March 15, 2004 at 4:16 AM

Hey! Sorry I haven't written in a while. I feel so much better about that person's current oppurtunity, lol. I realize that instead of looking at her in a bad way, I should look at her as inspiration, and belief that somebody like me really could succeed. And to just help make things a little better...I played through the first movement of Mozart's fourth violin concerto in d major all the way through without stopping and without making any major mistakes, and it sounded great. I am really working hard for this. In a year or two it is going to look pathetic to me that i went through all of this just to do well on my nyssma adjudication, but for me right now it is an accomplishment for me to do this. It is a goal for me to be able to do this before my 4 year anniversary of starting the violin. and at times I like to think that it is pretty good to be playing full blown concertos perfectly or close to it before i completed my first four years of the violin, and even before i finish my first year of high school. I am really finding comfort in those ideas.

The marching band that has many people from my symphony orchestra at the local high school played on the st patrick's day parade today. I never really saw them in action before, and I must say...they were pretty damn good...no wonder they are one of the best in the state...it was like watching something out of that movie "drumline" they even did similar music and dances as in "drumline". I must say that I am very proud to be going to Tottenville high school. The music teachers are absolutely amazing, the students are magnificent, and I am learning so much. On a different note, a friend of mine told me that one of the students is trying out for juilliard in a year, and I frankly think this student can do it. But if you compared my level to this student's level of playing...and put the possibility of 4 years of intense practice on my side...then I think I also have a pretty good shot for a Juilliard type school when the time comes for me to go to college.

March 15, 2004 at 4:16 AM

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