March 15, 2004 at 10:18 PM

Hi everybody! Practice is going ok...I am really working very hard. Everywhere I turn I am finding some more inspiration, or something else that just pushes me that much more to pick up the violin and practice.
I am kind of upset with my mother, though. She is allowing me to become a professional musician, but I think her version of my dreams are extremely altered. My dream is Juilliard, and a major in performing...her's is Mason gross and a major in stringed instruments. She literally said that she expects me to work at my previous I.S.34 junior high school and take Mister Blaine's (my old orchestra teacher) job when he retires. I am not too worried about it though. I know she loves me and that if I do try out for Juilliard(even if I have to do it behind her back) and get in...then she will let me go. I know that she only wants the best for me, and she wants me to be happy. Sometimes I just think she cares too much and it will eventually take its toll. Speaking of toll...high school is really taking an affect on me...I am expected to maintain my 95 average, and now do certain amounts of practice with each instrument a day. She is buying my a viola from william monical because she wants me to be well rounded for when I go to college. She already bought be a cello from William Monical, plus a violin, and my grand piano is being used as my base in music. What I hate most is bad intonation, that is why I use my piano a lot for intonation help, plus it does do wonders for ear training when I compare my notes.

I am going to start practicing for atleast 3 hours a day on violin alone, maybe even 4...I already play for an hour and a half in school...and then atleast another hour and a half at home, but I want to make my home practice at a solid 3-4 hours now. I am thinking about staying after school everyday and utilizing the many sound proof rooms to get some intense practicing done without the interference of home. My parents already gave me my own room for my instruments and practicing...but I can still hera the tv and such next door when I practice.

I have calmed down my teaching regiment lately. I have been giving my students to other teachers so I can practice more.

The cello for some reason is really easy to me...there is this concert being put on by 8 chosen cellists and one soprano opera singer...and somehow I made the cello part...the tough part...I dont get it...I still struggle with sightreading the pizzicato sixteenth notes the first and second time I read it...but after that it was easy...it is kind of confusing...I told my teacher that I was playing it with the 8 part cello orchestra and he was totally dumbfounded. I have been playing for 3 months...and I am already playing the Bach cello suites, and the other piece with the orchestra by Heitor Von Lobos...the name of the piece is portugese for "Brazilian Bach".

Anyways...I am going to go...I stayed home from school today because I was sick, and I think I am going to be home tomorrow too. Hopefully I will feel better enough tomorrow to practice ALL DAY.
If anybody wants to aim me, or email me...I can be reached at through email xxoxlilrockerxox@aol.com and iming by the screen name BohemianBach please feel free to contact me, it would be great to hear from other people on this site.

March 15, 2004 at 10:18 PM

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