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Singing

March 13, 2006 at 2:56 PM

I burnt my finger last night while cooking dinner. Not nice, especially because i had only just started, so I had to cook the rest of dinner using only one hand, a very difficult job.
It's the tip of my left-hand index finger, which makes it very difficult to play violin - so much so that i cancelled my lesson for today, and am taking a couple of days off while it recovers. Stupid me.

Anyway, because I had some free time this morning, I was going through some of my old files on my computer, particularly old compositions/ideas (things I started composing, then left and never came back to). A lot of files had a small idea, 8-16 bars or so, and I can see why I left it there. Others were full pieces, and I understand why I forgot about them. But there was one in there that when I listened to it, I thought "Hey, that's actually pretty nice, I think I could use that." It was a piece for string quartet, designed as a first movement. It needs some re-working (it's in a loose sonata form that kinda resembles rondo-sonata form more...), but that's cool. I was all inspired and knocked up a second movement in about an hour.

I listened to my other dabblings in Christian Contemporary music. I wrote a few songs when I was in year 12, about 3 long years ago now... I recorded them, so I've got my voice on file. I had to turn my singing off because I couldn't stand it, it sounded awful. I'm not really a fan of those songs now, there's maybe one or two that I could see myself playing if begged to. Some of the lyrics are a bit dodgy, and the writing is kinda cheesy at times. But oh well.

Anyway, after choir rehearsal today, I was talking with one of my friends. When I was in year 12, I went on a weekend camp thing, and she was part of the group that went down. ON the way back up, we were singing rounds and such, and she could remember that I had a really good voice. It seems kinda funny that the voice I had back then is something I'm ashamed of now - something that sounds disgusting to me.

I once had a nerve injury on the first finger of my left hand. The finger became numb and tingly for about two months. I couldn't play my violin or do a lot of other things. I hope you have a speedy recovery. If not, you'll have to start singing again. ;-)