My gig is over and I'm sad because me and my friend are the back ups for the actual flutists in the band who couldn't play this set of concerts, but at least we are on call if they ever can't make it, haha!
But um, yeah, it was great. I'd kind of like to get the video up on youtube or something and show y'all. I had a great time. Playing outdoor concerts isn't my favorite, because wind, you know, but I had a great time because the people in the audience were relaxed, happy, and eating the overpriced but delicious food.
The stars and stripes solo went really well, though they gave us a microphone and that was weird, haha! Two piccolos don't really scream "GIVE US A MIC!"
We sounded really good though, I'm happy with how we did. ^_^
On the other hand, I suck at piano and the teacher is really mad at me. I have to miss class on Wednesday because I have an exam, so I'm not feeling super great about that. :(
Anyway, have a good start to your week.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Saturday, October 21, 2017
A Day in the Life: Taking it Slow
I have so much I have to learn haha. So much I have to do and it's really stressful, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it. You might be thinking to yourself, if I have so much to do then why an I wasting my time blogging and obviously not practicing?
Well, first off, it's Saturday and I deserve a little break even if I do have a gig tomorrow, and secondly, if you spend all your time practicing with no place to relax, then how on earth are you going to keep your sanity? Grinding yourself only works for some people. Some people can practice every day for six hours on end. Me? I know I need to practice more, I know that I probably shouldn't have played Kingdom Hearts 2 today, but you know what? I spend hours practicing during the days of the week. If I can't have a Saturday playing video games with my brother and sister and spending time with my boyfriend then what kind of emotions can I even put into my music? Frustrated ones? Self-righteous feelings because I can practice all day every day and that makes me better than everyone else?
Naw. I'd rather have some fun today and get back to my practicing re-energized and ready to tackle this week's frustrations. Because there will be some, haha. But I want to be ready.
So that's that! If you're a musician and you spend your Saturdays doing nothing, don't sweat it! You have the whole week to practice you owe it to yourself to have some fun!
There. Done validating my choices for the day, haha!
Have a great weekend guys!
Well, first off, it's Saturday and I deserve a little break even if I do have a gig tomorrow, and secondly, if you spend all your time practicing with no place to relax, then how on earth are you going to keep your sanity? Grinding yourself only works for some people. Some people can practice every day for six hours on end. Me? I know I need to practice more, I know that I probably shouldn't have played Kingdom Hearts 2 today, but you know what? I spend hours practicing during the days of the week. If I can't have a Saturday playing video games with my brother and sister and spending time with my boyfriend then what kind of emotions can I even put into my music? Frustrated ones? Self-righteous feelings because I can practice all day every day and that makes me better than everyone else?
Naw. I'd rather have some fun today and get back to my practicing re-energized and ready to tackle this week's frustrations. Because there will be some, haha. But I want to be ready.
So that's that! If you're a musician and you spend your Saturdays doing nothing, don't sweat it! You have the whole week to practice you owe it to yourself to have some fun!
There. Done validating my choices for the day, haha!
Have a great weekend guys!
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Count Your Lucky Stars!
It's happened, haha. I've been hired to do a gig at a Navy Language Institute in my area and we're playing all sorts of marches and traditional band music. This is my very first time playing in a band setting, I've only ever done orchestra, so this will be really exciting and new. I'm looking forward to it. Especially the Stars and Stripes Forever march! Piccolo players are pretty divided on this one... a lot of players are annoyed that people only know that particular piccolo solo and not other ones, like Ma Mere L'Oye or Lieutenant Kije. Others love it to death just because it's fun. I'm in the middle, I really like that march because it's so fun and cheesy, but I wouldn't mind if people said "Oooh, Piccolo! Just like in Stars and Stripes Forever Turkish Fragments!"
But you know, since that's a little obscure for most people I'm happy to be the Stars and Strips Forever person haha.
So yeah, I'm happy to get my picc out again and have some fun with it. It's been a long time since I've done anything on piccolo, I think it was back in February during the Scheherazade semester... good times, I really enjoyed that it was so amazing.
Anyway, this performance is really exciting! There are two of us on flute so we're going to play the solo together! I'm excited because neither of us have ever done the whole 'tune two piccolos to each other' epicness so it'll be a great experience, provided we are able to do it (nervous laugh).
I'm pretty confident that it can be done though, so I'm happy. I can't wait, we're even going to stand up my goodness. Just to make it super scary, haha. It's a little scary for me because she'll have been playing piccolo the who concert so she'll be warmed up and I'll be playing flute the whole thing except for the end. ^_^"
But you know, since that's a little obscure for most people I'm happy to be the Stars and Strips Forever person haha.
So yeah, I'm happy to get my picc out again and have some fun with it. It's been a long time since I've done anything on piccolo, I think it was back in February during the Scheherazade semester... good times, I really enjoyed that it was so amazing.
Anyway, this performance is really exciting! There are two of us on flute so we're going to play the solo together! I'm excited because neither of us have ever done the whole 'tune two piccolos to each other' epicness so it'll be a great experience, provided we are able to do it (nervous laugh).
I'm pretty confident that it can be done though, so I'm happy. I can't wait, we're even going to stand up my goodness. Just to make it super scary, haha. It's a little scary for me because she'll have been playing piccolo the who concert so she'll be warmed up and I'll be playing flute the whole thing except for the end. ^_^"
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