Rio,

I have played in several chamber groups that have been great with the violin My best friend when I was growing up played the violin...we were in orchestra together, so it was fun to just practice the parts together. I also played in a professional flute choir in California that was absolutely wonderful....we had about 6 flutes together including an alto flute....it was a great group. I have done duets with clarinet....then just the orchestra thing & sometimes the band. I was a music major in junior college...actually that was where bflatgary & I know each other from.....we were in the same music clases together....very small world.....since we just discovered each other here just a few weeks ago.....that was very exciting.

On the topic of criticism....or just plane being accused of something....I just went through this yesterday.....I knew that the basis for the accusation was not the truth, so I set out to get the truth straightened out....it didn't change what had happened, but at least everyone knows the truth about the situation....I feel that is the most important thing......criticism/accusations that are based on lies & made up strories are the first thing that I try to stop & get the things that are being said under control. I hate it when people accuse someone based on one side of the story...I am one that tries to straighten things like that out so people can base their comments, feelings, or criticisms on what actually happens.

Sometimes it takes a lot of work to do this successfully, but it is important to all concerned....sometimes people learn from this too, to not jump into judgments without knowing or hearing all sides to the situation.

Debbie