May 2003

May 31, 2003 09:11

hi all, How is everyone?? Good, good, well I was just sitting at my computer and thought that I would drop by. Well, life is good. I injured my shoulder yesterday at the pool. Ooops. I cant move it in any REAL directions. It hurts sooooo bad. It all started about 4 years ago, no wait, 3. I was playing human fuse ball (really fun thing this is) and I ended up dislocating my shoulder. OUCH. I put it back in myself and found that for about a week after that I couldnt really move it. It hurt so bad. WEll, I ended up with a rotator cup injury in my left shoulder. Not good. I never really have to move my arms in circles so when I go swimming I do, well, it alwaysw hops out and back in and then I have another 3-4 days of stiffness and pain, the obly bad thing is I cant practice well when it happens. But know it seems to be happening more often by just doing normal stuff everyday stuff. I am truly sad. I am also MAD at myself for being so STUPID. Oh well, I am going to see Finding Nemo today!!!!! YEAH!!! Well Im gonna jet. Have a great day!!!!! JULES

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May 22, 2003 09:23

Hey all, I am back. I guess that I am doing ok. School is slmost over and I am really excited!!!! 2 days left for me. I dont have an exam in my strings class. YEAH. I won an award for being the "most improved chamber musician" I feel great. Apparently I am th eonly lowerclassman to ever win a tshirt(that is what you get for winning it) that made me feel great too. Except I could not get to the ceremony that they were giving for the awards. So once again my teacher is mad at me. I really dont understand him at all, but whatever. Ok, well, my teacher told me that I might start playing the Vivaldi Four Seasons after I finish my Bach. I DONT WANT TOO!!!! I want to play something with a little more uhm "zing' I guess. I dont know what yet, but I will. I thinik that she doesnt think that I can handle it. Something harder. I CAN!!! well, Im gonna run, I ll talk to ya later today. WOWZERS I talk to you like you are a person or something. What is that about??

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May 15, 2003 10:23

May 15th , 2003

Yep, that is today. well, we are playing something called the Texians. The whole thing is in about 9/8 and soem of the poor kids in my class mant play it. Amazing. Well. today has been going well. We watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail today in my theory class becuse my teacher is in New York listening to the premeire of his piano trio. I didnt know that Kelly Hall-Tompkins went to my school. WOWZERS. I also found out that she is giving us a master class nect year. Fun stuff. I really cant wait. I have to though. well, Yo-yo ma is coming to play in the Peace Center also next year on May 23rd. I think that I am going. YEAH!1Cant wait for that either. have to though. So violin is working out, ithink that I'll keep it. Today though when I was warmig up it sounded odd. Not bad just different. I dont know what to think. I like the way it sounds I guess. Well, it just isnt the same. I cant put my finger on it yet, but I will.

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May 14, 2003 09:10

May 14th, 2003

Well, today has been ok. But I really think that my teacher thinks that we cannot play anything that is really hard. Well, let me explain, we are trying out music for us to play next year and we have been playing some of the easiest stuff. We are having a hard time playing it, ha ha just kidding. But ya know. I had a recital on Saturday and that went really well (or so I hear) I played the Bach Violin Concert in a Minor 1st Movement and I only messed up twice, so that I could hear. There was this one part where I was playing alone (without the piano) and I decided that I was going to forget my piece right then and there. Ok, so I didnt play for about 2 measures then I got back in by using my theory skills and I thought that since that it was in A minor, well, a C should work out fine. And it did. I t was funny because everyone was telling me what a fine job I did and all I was worried about was the recovery that I made!!!!! It was great. I did well.
And today I found out that I broke my friend's TI 83 calculator. Now I am going to buy him a new one. YEAH! Well I better go now, JULES

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May 8, 2003 10:20

Hello all. Well it is May 8th, 2003. Amazing. huh??
Well I took the theory exam yesterday, and it was HARD!!!! I dont htink that I did very well, and the worst thing is that- we dont find out if we passed or not until JULY!!!!! What is that about??? Lets not tell anyone what they made so that they can freak out and stress the whole time. Yeah I am almost possitive that that was what was running throuhg their heads. Uhm, I have a concert tonight, and a recital on SATURDAY that I am not ready for, at all. Well I guess that is how things work. Well school is almost over!!! Like 14 days left I think. Iam not sure, but I am ready for it. I know that everyone else must be ready too. I hope so anyway, If not why not?? WEll have a flapdoodlyishous day floks.JULES

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May 6, 2003 10:10

Hey there all. Uhm today is going. Not good or bad just going. But that is ok. Well the AP Music Theory Exam is tomorrow, I have been studying like a mad man, I am so nervous!!! I have soomuch stuff left to look over and read about, but I told myself to give myself just a 3 hour break (because of school) and then I have all tonigh to finish it up. YEAH right. But maybe something good will happen like, I will understand everything tomorrow at exactly 12 noo through 5. That is how long the test takes, 5 hours. Yipee. Sarcasm once again. Well what I really want to cuddle up with a bowl of hot soup and a really good book, maybe The Sterkarm Handshake or The Poisonwood Bible. or somehting. Practice hasnt been easy latley. I went to my lesson yesterday and as it turns out I have a recital on Saturday and I had my Bach fully memorized of couse until I try to play it for my teacher. SO I was stumbling so much yesterday she doubted if I would be ready or not. I will be. I know it. I have to be. Well I am stressing out again, so CIAO JULES

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May 5, 2003 10:26

WEll, I guess that my life has been getting better. Since that awful outcome at my concert I have practiced more than ever. He (my teacher) told one of his private students that I dont parctice enough so I have decided to show him. I came into class today having my whole Borodin quartet learned down to every last dynamic and styyle. He didnt say anything though when we played it, of course not, that would be the nice thing to do and we want to avoid that at all costs.(SARCASM) I am quite pleased though because it sounded ok even though my quartet hasnt played with each other for about a week and a half. BUT its not good enough yet. See we have a concert on THursday and we dont play our pieces unless we are ready, so we really dont know who is going to play yet or not, but we still must come to the concert even if we are not playin gso he grades us ont that. I was really upset about the concert date, because Good Charlotte is coming to play that evening and I wanted to go. But I really do wan to play in the concert so I am doing everything that I can to do so. THis whole week is slammed full of stuff for me to do, like tonight I have a lesson then a 2 1/2 hour rehearsal, tomorrow, there is a banquet dinner I am going too for my orchestra, Wednesday is the AP Theory Exam (5 hours long), then Thursday is the concert I might not be in, FRIDAY IS EMPTY so I will probably practice, Saturday I have a recital then a gig (maybe ) at a church, SUnday a 2 1/2 hour rehearsal, and on next monday, a lesson and reheasal. Look at that schedule!!!!!!!! ARG! No practice time unless I can squeeze it in somewhere. I really need to try to do that. Well I guess that I would rather have a full schedule than not have anything to do!! So until next time, see you dudes later!JULES

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May 2, 2003 10:44

Well today basically SUCKED major. I dont even know why. yeah i do. We had a showcase this morning for the Fine Arts Center. EVERYthing went wrong. and i dont know why it all had to do with me somehow. You know how when you have a concert or something that the teacher gets more ornery than usual?? Well mine was horrible. Ok, nothing went wrong until we were getting ready to go onto the stage. I was first to go since I was sitting 1st chair in the chamber piece we were playing. The director of the school was talking ya knwo to give an introduction when my teacher is telling me to walk on to the stage. I thought that it would be rude to do that while he is talking so I said no. What do you think?? Rude or not?? Well I was against it so that made me mad when finally I went and the director got the idea that we were making him leave the stage. NOT MY FAULT> Well then we were on the stage when where we were sitting the AC was blowing the music away. Classic ya know? Well I told my teacher and asked what I sould do, then he told me that real musicians would have had their music in a black folder taped so that they would have never had this problem. then he told me that since I didnt have mine in a folder that I was obviosly not... A real musician. What is that about?? Huh ? destroy a child before they play a piece that takes total concentration ??? Yeah of course he wanted that to happen. JERK. So then I played horribly because I was so angry at myself for not being a rEAL musician. I was crying before i even got off the stage. if you know me I dont cry . Ever. I am supposed to be a tough girl with no emotions but that is not what happpedn to day. Then I find out that he has told another student that he thinks that I dont practice enough and that he is glad that I decided not to go to NCSA. He never thought that I would make it. I dunno all the pressure is realllllly starting to get to me that I wont ever be as good as he wants me to and that nobaody is good enough for him, except himself. I just had a horrible day and I had to tell someone, oh yeah now I feel like I must go and practice from after school to Dooms Day. Well have a great day everyone, if possible, not for me.

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