Now and in the Future

June 21, 2008 at 6:35 AM

Well, a lot has happened recently. I'm getting ready for that musical, with openning night in only a week. It's quite the exercise in counting. The musical is Pippin. Next Thursday I'm starting violin lessons with Frederick Halgedahl. These lessons will be every other week until the end of the summer. I'm really very excited to start these lessons. The lessons will be 2 hours long every other week. Hopefully, we'll be working on technique, rep, and orchestral excperts. It's been hard this week adjusting to working roughly full-time, having 2 classes, musical rehearsal and personal practice time. Not to mention, I want to have a some semblence of a social life. I think I'll be better off starting next week, since I now know what to avoid. I really just need to do all of my homework daily. That'll help bunches.

I really want an edge this coming year at audtions for Symphony. I want to make it into the first violin sections, chamber orchestra and the LaCrosse Symphony. I really, truely want these things. I need to do these things. If I don't make it, then what's the point of even trying to go to grade school for it. I mean, if I can't make it here, how will I make it anywhere else? I will do this and I need to have faith in myself towards that end. On August 7th I meeting with Tyrone Greive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss grad school and have a bit of a lesson with him. This will be helpful and I'm excited for this too. It'll be good for me to hear what someone at a fairly prestigious grad school has to say about my playing. I still need to get ahold of the University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa about visits to the schools.

Anyway, that's it for now...I think. Have a great weekend!

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