June 2003

June 26, 2003 09:56

well, im taking a week off from practicing, since im going to florida....and NOT bringing my stupid viola....when i get back next week ill pick it up again and work on all my weaknesses(feeling that internal pulse better, bow arm....)all this for juilliard. so i dont walk in there like a fool. i wish i could've been a tennis player. its sooooo fun....but music is great too :)(of course i love music more). i seemed to have gotten rid of my music attitude. i assume its b/c i have sooo much to work on in my playing that i figured i wasnt so good. (sigh). well, ill get a lot better now. i wish i had a bit more self confidence though. or maybe im just so damn truthful.

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June 21, 2003 18:22

sorry its spelled "Together."

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June 21, 2003 18:21

i saw "Togther" today. its about a chinese violin prodigy in China learning about music and the ups and downs of being so talnted. my god this kid can really play(and he really did play too) the pianist was such a bad movie. im sorry, i didnt like it at all. how many times can u play the same chopin nocturne? it was focused around the holocaust. after, we went to juilliard to pick up some t-shirts and juilliard stuff, but the bookstore is closed until july 1st. i also went to tower records and got salerno-sonnenberg's Sibelius and Shosti String Quartets. nadja's sibelius was very good. she distorts some stuff rhythmically and the 1st mvt. is a bit too long, but i love her playing! i dont care what anyone say, shes good. so, i figured out to help my rhythm betteri have to trust my internal pulse. its there, i just ignore it. hahah. i also realized scales help a LOT in counting internally too. so now m gonna do them in various rhythms and such. well i gotta go. later :)

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June 18, 2003 12:52

wow. look at me creating problems that dont exist. im such a dramatist....my rhythm is fine,. if i mess a little while sightreading, then thats okay. i need to stop being such a drama queen. wow. i really do need to stop. ill do my little rhythmic etudes and practice, but im sure ill do fine at juilliard. im sure ill get a lot of work done this year and get a lot better. later :)

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June 17, 2003 18:57

its okay chloe. im going through the same thing. im nervous as hell about juilliard, and why? b/c im terrified of chamber music. im afraid ill play rhythms wrong....what the hell? i dont have problems learning rhythms. i mean, of coursei mess up sometimes when sightreading or play a rhythm wrong, but still. i need to calm down. they say things like this are good, it shows that u want to achieve more....so why am i nervous? ugh its very annoying. not to mention all the real work i have to do....

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June 16, 2003 19:04

i am obsessed with making my rhythm amazing,. so amazing it will take over thw world! no, im kidding....but seriously, i want it amazing. i got some rhythmic etudes to help it. theres this book i want to buy full of different complex rhythms and stuff. really cool. wow. im such a dork. see, i have a terrible phobia when doing chamber music. the phobia is that i will makevarious rhythm mistakes and everyone will think i suck. so im trying for this not to happen. so im working on my rhythm to make it perfect so i wont have to worry, i realized that tapping my foot helps greatly. so does subdividing, buti get confused sometimes. well, i gotta go. later. :)

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June 13, 2003 18:32

hey everyone :) so im going to Juilliard Pre-College next year. my new teacher took the walton and brahms, and gave me moreee etudes and an easier piece, so i get used to his teaching. hes really nice, and i think we'll get along. i also got a scholarship to a chamber music camp by me. its cool. i just finished playing this piece my friend wrote for me. i think i did an okay job. i also stayed in tempo(if i rushed a little it wasnt noticeable, nerves will do that to you). chamber music is totally gonna help my rhythm become perfect. so will those blasted etudes. he says i need to work more on my bow arm and virato and stuff. well, i gotta go, im kind of tired. later :)

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June 11, 2003 12:50

I GOT INTO JUILLIARD!!!!!!! IM SOOOO HAPPY! My hard work paid off. so i might be going to the pre-college(since im still in high school) next year. my gosh im so happy. yay!!!! later :)

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