cool. I totally forgot about my livejournal. What's up with everyone?

so, things are looking pretty ok for me. Got academic and music scholarships to Loyola and LSU. NYU accepted me (but we'll see about the $$). I've been practicing efficiently and also creatively! Which makes me very happy. I've found lots of new people to dig, so I'm out of my rut. I started getting Downbeat and am reading Effortless Mastery which ( Read more... )

I need....inspiration. Audition dates are not enough to get me really working again. I want to practice, but all i feel like doing is...well, nothing. I try working on classical..boring. I tried working on improvisation...boring. I tried memorizing tunes, transcribing, and arranging...still, boring. I need a new combo to jam with, new material, ( Read more... )

Bart: "Aren't we forgeting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa ( Read more... )

Why is my life so stressful? because I'm a procrastinator? Maybe. I didn't realize that I had to submit another whole Eastman application even though I was going to do a duel study at Rochester with classes in Eastman until a week before the due date. So, I got together 3 teacher recommendations letters and forms in 2 days. And I sent a reallllly ( Read more... )

Comment and I'll give you a letter and you have to go to your LJ and write 10 things you like that begin with that letter.

exileonabbeyrd gave me "R"

1. Round Midnight-a tune by Monk which is one of my favorite ballads
2. Rocky Horror Picture Show!
3. Ray Charles
4. Regina Carter-great jazz violinist
5. Rain!! I love it when it rains (and I'm sleeping in my ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm thankful for this sexy dude

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gigs, practice, lessons, college apps..thats what this week is made of ( Read more... )

You scored as Blues.

Blues
65%
classic/hard rock
55%
Ska/ Reggae
50%
Punk
45%
Country
40%
grunge
25%
Pop
15%
metal/Industrial
15%
Punk Pop
10%
Hardcore
10%
Emo/Screamo
5%
techno
5%
Hip Hop/Rap
5%
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You are a
Social Liberal
(63% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(13% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Socialist

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