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I read this post and decided that I should make a better another version with slightly more…variety.

MBTI Types As Classical Music.

•ESTJ: Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, Allegro •ESFJ: Mozart - Overture, Le Nozze di Figaro •ENFJ: Beethoven - Symphony no. 3 Eroica •ENTJ: Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture •ESTP: Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue •ESFP: Holst - IV. Jupiter, The Planets, Op. 32 •ENFP: Smetana - The Moldau •ENTP: Mendelssohn -  Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 •ISTP: Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1 in B flat minor, Larghetto •ISFP: Liszt - Liebestraum no. 3 •INFP: Haydn - String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, “The Lark,” Op. 64, No. 5 •INTP: Beethoven - String Quartet Op. 131 •ISTJ: Bach - Cello Suite No.1 in G •ISFJ: Saint-Saëns - Aquarium,  Le carnaval des animaux •INFJ: Debussy - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair  •INTJ: Tchaikovsky - Ballet Suite, Op. 20: Act 2, Scene (Lake in the Moonlight), Swan Lake

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Classical music listening tips:

- Just because it starts off slow and pretty doesn’t mean it’s not going to get seriously intense later on. In fact, there’s probably more of a chance.

- Most pieces average about 8-15 minutes long. Entire symphonies can last roughly an hour, but you can always find separate movements. Be patient and wait. Even if you already know it and just want a specific part, just enjoy the build-ups, man. 

- There’s all kinds. Anything from dark Russian waltzes to peppy English marches, to thousands of symphonies by various composers. Even if you don’t like a certain tone, there’s always more and if you find something you like, and if you listen on YouTube, the recommendations are pretty good at linking similar styles.

- Non-lyric stuff is great for studying, relaxing, or just spacing out.

- In the quiet parts, try to avoid turning up the volume too loud (but of course if you need to, then 2 clicks or so should do), unless you want to jump a foot out of your seat when the dynamics suddenly change.

- Cool stuff to get you started that you might recognize from cartoons or movies or something:

Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz , Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers , Verdi - Aida - Grand March , Vivaldi - Four Seasons , Pachelbel - Canon in D Major , Frederic Chopin - Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op.9 No.2 , Gioachino Rossini : The Barber Of Seville - Overture , Rossini - William Tell Overture Final

- “But it’s so boring and quiet and slow!”

Well, there’s always the ones who skip the intro, if you’d like that better:

Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite - Waltz , Franz Schubert - Marche Militaire , Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5 , Mozart-The Marriage of Figaro , Wilhelm Richard Wagner-Flight of the Valkyries

- It’s not just old, dead guys either- there’s cool modern stuff too:

Blue Shades - Frank Ticheli , Into the Storm - Robert W. Smith , Equus By Eric Whitacre , The Hounds of Spring - Alfred Reed

- A few pieces I personally like:

George Gershwin - An American in Paris , Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2 , Rossini - The Thieving Magpie Overture , Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 , Bach - Air on G String , Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights , Shostakovich - Symphony No 7 in C major, Op 60 - Gergiev , Gustav Holst - The Planets, Op. 32 , Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition , Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture

- I can’t even really think of every piece I like just off of the top of my head right now. There’s just so much out there! So go out there and listen, and have fun.

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Me, imagining a scene in my head: beautiful poetic prose that gracefully and artfully describes the scene in vivid detail, giving the reader concise imagery and beautiful wordplay to ruminate on.

Me, actually writing: The angry man throwed his chair through the window angrily and bigly. "I'm angry and pissed off." He said because he was mad.

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Tag yourself as music keys (as told by the Signature Series CBC)

C major: Childlike, carefree, unselfconscious

C minor: Misunderstood genius, misanthrope, caught in a heroic struggle

D-flat major: Has a dreamy smile, makes jewelry, innocent

C-sharp minor: Mysterious, secretive, doesn't open up to others

D major: Overachiever, cheerful, enthusiastic

D minor: Angry at the world, betrayed by friends, alone

E-flat major: Respected by others, popular, a great leader

E-flat minor: Quirky, strange, not very well known

E major: Delightful, charming, a morning person

E minor: Proud, likes drama, needy

F major: Calm, in control of things, secretly has an iron will beneath that sweet smile

F minor: Not to be messed with, tough, never gives up

F-sharp major: Friendly, gives hugs, has lovely plants

F-sharp minor: Shy, stays home a lot, scared of other people

G major: Playful, naive, a great sport

G minor: Stubborn, gets into arguments, smart

A-flat major: Kind, always pays for dinner, bakes cookies for friends

G-sharp minor: Weary, moves gracefully, 100% done with society

A major: Can't keep still, impatient, capricious

A minor: Has unfulfilled dreams, cannot let go of the past, mournful

B-flat major: Nerd, nature enthusiast, loves to gaze at the stars

B-flat minor: Doesn't show feelings, gets uncomfortable at the mention of feelings, actually has feelings

B major: Loves weekends, sleeps in, operates on a different internal clock

B minor: Gloomy, likes art and wine, hides under a blanket

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And hence I try to avoid arguments as much as I can, sadly. 

I hate not being able to explain things properly. I hate thinking in chunks and not in sentences. I hate how people always use that to take advantage of me in an argument .

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ten commandments for serious violinists from a 1930s music magazine

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This is the piece that made me finally ‘get’ Mozart. It wasn’t until I heard a recording of this on period instruments, like this one (might have been this one) that I understood what he was doing and why I didn’t like it before. All the flute and piano parts used to sound very cold and lonely to me, like there wasn’t enough backing them up. Once I heard this I realised what had been missing…he was writing for instruments made of wood, not metal, and the timbral quality of them was totally different, like the difference between a wooden snare drum or a metal one. No more metallic overtones at loud dynamics, and a brightness in the high midrange that would be lacking from a steel-framed pianoforte. It goes to show how important timbre and the sonic qualities of the instruments are in getting a piece of music across effectively to an audience, even in classical music.

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Actually this stock photo deserves its own post because look at it

Though to be honest I’m more likely to use this than the other terrible violinist stock photos. This girl is highly relatable. I often feel this way.

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People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter

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Oh my, how time flies when we’re suffering.

My orchestration teacher (via the-sassy-composer)

But can’t help it... Que sera sera. 

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MY GRANDPA WANTED TO BE AN ARTIST

BUT HE HAD 7 KIDS AND A WIFE TO FEED SO HE ENDED UP OWNING A GROCERY STORE AFTER SERVING IN WW2

TODAY MY DAD WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE AND FOUND SOME PENCIL DRAWINGS THAT MY GRANDPA DID AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO HAVE THEM AND I

CAN WE JUST LOOK AT THIS

MY BAD WEBCAM PICTURES DON’T EVEN DO THEM JUSTICE LIKE LOOK AT THESE

MY GRANDPA NEVER BECAME A FAMOUS ARTIST

BUT I WANT TO MAKE HIM KNOWN

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Why Crediting is Important

What’s supposed to happen

What’s happening when you don’t credit

What you’re making them do

Every artist grow by displaying their work and getting critique. But when their work is spread around without any credit to the artist, AND EVEN MAKES THE OWN ARTIST DELETE IT FROM HIS/HER SITE it lost the purpose and meaning.