August 27, 2005 at 3:14 AM

It seems like this is the time of year when a lot of people get "down in the dumps." I am one of the participants in lowered self-esteem. Over the summer, everyone gets back from camps and things and has a little down time. During that down time, you sit on your accomplishments from the previous year and realize how far you have come. You practice and think, "Who now can even come close to this violinist?" Being away from peers, you forget that they advance too. Being away from teachers erases the fact that you too make mistakes and have problems that need fixing. You head into the season not practicing as much as you should have and realize that you are not as good as you have made your image for most of the summer. Your first hit is hard, then you rebuild slowly, but surely. I am recouping and am trying to scrape together minutes to make time for practice, but that is increasingly difficult. However, my true violinistic soul will emerge again soon!

From Natasha Marsalli
Posted on August 29, 2005 at 9:41 PM

Ain't it the truth! Hey, nice pic, Syd! Oh, I sent you an email, but I don't think it went through...just to let you know I'm not neglecting you or anything........

This entry has been archived and is no longer accepting comments.