January 18, 2006 at 10:44 PM

I was hoping to have lessons today, but it didn't work out. My mom was able to schedule lessons for Feb 1st, but that seems so long away. I want a new Kreutzer and Schradieck etude. They both seem so easy this past week. I'm still working on Haydn Concerto No. 1 in C, first movement. I haven't played it yet for my teacher. I was hoping to today, so he could give me his wise insight and help me play it 10x better, but I'll have to settle with what I have right now and use to the tools he has already given me.

The only good thing about my lesson being on Feb 1st is that it is before my GHP audition. GHP stands for Governor Honor Program. In georgia, it is a program where qualified high school students get to spend six weeks (for free, I might add) at Valdosta State Univiersity studying their "field of interest." So, by having my lesson before that interview, I will know if I can play Haydn for the audition or not. If I can't, then I can always fall back on Mozart 3 or Bach. Of course, Mozart will need a little work since I haven't played it in a month or so. I have it memorized, and I play through it every once and awhile, such as today, when I played through a few passages from memory just for a warm-up.

But, if I am going to play it for an audition, then I definitely want to nit-pick through it.

I could most likely play one of the dances I have learned from Partita No. 3 for the audition. I really like the Minuet I/II. My teacher told me that if I were to play it, then I should play Minuet I with all the repeats, then Minuet II with all the repeats, and then play through Minuet I with no repeats. My teacher also said that the Minuet II was similar to the trio section?

hey... I am just trying to get some confirmation on this idea.

There is also a part of me that doesn't want to do the second round of GHP. My teacher has given me a lot of info on stuff I could do this summer. None of it is free, like GHP, but it would be more interesting.

I could do the University of Georgia at Athens (UGA)'s high school music camp. In addition to that, I could participate in Franklin Pond's chamber music program. I haven't had enough experience playing quartets, so I think it would be a lot of fun. It's like solo music, but with four soloists, right?

I don't know what I am going to do this summer, but once I do the second round interview of GHP, and if I make it into the program, then I HAVE to do it. There are kids from around the state wanting to do it, and only so many positions.

There are also kids for many other subjects that get into GHP, ranging from Social Studies to physics. I wish I could be one of the science kids. But, I guess I am not good enough. I am in a math and science program at my high school (called a "magnet" program), but it seems to get in the way of music most of the time.

From Donna Clegg
Posted on January 19, 2006 at 7:23 PM

My daughter went to GHP in voice. She thought it was the experience of a lifetime. Spending 24/7 with other gifted & talented kids was constantly challenging. Plus you get to "minor" in another subject area that you may have always wanted to explore. Her only complaint was that it was hard to come back to high school for her senior year after experiencing 6 weeks as a college student. A friend's son, a true science brainiac, skipped his last 2 years of high school after his taste of college life at GHP. Good luck on your audition. There will be tough competition.

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