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Jasmine Reese

November 18, 2003 at 9:12 PM

So I am playing great again, I mean still at my level but not like I just started. I thought it was hopeless and I love the violin so I would cry because I thought I couldn't play the violin, but my teacher sensed my distress and told me that violinist learn in waves, sometimes your up playing at levels you didn't think you could and sometimes your down playing like a screaming crow. That made me happy. Auditions for my youth orchestra are coming up. I just talked to Mark O'connor and he gave me some great tips on what to do with my
musical career when I get older and more experienced. He was nice. I'm currently trying to contact Joshua Bell, but thats probably hopeless. my mom and me have the gift of getting contacts like my mom is the Queen shes talked to Wesly Snipes and KC and JOJO Me I've gotten in contact with Maya Angelou and Mark O'connor etc.... So I'm sure I will be able to talk to Josh. I'm not trying to stalk him but I need him for a charity event maybe he'll be able to help and if he can't I'll just talk to Mark O'connor my favorite violinist. Hopefully, when I'm 80, I'll be as good as mark.

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