January 2005

January 31, 2005 13:09

Regionals '05...sigh......

Where to begin...

Well, the buses left at 5:30 (meaning I had to be up at 3 am...), and after about 20 minutes we were in the middle of a complete white out So, we continued on (going 20 mph on the highway...) and the bus kept swerving. Then, at around 7:30 we pull into a truck stop that is noramally 1 hour away. The band and choir procede to have a snowball fight (the orchestra stayed mostly out of the way). And then, the music director tells us that we are going home, and the auditions will be re-done next week at our school...Then, we came home.

Then today, class was spent recording the auditions to be sent to the judges tomorrow. I hope I did ok. Everything was passable except the G minor scale (I don't know why it gives me som much trouble...)

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January 27, 2005 10:48

Yesterday, I had a good (but short) lesson. (I must remember to keep my wrist up!!!!!!!!!!)
Then today, we missed half of orchestra because there was a lock down drill at school (sigh). But then, at the end of class, we found out that were accepted to play at DisneyLand in April!!!!!

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January 25, 2005 22:01

Oh wow! Orchestra (at the college) started tonight. I am playing (for now) third chair, first violin. It's a nice spot, if I can play the music is a different question. I was pleasently surprised to find out that I am not the youngest player. Anyway, it was really, really fun!!! I can't wait for the next rehersal...

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January 19, 2005 20:56

Lets see...
Last week my high school orch conductor went to a music teachers' conference. (We have to remember not to let him do that again...) So today, he was testing out some of the stuff he learned.

First, when we were about to play one of my favorite pieces, he had all the violinists get up, and trade places/music with the other section. While I understand the reasoning behind this (to make the point that 1sts can play the 2nd part, and 2nds can play the 1st part), it was slightly disorienting to be next to the violas.
Then (with everyone back in their regular chair), he had everyone play a random note, and adjust the pitch until there was some sort of harmony. Apparently, we did it for a moment, but everyone kept adjusting.
The band director also went, and apparently, learned some new way of tuning the band. In orch, we were told that none of the bands finished tuning. That makes me wonder what they were doing.

The college orch starts next week, I am getting really excited...

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January 10, 2005 19:20

Today, I found out that I got into the College Orchestra (that made me happy).

My lesson was cancled for the third week in a row...

(I can never think of what to write in my blog...)

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January 6, 2005 18:08

Joshua Bell Concert:

It was great, and amazing, and beautiful, and WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

The first half was ok, but I wasn't really paying attention. (Oh and the conductor was really odd... as a violinist, I don't know how I would have followed his conducting, but he didn't use a score, which was nice. Then there was intermission, which seemed to last forever.......
After that Josh played, and it was one of the most amazing, beautiful things I have ever seen or heard. At first, when the orchestra was playing the intro, Josh looked kind of nervous. Through out the piece, when ever Josh wasn't playing, he was watching the Orchestra play, which was really neat. At the end of the concert, Josh did his first standard bow, then returned 4 times for encore bows. On the fourth time, Josh played Anna's theme and Pope's concert from the Red Violin. That was by far the best piece in the concert!!!!!! Then there were two more encore bows, the first time was still a controlled professional bow, and the second time, he came running out (with out his violin) just grinning. It was great

After the concert, we squished our way (yes it really was packed, ther was barely room to move) into the autograph line. It was nice and lucky that we were near the front of the line (but I would have waited). Once we made it to the front of the line, he shook our hands, signed our stuff, and let my mom take a picture of the three of us (me, Josh, and my friend)
Then it was over, and we went back to the place we stayed, and talked about the evening until early in the morning. Oh and also, he signed one of my CDs wrong, appearently, it is still '04...

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January 3, 2005 11:15

School started again today, which ment I got to go back to orchestra! All through out the break, I had been really nervous, because there was going to be seating changes (our first violin, second chair left). However, all that worrying wass for nothing, cause I got the seat!!!
Only down fall is that a person (who I didn't like all that much) from my old school transfered to my school (sigh.....) At least he is (for now) in the Second Violins.

The concert (Joshua Bell playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major) is on Wednesday, I can't wait! Its going to be so much fun!

Oh, and also, I sprained my wrist on New Years Eve (wild little kids at partys...) luckly it was my right wrist, so I can play fine.

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