#violin progress

[violake]

• flicks of january •

it’s been a cold january, maybe made more shocking by how warm november and december were, but i’m going to appreciate the snow while it lasts ! also i got a very cute little tin with a harlequin on it and have successfully pawned the candies off on my coworkers <3

[fishandbandages]

OOC: violinist Dazai sketch for you guys :) I want to render it, so look out for that (if it goes well lol)

I’ll also be turning the anons back off for a bit longer, I apologize, I just don’t feel really up to getting insulted at least three times a day

[noonbeam17]

they love me for the convoluted motifs i stuff into my ocs

[prettylittlelyres]

Violins and Violets - Series - WIP page

1784: Katharina Schmidt and her brother Hans grew up composing and performing music for royalty all over Europe. Now they are adults, only Hans is allowed to pursue his music, while Katharina's father tells her it's time to find a husband and settle down. Katharina's attempts to do as she's told only convince her that it's not what she wants to do, and she must decide how far she's willing to go to keep making music.

Hello, friends! It's been a minute since I updated the links on my blog, and I have just seen that I still have the "Beta Readers Wanted" post linked to the "Violins and Violets (WIP)" button... from the draft I finished and started querying in 2019 / 2020!

Things have... changed somewhat since then...

"Violins and Violets" is now a series, of (I expect) five books. None of them have titles yet, so I'm just referring to them as "Violins and Violets 1," etc. I thought it was time to make a new WIP page.

Book 1 tag - WIP page - first draft completed in December 2023, second draft in May 2024. (Earlier titled "Ladies Don't Write Music" - but this may be a better name for Book 2.)

Book 2 tag - WIP page - first draft completed in January 2024, now writing second draft in June and July 2024.

Book 3 tag - early planning stages, hoping to create outline in October 2024, with a view to writing the first draft in November and December 2024. Hoping to redraft in 2025.

Book 4 tag - hoping to plan and draft in 2025.

Book 5 tag - hoping to plan and draft in 2025 or 2026.

Series tag - all posts made about "Violins and Violets" since I realised it needed to be a series, no matter what book I'm talking about.

Everything "Violins and Violets" - the whole story, right from the beginning, when I started writing the first draft of a single book for Camp NaNoWriMo in April 2018.

One-Shots - short stories that I've written for the "Violins and Violets" world.

"Vogeltje" - another novel that takes place in the same world, and features some of the same characters.

I'm trying to bring each book in somewhere around 75,000 words, taking three months to write a first draft, and two months for each subsequent draft. I find it easier to focus on the story proper when I write quickly and regularly, so when I have a draft on the go, I try to write every day. Between drafts, I am trying to take whole months off writing, so that I can rest my creative muscles, as it were.

You can follow my progress here on my writeblr, and on the NaNoWriMo website.

Characters:

Katharina Schmidt - musical prodigy and composer who performed for royalty as a child, but is no longer allowed, because she's a woman. Disguises herself as "Sebastien", and flees Salzburg to start a composing career in Prague

Hans Schmidt - brother of Katharina, who is also a musical prodigy and composer, but is allowed to pursue his music as an adult.

Franz Schmidt - solicitor; father of Katharina and Hans, who wants to see his daughter married well enough to put silly ideas of music out of her head.

Julia Schmidt - lady of leisure; mother of Katharina and Hans; wife of Franz, who loves to make tapestries and knitted garments; wants the best for her children and is willing to let Franz decide what this is.

Barbara Kirkmann - housemaid to the Schmidts, Katharina's closest friend and confidante.

Elisabeth Meyer - daughter of Franz' boss, Katharina's first "acceptable" friend, and the oldest sister of many siblings; keen to get married and start a life of her own.

Miléna von Tritten - Elisabeth's best friend, and daughter of one of the Meyer firm's wealthiest clients, Baron von Tritten; expected to marry a noble, but totally absorbed in Johann Schneider.

Johann Schneider - training to be a magistrate, under pressure to get married, but totally uninterested in... anyone? All the ladies want him; none of them can catch him. Absolutely tone-deaf, but loves to watch musicians play; friends with Katharina.

Louisa Schneider - Johann's younger sister, also tone-deaf, but keen to become a musician under Katharina's tutelage.

Magdalena Fialová - an opera singer who wants to get more young women into music; one of "Sebastien's" first and best friends in Prague.

Miklós Kovács - a fellow violinist who persuades the management of the Malá Strana Opera House to give "Sebastien" an audition. Best friend of Magdalena, and very close with "Sebastien".

Background:

Yes, Katharina Schmidt is based on Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart, who deserved a much better life than she got. I have always wondered what would have happened if she had defied her father when he told her to stop composing. Would she have known as much fame as her brother?

Yes, Katharina Schmidt is a lesbian. That's because she's only based on a real person; she isn't actually Nannerl Mozart. I have no idea what Nannerl Mozart would have called herself, or how she felt, and I think it would be rude for me to try to guess. This part of Katharina's character is inspired less by history than by my own experiences and desire to see more representation of Queer people in historical fiction. (She's not the only person in the series who isn't straight! Who are the others? You'll have to read the books to find out... or just follow here; I'm yappy about it.)

[classicalsqueak]

I-IV-I, I-V-I, I-IV-V, I-V-vi, I-ii6-V, I-V4/3-I6, I-V4/2-I6, I-vii°6-I6 (Chord Progression Ear Training) Review Practice - Set 3

Major keys only

For more videos: YouTube (classicalsqueak) / Video Index

For sheet music: Ko-fi (classicalsqueak) or SMP* (published by Ylan Chu)

[technofinch]

Tomorrow I need to do at least one of the following

Gauge swatch for The Scarf

Paint one (1) mini

Take violin to get set up

[ekowasherelol]

Finally An Introduction..

Hello!! Well I have to start off with a few warnings,

WARNING

Some topics may include:

-Blood

-gore

-flashing lights

-disturbing images

-etc

Please Proceed with caution if you have epilepsy or cannot handle anything that is listed above.

WELCOME TO MY BLOG!!!

Here are some things about me!

I like to listen to music, and even make it!

I do play instruments like flute, violin, saxophone, and will start to learn trumpet soon

I play in marching band as a flute too!!

(Lovely stamp up there-)

My favorite color?

Don't really have one

My pronouns?

He / Him

Now

What fandoms am I in?

Let's see..

-Law of Talos

-Endzone

-Castle of Nations

-Burning Avalon

-Escape from Nevana

-Many more!!

Do I have a favorite character?

No.

Do I think the characters are cool though?

Absolutely!!

Here are some examples..

Credits to @biohazardousgeodez for the awesome blinkies!!

Do I have any LOT/EZ/CON AUS?

-Ruined AU

-Marching Band AU

(you can find the marching band AU on this blog right here! @mrmarchingband)

Where can you find me?

Generally I'm most active on Tiktok, Tumblr probably, and a tiny bit of Devianart too.

Here is some of the accounts!

Devianart:

https://www.deviantart.com/ekowasherelol/gallery

Tiktok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@ekowasherelol

[kiraleestudios]

I have just hit around 100 followers here and 20 on TikTok! So I made this to celebrate! Thank you all so much!

[remy-theratking]

My fingers hurt I've been practicing the same like two measures for 20 minutes and I can't make progress :/

[airenyah]

me: really tired, eyes hurting, just wants to sleep bc i have violin lesson in the morning and some deadlines to keep in mind

insomnia, the moment i close my eyes:

[animelover20]

So I've just had a thought.

Lil context.

I just started getting back into one piece (dressrosa was too good and felt like a fever dream watching it all in just over a month) so I sorta lost my motivation to watch anymore and I know what happens. Now I'm watching zou and more specifically episode 761 in which and no spoilers.

Brook pulls out his violin and starts playing Binks sake which is one of my favourite songs from the series(and been a Brook fan since his intro) and that got me thinking. I used to play violin and despite not learning much I did really like it and then I thought "what if I save up,get a violin and learn the song." Plus I need more fucking hobbies that aren't video games,music,writing and overall basic shit so I have a question,more or less a poll.

And another added bonus to consider. I have a friend and they also watch one piece but avoid spoilers and are only up to Jaya (around 146 to be exact) so if I learn the song then when they get to Brook I can play it for them, they'll think it's so wholesome until they learn the truth lmao😂

I think that would be very fun and I would love to see your opinions on this.

Also sorry if this is very random.

[theresa-of-liechtenstein]

the epic highs (successful conference presentation today) and lows (did not get a perfect score on my honors project progress report) of the life of em

[classicalsqueak]

i-III-iv-V or i-V-vi-iii | i-III-iv-V or i-V-VI-III (Chord Progressions) Set 5

For more videos: YouTube (classicalsqueak) / Video Index

For sheet music: Ko-fi (classicalsqueak) or SMP* (published by Ylan Chu)

[the-crepuscular-queen]

I'm teaching my younger brother how to play the ukulele, and now I understand why music teachers love their job. There is something really satisfying about watching a kid strum the right rhythm WITH the right note and having a sense of pride that they're playing music after not even holding the instrument correctly when first starting

[azorious-saber-cat]

Ne Obliviscaris - As Icicles Fall

Portal of I (2012)