Oof! Yeah... I honestly think that's an issue with a lot of jobs, ya know? I wish more jobs would allow for cross-training/cross-promotion/extended education etc. Even if there's no room for promotion in their company, their people are gonna leave for something better or even just different ANYWAY, so they might as well invest into their employees. Might make them stay longer, too!
That’s so real! Victoria Fashen recently said it best we used to go to the internet to take a break from life, now we need to take a break from the internet to experience life.
OMG TOO REAL!! I think part of the problem is that back in the day, the internet was the Wild West. Now it's been corporatized so much that it's just cesspool of addictive emotionally charged content! oof
Thank you, dear!! 💖🌈💖 I’m not sure! Probably best if it’s all one take. But apparently if it’s one second over the 3 minute limit, they consider it an automatic disqualification for not following directions!! 😮
Thanks for sharing. I got one of these today and I was about to pass out from how hard I had to blow. Maybe I didn’t let the reed sit long enough with the water drops. I only waited a few minutes.
OMG RU-vid legit hasn't shown me that I've gotten comments in like over a year. I thought they showed up in my notifications, but apparently not all of them????? ANYway! Thank you, luv!!!! <3 <3 <3
I've been considering purchasing one of these and have been checking out various videos/sites. Thanks for posting as it was highly entertaining and educational! I just subscribed and I'm hoping you'll have an 'update' video. (: In the comments below you mentioned that you had found a source for better reeds - as an oboist I make all my own reeds (oboe, oboe d'amore, and English horn) so I know how that goes! Would you mind sharing your reed source? I found various links online, but would love a recommendation.
Thank you Victoria!! I haven’t played much, but I want to get back into it. I got my reeds on duduk.com but they’re the only other reeds I have (other than the ones that came with the Amazon instrument), so I haven’t compared any other site. Hope that’s helpful!! ❤️
hmmm... not sure. I don't think it should be airy. I think one of mine was airy, and I had to get a different reed to fix the issue. Did you soak your reed? If so, do this instead (from duduk.com): "it may be necessary to actually wet the reed in order to open it up. If the reed is dry (because it’s new or hasn’t been played in a while), then you will need to run a little water into the inside and while closing the circular end with your thumb, shake the water to coat the inside of the reed and either blow it out the closed side or tip it over and dump the water out. Next, making sure you have the closing cap on, stand the reed upright and wait a few minutes until it opens slightly on it’s own. The trick here is to lightly coat the inside with moisture, so that the reed can just be coaxed to open. If the reed is too wet, it will open too much and the pitch will move around a lot when you play."
@@MaryHamerMusic Thanks! Mine is open enough, in fact I didn't even need to wet or soak it. I hope that's normal. Maybe I'll try another reed in the future.
I think it’s rather inexpensive. If you follow the link in the video description, it’ll take you to where you can get it for $25 to $31, depending on if you want the matching wallet or not. :)
Awwww!!! Thank you so much!! ❤️ I used to sing at a few renfaires, actually, with my hubby on Lute. Not my original music, but pretty much mostly John Dowland songs and the like … Which is all super depressing, and no where near the “festive” music pirates or other people play. I don’t think that was as appreciated as I thought it would be 😂 haha!! So yeah! Thank you!! I’m working on a new version of this song (recorded with better drums, vocals, and mixing), as well as a whole album full of songs! I’m really excited! 😁 I hope you’ll stick around to hear them! ❤️
I am!! I only have a couple of songs up right now (that are getting re-recorded and remixed) but yes!! Please check it out!! It’s just under Mary Hamer. And I’m from California too!!! I’m down in the San Diego area!! ❤️
I love this... I'm ordering my first duduk and I'm inspired and nervous based on your video! Any other videos of you playing it? Side note... I had Sting as well... I gave it to an old friend that was fighting a life and death battle and needed it more than I did. It was nice seeing you use yours.
Puff your cheeks out like a blow fish and use the pressure to your advantage. Very very different from normal embouchure. Dont use your cheek muscles to suck your cheeks in. I fought with my duduk for weeks before it clicked for me. It feels strange for a while. U also need to play with the bridle quite a bit to get it tuned right. Youll get it.
Hey plz help me to buy this duduk any other place where can I get it in some low cost on amazon its going nearly to 12000 or 9000 any other place with low prices plz help.....
