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July 24, 2008 at 6:30 AM

Well Hello again.
I have been practicing. Yes--I think that i spend too much time on the computer but then again i need to see what violinists are up to these days. Good practices, babies, lost violins and favorite composers. i tend to avoid practices when i find myself in a difficult passage and I sneak back to peak at what's going on. Last week i did something I normally do not do-I rushed back home after my lesson and practiced--then I got the vibe to really do another good practice each day--twice a day. I wanted to nail a piece out of the Suzuki book 3 number 4. I got it. Focus-Focus--Don't be nervous. You can play this one if you forget all about the critical eye of the instructor. Don't worry about the light, the time, too hot, too cold, hair a mess--Just focus--Yes! Today is the day! I drive about 35 minutes one way to my lesson and I took my bottled water with me. Just as I hit the expressway I missed my mouth and spilled it down my silky shirt--stains roll off and on to my absorbent jeans. To my horror right between my legs. Big wet sloppy stain on lime green pants! Ok I still have about 11 minutes until i get there. Run the heater. It's 90 degrees--no run the air conditioner.--dry-dry Please dry out. On goes the yellow light. Am I almost out of gas? Oh noooo.
I am going to focus-Humoresque--I own you and no wet pants are going to stop me!
I have the CD --The song runs about 3 minutes and I have time to listen to it 3 more times in my car Cd player. It is great. I can crank up the sound and it is amazing. Too much piano but who cares? i have the melody drilled into my brain and I am practically fingering it on the steering wheel. I am the greatest and I can win this one! No problem. I am almost there. Exactly on time--Breath--remember to breath. Walk to the door--ring bell--knock.
No one home?--teacher on vacation. Turn around--go home and go write in my violinist blog journal. (No one is going to read this.)

From Donna Clegg
Posted on July 24, 2008 at 4:39 PM

LOL - what a hoot.

From Bernadette Hawes
Posted on July 24, 2008 at 8:01 PM

Shame you missed your lesson after all that build up ... BUT ... the teacher will NEVER know (unless they read v.com), you didn't have to explain anything nor will you ever have to feel awkward at any future lessons. So now you can really breathe ... a sigh of relief :-)

From Drew Lecher
Posted on July 29, 2008 at 2:35 AM

And have an extra set of clothes in the car:-)))

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