This semester, I am in a woodwind technique and pedagogy class.
Today, I had a playing test for flute and clarinet. I'm glad I play percussion.
I can't wait to see the Lincoln High School drumline.
Piano lessons are the jam... I really hope to become a virtuostic player.
SPEAKING of virutuosity, I am planning on competing at PASIC in november in the snare solo competition...I really have to attack that. I'm not doing anything but shooting for the top. Should be fun! But, I really don't have much time to get the solo ready. We'll see how this goes! Maybe I'll post a video or something.
Tartuffe at CSP: October 21-24
Monday, September 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Hope!
You know,
Drummers aren't the only people who are responsible for tempo.
I want to be masterful, and unnoticed as a player. How awesome would that be? I'd support anyone in the group who wanted the limelight. I'd just want the groove to be perfect.
Or, if I'm playing marimba, I want to be liquid smooth. Those notes will ring more than when anyone else plays on that instrument.
Or, if I'm playing snare drum, meticulously drilled rhythms that anyone can read.
Or, if I'm teaching a group, I want those kids to understand and acheive what I've experienced, which is quite alot, but never complete.
Music changes, ideas change. The constant is that I want to keep attaining the highest level possible. I don't think that people around me understand that. I just wish that I could exist in a world where opportunity is simple. Even in the littlest things!! I know that I can grow! I'm not sure if I quite understand every team of players that I play with, but I know I can hear their music well, and adjust accordingly. But, if they're not going for it? It's hard to find a balance then.
Go for it!!! Please! Anyone! When you get the chance to see from someone else's perspective, potential is a shifting thing. It alters with the situation, definitely. Sometimes it's easy to just find "it" and other times you REALLY have to be pushing and striving for unity and control.
This semester I'm involved in:
-Christus Choir
-Concert Band
-Percussion Ensemble
-Guitar Class
-Woodwind/String Methods
-Private percussion, voice, and piano lessons.
I need to practice myself for all of these things separately. It's alot. Add in a theatre show with a big role. And a fantastic girlfriend, and you have quite the memories to create in the next few months. I want to go for it. There isn't much holding me back besides time.
And I'm gonna keep good time. Solid as a rock.
Drummers aren't the only people who are responsible for tempo.
I want to be masterful, and unnoticed as a player. How awesome would that be? I'd support anyone in the group who wanted the limelight. I'd just want the groove to be perfect.
Or, if I'm playing marimba, I want to be liquid smooth. Those notes will ring more than when anyone else plays on that instrument.
Or, if I'm playing snare drum, meticulously drilled rhythms that anyone can read.
Or, if I'm teaching a group, I want those kids to understand and acheive what I've experienced, which is quite alot, but never complete.
Music changes, ideas change. The constant is that I want to keep attaining the highest level possible. I don't think that people around me understand that. I just wish that I could exist in a world where opportunity is simple. Even in the littlest things!! I know that I can grow! I'm not sure if I quite understand every team of players that I play with, but I know I can hear their music well, and adjust accordingly. But, if they're not going for it? It's hard to find a balance then.
Go for it!!! Please! Anyone! When you get the chance to see from someone else's perspective, potential is a shifting thing. It alters with the situation, definitely. Sometimes it's easy to just find "it" and other times you REALLY have to be pushing and striving for unity and control.
This semester I'm involved in:
-Christus Choir
-Concert Band
-Percussion Ensemble
-Guitar Class
-Woodwind/String Methods
-Private percussion, voice, and piano lessons.
I need to practice myself for all of these things separately. It's alot. Add in a theatre show with a big role. And a fantastic girlfriend, and you have quite the memories to create in the next few months. I want to go for it. There isn't much holding me back besides time.
And I'm gonna keep good time. Solid as a rock.
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