Thursday November 4, 2010

Hello!
Well, here I am starting again! We're expecting a baby, so practicing pregnant will be interesting.

Update:

Had horn de-burred, chemically cleaned, and valves cleaned. So far, it's great!
JSO is going well. Morning sickness is making it hard to travel up there, but I'm still getting there.
Playing 2nd horn in concert next week.

Next week Schedule:
Monday rehearsal
Friday dress rehearsal
Saturday concert

Playing:
Saint Saens violin concert no. 3
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 1

Getting together with Meg soon to play trios! Will be fun!


So, a lot has happened, but I am still determined to get better at horn, play in a better group eventually, and really master this instrument. My priorities have changed, so finding time to practice has become more difficult, especially being sick with this pregnancy all the time. I'm determined to push through this and keep enjoying music.

Last night, we went to hear the Navy band up in Washington, PA. It was a lot of fun. It was inspiring to hear good musicians. It reminded me of CMU and playing with the ensembles there. I was also thinking about Baroque Ensemble at CMU when I played in the group and how much fun it was playing Bach. Eventually, I want to play in a early music ensemble like this.

Goals for this week:
Get horn on face tonight
Get horn on face Friday, Saturday
Rest Sunday
Go through rhythms in JSO music and study music with recording.

ALSO:
Encourage Al to play his SAXAPHONE and play duets with him!!!!!!! He's good:)