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Big change
Uh oh ( Read more... ) -
lesson
I had a lesson today and it was good ( Read more... ) -
update
I'm really awful at this whole updating thing ( Read more... ) -
I am hungry
It's been two weeks since my computer crashed, almost. And it shows in the number of times I've updated, yes it does. Well, I won't waste time talking about last week's lesson...instead I'll just jump right into this one.
Keep fingers over keys. Think before you play. This will help with facility and technique. Moving my fingers back and ( Read more... ) -
from the music library
I went to the bookstore after my killer psychology test today and bought a bunch of flute parts, including Daphnis et Chloe, which is the one I'm assigned. I'm practicing the main solo (it's in the Jeanne Baxtresser book) and man, those G#'s in the opening are killing me. I'm trying to make them soft, but they keep cracking, or the A's directly ( Read more... ) -
anger and spite
So my laptop crashed ( Read more... ) -
lesson day! lesson day! yay yay yay
Before I get started on summing up my lesson, I will say this: my goal for life is to learn how to play Prokofiev's Classical Symphony. It is SO AWESOME. And uh, really hard, too...mmmmhmmm.
So, on to my lesson.
I still need to relax my fingers more--not surprising, as I really only started focusing on it yesterday. But I also need to relax my ( Read more... ) -
studio!
I don't have a whole lot of time so I'm going to try to sum up quick and type fast. I want to be asleep by 10:30...hahaha ( Read more... ) -
better than before
Tomorrow is my studio class!
Four days ago, I couldn't see myself playing the 1st mvt. of the Burton Sonatina in front of the whole studio. After today and yesterday, though, I think I'll be okay. I just need to focus on my sound and on how the notes feel under my fingers when I play the runs. I wonder what it's going to be like, playing in front ( Read more... ) -
:)
I didn't practice today.
I didn't study today.
I didn't leave the building today.
I didn't leave my FLOOR today.
That is all.