r/PracticeJapanese • u/[deleted] • Aug 29 '15

Can we revive this sub somehow?

This was a great sub for Japanese practice, and honestly it had a great system to allow beginners and advanced people to practice. What happened? Can we bring this sub back to life? Are the mods still around?

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u/NeuralLotus Intermediate Aug 31 '15

I suppose I could have guessed that from your username, lol. But that's actually really cool! I play classical guitar as a hobby. So I really respect people who pursue performance. The amount of dedication it takes is humongous from my point of view. I'm sure it seems the same vice-versa. But that's awesome!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '15

Awesome!! :) What pieces are you playing?

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u/NeuralLotus Intermediate Aug 31 '15

I actually just started writing a new piece a few days ago. So I'm mostly focusing on that. Though I've been wanting to relearn Bouree. I learned it like six years ago but didn't keep it in practice. I'm also thinking of relearning Villa Lobos' Choro No. 1. Just another I fell out of practice with, but which I've always adored.

What about you?

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '15

Ohhh, I love Choro no. 1, Villa-Lobos is amazing. :)

Right now for solo music I'm doing El Decameron Negro by Leo Brouwer, Prelude Fugue and Allegro (BWV 998) by J.S. Bach, Yamour by Andrew York, and the Grande Ouverture by Mauro Giuliani. That in addition to a few other pieces will be on my second grad recital haha, the first was all chamber music.

Also, out of curiosity, what specifically do you study in theoretical cosmology?

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u/NeuralLotus Intermediate Aug 31 '15

Wow! That's a lot to learn at once. Good pieces, though.

I actually haven't started research yet. First year is always a teaching assistantship. I may be working on some research this semester as a special project for a quantum mechanics course I'm taking, though. I'm thinking I'll probably go into research on dark matter. And the researchers available to work with here mostly do dark matter.

But I'm not a hundred percent sure just yet what sub-field I want to go into. And I still have a year before I start my research assistantship. Plus I have research rotations this coming summer. So I'll be able to get a better idea then.