March 15, 2004 at 4:55 PM

It feels weird to practice and not hae college auditions looming over my head. The last few months have been hell..in a good way. But, now things have wound down, and I am just waiting to hear from schools, while working on , finally, new rep. I am actually enjoying Beethoven Concerto, which I was so scared to start. I am treating alot of it like an etude, because I don't really have ttrouble with musicality. Also, I am trying to understand the harmonic language and ideas that Beethoven uses. As my dad was telling me "they aren't just random key changes, you know..." So, also treating myself to a Brahms Sonata, some scale work, and, a yet-to be determined Bach.

We have a chamber music competition on Saturday. My group is competing against a group from my mom's class, so it's kind of tense in our house. haha.

So, all and all, my season of auditions was suucessful, and I am excited about practicing for the sheer joy of practice.

CHLOE