
December 5, 2010 at 11:52 PM
Just over one week has passed since my last blog post, a week that has been taken up with festive joy, lots of snow and much revision. Tomorrow, my GCSE mock exams start, beginning with music! My music practical exam takes place in school at 9:15 am, which gives me hardly any time to get to school and get prepared! Nevertheless, I shall go and perform my violin solo - Sarabande in G Minor by Karl Bohm, and my simple ensemble with my brother - Pachelbele's Cannon in D. I am opting for pieces that will get me high marks but won't be too understated this time round.
All week I have been revising like mad actually - Maths, English, Welsh, French, History and more subjects have taken over my mind in floods and massive waves as I've been trying to cram in the last of my knowledge into my brain. And all this time, I've been missing out on the snow that has been falling daily outside and the creations of snowmen and snow angels all over the village.
I was delighted to find out that I had passed my Grade 5 theory exam too. I received the news via email 2 days ago, and it is a huge relief. I can now proceed to doing grade 8 voice and violin sometime next year! I'm very pleased with myself because to be quite honest, I dislike theory with a passion!
So, if you don't hear from me for the next couple of weeks it is because I will be sitting exams! School will soon be over for the Christmas holidays, concerts will be taking up my schedule and the seasons joy will be around me.
Now is the time to wish everyone a very merry Christmas before I get too busy to. Have a great Christmas, everyone!
Good luck! Merry Christmas too! These d_ _ _ exams... they'll be over soon and we'll be able to do what we love at Christmas...music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anne-Marie
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