tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post2216507432411672463..comments2023-08-15T09:59:09.965-04:00Comments on Cello Centered: CommentsMaricellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901229998799205736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post-39958300281152477712010-09-08T22:08:20.241-04:002010-09-08T22:08:20.241-04:00Thanks Marisa. I might go back and delete that You...Thanks Marisa. I might go back and delete that YouTube comment on the flute group too. Along with that one, there is one other, from the grandson of one of our flutists, saying something like "rock on, grandma!" I hate for him to see the negative comment.<br /><br />Lately, I have even started to sing like there is nobody listening. But only when there is nobody listening!Maricellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901229998799205736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post-83079355416520944042010-09-08T19:40:29.758-04:002010-09-08T19:40:29.758-04:00I started moderating comments on YouTube and blogg...I started moderating comments on YouTube and blogger a while back when I was getting some spam. There is no reason to subject readers to nasty comments. Just hit delete :)<br /><br />Don't let the critics get you down. As the saying goes "Do no harm and dance like no one is watching".MMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045547407309378701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post-50059857103174153372010-09-08T01:30:15.306-04:002010-09-08T01:30:15.306-04:00I haven't quite figured out this "moderat...I haven't quite figured out this "moderating comments" thing yet. Some comments are moderated and some are not!<br /><br />But I appreciate your comment. I'm guessing the negative comments are from people (kids, I think) who are cocky about their abilities, but still needing to put other people down to "prove" that they are better. <br /><br />I took up the cello 12 years ago, at an advanced age. I should probably be farther along than I am, but I am where I am, and the cello, even my music on the cello, brings me joy and creative challenges. Enjoy your music!Maricellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901229998799205736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post-92056102839924634322010-09-08T00:58:42.744-04:002010-09-08T00:58:42.744-04:00I'm wondering about why some people would crit...I'm wondering about why some people would criticize someone playing a musical instrument. Is it a concern with judging "the best" instead of realizing that music is not for competition, but to make music with others and express oneself? Is it simply that people can be rude when protected by anonymity and so they are?<br /><br />I'm glad you're moderating comments. I would rather not read rude comments on a blog.<br /><br />I have returned to playing the cello after a 40 year hiatus, and I am grateful to even hear myself make music again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com