... I was for that excerpt! Oh well, new experiences... The ArmyBand audition was FANTASTIC! All of my hard work payed off and somehow I was the most focused I have been in my entire life. I was a sightreadingmachine! Prelims were one day and semis and finals were the following day and I managed to make it all the way to the finals (and was one of five - the only civilian!). In the end, I did not ...
... got a hold of myself and started playing confidently, and it made all the difference. I really do have still a lot I could learn, but I discovered that one of the most important things in sightreading is confidence in my own abilities. I'm still shaking from the awesomeness that is Mars. I could also be shaking because it's really cold, though. Uranus was also pretty awesome! I had never heard ...
... wall to what I've hit with the bluesband. Right now I'm playing rather well in several aspects. I'm really happy with my sound. My range and endurance are doing very well. My sightreading is getting better. My french horn and flugelhorn playing is coming along too. My improvisation though...I can play an _ok_ sounding solo, and in, say, a rock environment, where the changes are pretty simple (...
Holy crap I played a lot of high notes today, and my sightreading is shite. But...the blues gigs are going to go well. On an unrelated note, I tried Popeye's for the first time today. It was...surprisingly good. I had a catfish sandwich, and I can safely recommend this as delicious. Also, I found out that I get to play with these guys in two weeks. Hell fucking yeah.
... house on Halloween studying for the GRE Sad: only two kids coming by to trick-or-treat Sadder: realizing that I don't remember math Depressing: hearing my mom exclaim, "How did your sightreading get so bad?!" when I tried to help her run through a duet Embarrassing: wearing headbands.. and kind of liking them Just ridiculous: my inventory of 65 birthday/holiday/miscellaneous cards, 4 stationary ...
... life, i didn't fail any category! woah. And the examiner said something like, I have strong supporting tests (scales/sightreading/aural). I read it and I was thinking, IS HE SERIOUS?! Because I actually played half my scales quite badly and my sightreading was a mess. But well, glad I passed! Now I'm struggling with vibrato. hoho. Anywayit's late now...
... and the top choir at my school. I've wanted to be a member since I was ten years old and they performed at my elementry school. My choir director, Ms. B, informed me if I worked harder on sightreading and had a more confident sound when I sang alone like I do when I sing in a group, she'd consider me. The auditions for Platinum are usually in March and I am so excited for them. 2. Maintain a ...
... and the top choir at my school. I've wanted to be a member since I was ten years old and they performed at my elementry school. My choir director, Ms. B, informed me if I worked harder on sightreading and had a more confident sound when I sang alone like I do when I sing in a group, she'd consider me. The auditions for Platinum are usually in March and I am so excited for them. 2. Maintain a ...
...'t wanna go. However, once i was there, my brain felt good. I hadn't been to rehearsal in about 2 weeks and was out of shape and reluctant to sing full voice (on songs I barely know, YAY sightreading). However, by the end it was all clicking again for me and my high F's were sounding gorgeous. It just reminded me that i really really do need music in my life. There's this feeling you get when you ...
... and the top choir at my school. I've wanted to be a member since I was ten years old and they performed at my elementry school. My choir director, Ms. B, informed me if I worked harder on sightreading and had a more confident sound when I sang alone like I do when I sing in a group, she'd consider me. The auditions for Platinum are usually in March and I am so excited for them. 2. Maintain a ...
