give much better advice to my students on ways to practice that would actually work on them. If you're a teacher, and you haven't tried this yet, maybe try this out and let me know what you think? It'd be cool to know what other teachers think. :) -Joanna This was not actually supposed to be editing-heavy.
But, of course, I can't resist some good edits that the footage practically begs for. So I'm now typing this at 3am before the video is supposed to be published. The random "ad" was completely unplanned. Adding in footage from actual practice sessions took for ever to track down (each practice session was at least an hour long). This video wasn't even supposed to end up as funny as it was. There's something magical about making a video that is COMPLETELY unplanned. I'm completely myself, and I'm not trying to make a point. I'm just sharing an experience. I feel like I'm finally starting to get my spark back for editing. I'm really glad I've pushed through. :) -Joanna I didn't know if I wanted to call this video, "My 5-minute slow practicing trick!" because I feel like it's a little too click-baity. I don't make click-bait-worthy videos, lol. It's really just a random private flute teacher rambling about her teaching epiphanies.
I'm still super excited to share this "trick" with you guys. It's not so much a trick as much as a way to set a concrete and realistic time frame for your practice sessions. These days, this type of practicing really isn't all that natural or normal anymore. I've realized now that instead of assuming that students know they should be practicing this way, it's up to me as their teacher to train them to sink into that meditative state of practicing. I don't think it's much different from a martial arts teacher who teaches students to slow down and work on their accuracy. I figured I could do the same! I hope this is helpful and at least interesting to y'all. Love you guys a lot, happy practicing! -Joanna So much for filming this last week! :P I'm just uploading this video, and it's 1:12am right now where I am. Oh well! It was actually a nice break to not have to film this week, so I'm feeling pretty excited to film again next week! :)
I spent a long time trying to think of the title for this video. Some runner-ups were:
I think the thing I didn't like about any of these titles was that it didn't encompass what the entire video was about. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of video titles that seem to imply that the whole video is about one topic, but it's actually about a broad range of topics. After a long time, I realized that the video walked through my journey as a music teacher from my first student until now! The current title just made perfect sense--it nicely introduces what the entire video is about without spoiling everything. This process of coming up with the title is pretty typical of my videos, but this time, I really couldn't come up with a title until it was exporting! It was on my mind as I got this post started, so I thought it be a fun thing to share. Happy teaching! ;) -Joanna I wasn't lazy this time! It helps that I always have my microphone out, now that I livestream almost every day. ;) I even have my flute out from teaching lessons! I'm learning to squeeze in time to make videos instead of just waiting for an entire half day to film. There just isn't time for that kind of filming anymore! It's both a sad and happy thing. Sad because it was awesome to devote so much time to crafting fun videos and I don't get to do it quite like that anymore. But happy because it means I'm actually doing more of what I really want to mostly do--teach! It's rather bittersweet.
With regards to this video, I found myself telling this story a lot to my students! I use it to demonstrate just how long it really takes to learn a new embouchure. I want my students to know that it's not fair to themselves to expect to learn a new embouchure instantly. Our muscles just don't work that way! Even if you do miraculously get it a few times during a lesson, it still takes weeks to drill it into your subconscious. Yes, subconscious. That's how deeply you need to know a new embouchure. It needs to be something you know so well that you aren't even thinking about it--it's part of you now. And hey, guess what. After all these years, I can still make this face on command, even if I haven't made it in a few weeks or months! I never have to think about it anymore--all thanks to those three months I devoted to learning it. If I can do it, you can too!! Finding the correct flute embouchure for you will not always evade you! You can do it!! :D -Joanna I was pleasantly surprised by how my lefreQue video was received, so I decided to do a similar format for my reviews! I actually have been a little bit discontent with how "prim and proper" I tend to get in my reviews, and I have been looking for a way to still make detailed reviews but get that super genuine feel across. I think we've found the perfect way to do it! Instead of experiencing the flutes first and then showing you guys, I've opted to just experience them with you guys.
The really fun part about this type of video is that I get to tell you guys my expectations and biases and then have them proven correct.. or wrong too! I actually think that getting proven wrong is way more fun. Makes for a much more interesting video, in my opinion. I hope you guys enjoy the experience with me! Check out the flutes below! Happy fluting! -Joanna Yamaha 222 Yamaha 262/282 Yamaha 322 FCNY Music Use my discount code "JAF" for 10% off your entire order! Flute Center of New York Use my discount code "JAF" for the following perks! 1. Free shipping 2. 10-day trial 3. 18-month warranty (new flutes) 4. Try 3 instruments per trial Like the Flute Center of New York on Facebook! Follow the Flute Center of New York on Twitter! Follow the Flute Center of New York on Instagram! Flute Center of New York's website Contact the Flute Center of New York: About ClubFCNY **Huge thanks to the Flute Center of New York for sponsoring this video! **Prices listed in this video as of February 2019, subject to change. **Full transparency: I do earn a commission on each instrument and sheet music purchased from FCNY using my code "JAF". :) It's been a while since I've felt this creative when it comes to editing. Quite honestly, it's because I decided to stop seeing video-making as work--it's now a serious hobby. And whaddaya know... I make better content this way.
I'm playing with the idea of a more concise ending because I personally find that I always skip them as a viewer. So why bother? I hope regular viewers don't miss it too much--I did still keep the little salute at the end. ;) As for the rhythm games, what a journey. I never thought I'd be put in a position where I'd feel like a beginner on something that feels like reading music. I've contemplated playing other instruments, but I'd be able to read music no problem. Rhythm games are a whole other story. It's an entirely new way of reading music altogether! I really owe my recent teaching style to Jon, my amazing boyfriend. He's made me consider things I had forgotten as professional, and really... he's just made me a better person in general. Love you, love. <3 -Joanna |
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