is it okay to listen to classical music

[hfojvt]

really loud and to wave an air baton?

Or does that a) make you a hopeless dork or b) make you a rock and roll clod who does not know how to sit quietly and appreciate the subtle, softly played harmonic counterpoints and subverted fifths? Or both? Or something else entirely?

and does anybody rock like Rossini?

[wryter2000]

1. Definitely not b

a, very likely.

Love Rossini, but Verdi is the guy who rocks. :evilgrin:

[hfojvt]

7. Verdi, eh? I will have to check it out.

but how many Bugs Bunny cartoons has he done?

[wryter2000]

14. Oh, yeah?

How many anvil choruses has Rossini written? :evilgrin:

[billyskank]

2. If it's ok to mime guitar playing when listening to rock

then I don't see why you shouldn't conduct an imaginary orchestra when listening to Rossini. Like, if you feel like it, you know? I dare say you don't do it in company anyway...

[hfojvt]

5. except that air guitar has been found to reduce smog

I usually play the air drums or use my hairbrush as a mike while I sing along, but nobody said that was okay. All that may just be a clue to why I never have company.

[yellowdogintexas]

3. I do it. I have the Van Cliburn Piano Competition on my TV

right now, with stereo on LOUD.

I went last night and it was so AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

you may be able to stream it on your computer. Google Van Cliburn Piano Competition.

Finals are going on now...until 5 this aft., back again at 7:30 and again tomorrow aft at 1:30 with medals awarded at 5pm

PIANO NIRVANA

OH yeah, Rossini does rock, definitely

[hfojvt]

6. can you really direct a piano player?

or do they have an orchestra background?

Time to pull out the air keyboard.

[yellowdogintexas]

12. in this case, either, since the contestants were accompanying

the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

air keyboard
air baton

your choice

[caty]

4. Great upper body excercise!!!

:bounce:

[hfojvt]

8. Good point, excercise justifies lots of things

Now to make my Rossini air-baton work-out tape and sell it on the internets. People will buy it - because they can do it sitting down!

[AntiCoup2K4]

9. i wouldn't advise it when you're driving. Especially at night....

...or after a high carb meal. But other than that, it should be OK.

[Lannes]

10. When you are listening to some pieces

Like Gustav Holst's The planets "Mars" you have to play loud,very loud.

[CornField]

11. I find it difficult to listen to some classical pieces

There is simply so much emotion projected through the music that I have to be in a certain frame of mind before I can listen. It isn't rare for good music to have me in tears, both happy and sad ones.

[MrSlayer]

13. I find that if you blast Classical music no one will complain.

Play Metal, Rap or anything else at high decibal levels and people will eventually complain about it but for some reason it seems that people will not complain if it's classical. I've tried this theory in more than a few locations and it's always the same. Weird.

And there is nothing wrong with air batoning if it makes you feel good.

[fortyfeetunder]

15. Actually it is a good exercise

Whenever I was studying a piece to perform in a group, I did use to beat out the time by air baton just so I got a clue. For example some composers have works with wicked meter changes (like going from 7/8 -5/8 -3/4 - 7/8. Now try that with air baton....it's fun!

[dajoki]

16. whatever turns you on

as long as no one gets hurt.

[Left Is Write]

17. Depends on where you do it, I suppose.

Personally, I think it sounds like fun.