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Tuesday, January 1

2012 LiberTangHautbois 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE IN ALL THE WORLD!

Regardless of your thoughts on the matter, 2012 highlighted stress and mortal fear around the word. Well, the end of the world did not happen in this phase of consciousness, so I may 2013 bring renewed hope and relentless perseverance to make our world a blessing with a respect for the true rights and fair distribution of wherewithal to all people and all living things!

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BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNÉE À TOUS PARTOUT DANS LE MONDE!

Nonobstant vos croyances à ce sujet, 2012 a mis en évidence une crainte profonde dans l’âme des humains. La fin du monde n’est pas survenue, alors je souhaite que 2013 apporte un renouveau d’espoir, béni de respect pour les droits véritables et la distribution juste des biens et des moyens à toutes les communautés et tout être vivant, partout dans le monde!

Recall: blog to motivate myself and others!
For new visitors here, this blog started because stories by other people practicing was a real inspiration to me: these stories including starting the oboe late in life or continuing to practice despite difficult physical obstacles, far worse than mine in many cases.

So this is the diary of my passion for the oboe and the discoveries I make to get over some physical pains that tend to get in the way of my plans.
reedLiberTangHautbois Rappel : un blogue d’encouragement mutuel!
Ce blogue a été mis sur pied parce que les histoires, partagées par d’autres, m’ont grandement encouragé à persévérer en musique amatrice. Ces histoires provenaient de gens commençant le hautbois à un âge avancé et/ou face à des obstacles physiques bien pires que les miens.

Ceci est donc un journal de ma passion pour le hautbois et les découvertes qui m’aident à surmonter les maux qui voudraient heurter mes buts.
Libertango: Piazzolla and style!
I should make a whole blog post on this alone... The reed I used is pictured above. The original arrangement was intended to highlight flute style. I studied You-Tubes of Astor Piazzola playing this himself – including a great video with Piazzola and Yo-Yo Ma! I tried to combine Piazzola’s amazing energy with a showcase for the oboe’s potential.
Freedom, Dance, Hautbois!
Libertango : Piazzola et genre!
Il faudrait un article sur ceci tout seul... Ci-dessus, l’image de l’anche utilisée pour cet enregistrement. L’arrangement original met en vedette les attributs de la flûte. J’ai étudié les vidéos de Piazzola qui joue lui-même: dans un cas avec Yo-Yo Ma! J’ai donc essayé de rapprocher l’énergie vivante de Piazzola tout en mettant en vedette le potentiel du hautbois.
A Balanced Lifestyle
At New-Year 2012, I said I needed to spend less time on Social Networking activities and more time building a solid professional life. Although Facebook is difficult to ignore, I did spend much less time blogging and I have neglected the BBoard quite harshly! But I have devoted myself to my job and, hopefully, built a good and solid reputation in my professional entourage.
But where in 2010 I took good care of the dogs and home while just started my profession, 2011 saw a quick advance in physical fitness and musical work with heavy involvement in Facebook resulting in wonderful musical friendships with professional and amateur oboists, manufacturers and important resellers from all over the world. 2012 focussed mostly on my profession, a good and important thing, and finding Tai-Chi to replace the gym.

All three years saw me focusing on one aspect to the neglect of others. But a fulfilling life requires a balance of profession, home care, physical fitness and hobby. I wish to continue to build a solid and good professional life while at the same time finding the way to continue building strong health, preparing more recordings, fixing-up little issues with the house and go exercising the dogs more.

To everyone visiting this, I wish you all a wonderful 2013 with the same balance for a fulfilling life!
Une vie équilibrée
Au nouvel-an 2012, j’ai exprimé le besoin d’accorder moins de temps au réseautage social et plus à me construire une vie professionnelle solide. Bien que Facebook soit difficile à ignorer, j’ai donné beaucoup moins de temps au blogue et j’ai négligé le BBoard. Le temps était consacré à mon emploi pour me bâtir une bonne réputation solide dans mon entourage professionnel.
Mais alors que 2010 m’a vu m’occupper de mes chiens et la maison tout en commençant ma profession, 2011 a vu ma condition physique et vie musicale progresser rapidement avec une participation forte chez Facebook, qui m’a ouvert l’amitié de hautboïstes professionnels et amateurs ainsi que de fabrcands et marchands importants de partout dans le monde. 2012 c’est concentré surtout sur ma vie professionnelle, une bonne chose, et a trouvé le Tai-Chi pour remplacer le gymnase.

Ces trois années m’ont vu accentuer un aspect de la vie au détriment d’autres. Une vie épanouie exige un équilibre de profession, domicile, activité sportive et loisirs. Je souhaite donc de continuer à me bâtir une bonne et solide vie professionnelle tout en trouvant le moyen d’incorporer le conditionnement de ma forme et santé, de continuer mes enregistrements, mieux voir aux petits nécessaires de la maison et mieux exercer les chiens.

À tout le monde qui visite ce blogue, je souhaite un 2013 formidable avec la même équilibre pour une vie épanouie!

Saturday, December 31

HAPPY 2012! (A year in the blog)

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A little over a year has gone by since this blog began: and a really exciting year it was! So many things have happened and so much has apparently changed.

  • I started, barely able to play the oboe without embarrassing myself.
         => Now, I have 11 recordings on You-Tube that show, I hope, some good progress.
  • I started this blog, without really thinking anyone would visit, it was supposed to be a self-motivating journal.

         => Now, 23 thousand visits from 78 countries!

         => and I have been added to several international double-reed Facebook groups.
  • I had actually left Facebook because my initial circle of friends published mostly rubbish.

         => Now, the groups I participate with have opened doors to friendships with real professionals all over the world; creating the most captivating conversations.
  • I had started with only 2 or 3 oboists as reference points for style and sound.
        => Now, the You-Tubes of dozens of old and new soloists and orchestral oboists - shared by hundreds of people on Facebook - have really opened my horizons.
        => Now, I had the pleasure of many fascinating discussions with almost every oboe maker (my heroes).

A wonderful blessing in 2011
I am only an amateur and my age and situation won't really allow me to do much in music. But all the exchange with fantastic people all over the world through Facebook, the blog and the BBoard make me feel as excited about music like if I were a student again. A huge thanks is in order to these places have been a huge source of people visiting my own blog.

  • Patti Emerson Mitchell and her blog Oboe Insight
  • Bret Pimentel and his blog on playing all woodwinds
  • Mark Charette and his Oboe BBoard
  • Frédéric Moisand, Ivan Di Bello, Ambrogio Gentili, Sergio Mannu, Nicola Leone and Reynato M. Resurreccion Jr. for their fantastic Facebook groups.
  • Michele Mancaniello for re-introducing me to Nino Rota.

Hopes for the coming 2012:
I don't know if I'm competent and capable enough to play on stage yet, but it is certain that this cannot happen without first meeting people to play with. So I hope I can meet up with local musicians of my calibre and aspirations.

As much as my musical progress is exhilarating, it cannot continue without a body that will cooperate and a home that will encourage a diversity of life activity ... sitting in front of the T.V. and Facebook all night, every evening doesn't help.

Finally, I mentioned a few times my gratitude to my professional employment; I think I did well this year, as an engineer, and I need to continue to be useful and productive, exploring new opportunities so it can continue to support and encourage all the other aspects of my life... for example going places to try different oboe makers.

My New-Year Wishes to All:

Time and the resolve to use it wisely and fully.
Optimism, faith and the resolve to be part of the solution, not the problem in all things.

May the year 2012 see you all safe, healthy, happy and strong all the way to the year 2013!

Tuesday, December 28

New-Year’s wish to all: TIME!

No, this is not an add for a legendary periodical!Star

Prospero año y felicidad!
Bonne et heureuse année!
Glückliches neues Jahr!

Well if life begins at 40, I feel like I must be 80 because I don’t feel like a toddler, but rather like someone who wants to settle down and put into practice the wisdom life acquired through blood, sweat and tears.Tire la langue

Truth is, there are SO MANY THINGS I want to do, but I realized that 24h/day and 7days/week doesn’t allow for much. So which do I choose among:

Musically, I want to: At home I want to: Professionally: Adventure Craves: My body wants to:
Re-Learn the piano and harmony (incl. jazz). Read Lord of the Rings! Make Studio Jam a serious tool. Lots of blogging and Tweeting! Do nautilus and stretching.
Get a cello and a flugelhorn and build a simple repertoire. Install the new bathroom lights and caulk the sinks & tub. Make CBIOOWTy a real development library. Helping neighbours with their dogs’ behaviour and tricks. Do body-building with an expert trainer.
Find some musicians and play with them. Paint the house and organize the garage & basement! Publish on Real Time collaboration and Music Technology. Take my dogs to Gatineau and other parks every week. Do winter cycling and snow-showing.
Do a bunch of orchestrations in Finale. Fix the dogs’ walls and build a backsplash. Learn and program in Python, QT and for mobile devices. Research into parapsychology and religious mysticism. Learn Tai-Chi and Brazilian martial arts.
Learn to improvise in Cuban and Jazz. Get wood turning tools and make oboe bells! Build my own collaborative web sites. Off-roading! Learn fencing and archery!

… and these exclude those that cross my mind on whims!

Assuming I have another 40-50 years to live (and unlimited money!), I can certainly do all that and much more. Problem is, I have observed that a person’s attention span is usually limited to “today” and “this week”. We are capable of imagining “this month” and we can stretch our patience to “this year”, but beyond that becomes hope, dreaming and wishful thinking… planning, yes, but still nothing tangible to satisfy our immediate emotions.

As the song says “If I could save time in a bottle…”, so one has to chose what is most precious. In my case, many of the choices are imposed on me: I must work on reducing pain, preventing injury and slowing down natural degeneration. After that, my dogs require a fair bit of time to care (living sentient beings are note mere chattel) and a house demands upkeep… both of which could benefit from a stronger body!

By God’s Grace, may my job predict stability and calm in the foreseeable future or I would have no time left for music at all. So a choice must be made and I gladly choose the oboe, forsaking other leisures and interests.

Even so, how many hours a day are necessary to practice long-tones, make reeds and do scales just as a warm-up so that practicing the repertoire (alone) will yield real results in preparation for playing with others? Considering my last public performance was in 1998 (well below professional grade) and that I have essentially not practiced for 10 years until last summer, how many hours must I devote to attain my former abilities, humble as they were? No matter, the joy is in the journey and/or the chase!

So for the New-Year I wish unto you all the wisdom of time. May your minds be at ease with clarity in what matters to you, in your lives, and may your environments (social, professional, family and neighbourhood) leave you the time to spend on what matters and the discipline to use it right.

Happy 2011 to everyone:
may peace and happiness in truth guide us all!