Doktor Faust Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Hello to all! I'm not even entirely sure how I came across this site, but I'm quite thankful I did. I took a look around, and this seems a very nice community that I am glad to have joined! I'm certain I'll have a great time here. I'm 16 years old; a junior in high school. The courses I study there that interest me more than the rest include Latin, Physical Science, English (totally there for the literature; I'd like to believe I have a firm grasp on the language *laughs*) and German. In my free time, I have been pursuing the Japanese language as well. I enjoy a variety of things, among these things reading, writing, drawing, composing music, and sword-fighting. O_o Not your most conventional, that last one there. XD I'm also a diabetic (type I) and suffer from celiac disease as well. I'm not so good at the whole "gluten-free" diet thing, though. *shifty eyes* A few of my interests pertaining to science and medicine involve anything dealing with diabetes (particularly juvenile diabetes), evolution, robotics, paleontology, and virtually anything in the medical field. I aspire to be a doctor, though I've gotten a rather late start (concerning courses I can participate in the rest of high school). I'm also open to learning about anything on the way! </rambling>!! B);; Nice to meet you all and I hope to learn much about each of you as I continue my journey here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Welcome Dr. Faust. You compose music? I'm intrigued, could you further your details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 p.s. top of the mornin' to ya as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Faust Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Ah, thank you kindly for the welcome! And thanks for expressing interest B) As for my composing, I'm certainly not very good (IMHO at least), but I do write music for clarinet and piano, and I tab some for guitar. I just formed a band with a few friends, and they have elected me as their writer, so I hope to accomplish something. *laughs* I took an interest in composing at an early age, but I started actually writing what I had recently. When I'm not doing something else, I'm working on some music. B) I myself play piano self-taught and by ear, mostly classical pieces. I've never had a piano lesson but I think I do just fine considering XD. My favorite classical masters are Beethoven, Liszt, and Bach. Other than the piano, I play acoustic guitar, some electric guitar (and bass), clarinet, recorder, and shamisen. And the hardest of those that I find to play is the shamisen. *shakes fist at lack of frets* Okay, so... stopping now, so I don't write an entire biography XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Welcome Dok, we can always need another musician here! B) And we are suckers for long biographies so no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 ___Ich sprechen und lessen ein bischen Hoche Deutch; welkomen. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 awesome, what kind of music do you guys play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Faust Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Ah, wonderful, Turtle! :3 I'm not so good myself, but at least I understood that. XD Danke sehr! And thank goodness you all like long biographies. When I first started, I was stumped as to what I should write, but that changed with rapidity. As for the music we play... very little right now, since I'm the only one who's had more than a month's practice. *laughs* I play keyboards, shamisen, and some back-up guitar for them. We all like Japanese music, especially rock, a favorite band of ours being Dir en grey. We have translated a few of their songs into English, and are learning to play them. I myself like Malice Mizer, especially their incorporation of harpsichord and organ into their songs. And because I'm quite interested in synth and keyboards, I want to try the style of Japanese techno group Schwarz Stein. Hope that wasn't entirely a foreign language, what with all the Japanese rock references ;);; But I thought I'd try my best to influence our sound. Since I write our music, rest assured I will be placing classical references in songs and playing in that style as much as I can. Soooo, a REALLY good thing you all don't hate long posts. *laughs again* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Come on, that was SHORT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Faust Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 I'll just have to try a little better next time, then! *laughs* . . .This post doesn't count! >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Good. You're learning fast. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niviene Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I think it's funny that those are Japanese bands you're talking about who apparently have German names :eek: Wakarimasu Lederhosen Poka!! *oompa oompa oompa* I also studied many languages and instruments, although I only ever played the piano very well. I haven't had much time lately for it and I certainly miss it, but it's like riding a bike - the pieces that I forget mentally or visually, my fingers remember for me. I also like those composers, but right now I favor Rachmaninov. Anyhow - wilkommen, und viel Gluk! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Faust Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Ah, I myself was surprised about the names. XD Many Japanese bands tend to take German or French names. At least quite a few of the mainstream ones have. I actually don't like to read sheet music. Kinda strange, I suppose, considering the composing and all, but I've always played pieces by ear and after I'm pleased with my performance, I reference the sheet music to see how I did, and then correct my mistakes afterwards if I feel like it. Kinda time consuming. And that's but one of my idiosyncrasies. *laughs* And Rachmaninov is nice too- I like most of his works. :friday: Thank you for the welcome as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccareb Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'll also reach out and extend a welcome to you. I'm also sixteen, take German (I want to teach German eventually, a musician, and diabetic. I got involved her by reading the thread on stem cell research and I just had to give my two cents... Anyway, welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Faust Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Thank you kindly as well! Sounds like we have quite a bit in common. And, ah, the stem cell research. I wish I knew so much more about it (though I know a substantial amount, I'd like to believe *laughs*). But there's time for learning! Again, thank you! :friday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrmdave Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Welcome, Dok, to our wonderful little community, have fun in the forums! :friday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonchild Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Yeah Faust, welcome! I'm sixteen to, from Los Angeles. Great to have another guy in my age bracket on the forums! Send a message to all high schools across the nation/world: all teenage geeks/nerds are ready for rebellion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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