He's really helpful in making me feel good about the slow-but-sure progress I've been making. I don't know if I told you, but I have been playing with my mouthpiece too high for, what, the 12 or 13 years I've been playing trumpet?! It's physically just a slight slight adjustment to the eye, but everyone knows old habits die hard. So it has been a struggle but for a good cause (a rich, full sound!). He told me today that the worst is over though and that I have been improving a lot since I first started with him this year. I can't believe how much I learn within that one hour lesson (technically 50 minutes, the length of a normal class). I won't go into detail now, but it has been very beneficial to me. Music is in my head all the time now! Constantly living off this natural high from it. Yes, sometimes it's frustrating, but most things worth loving are sometimes, don't you think? Basically, my thought for the day is that good things are worth working for. Even if it takes breaking a habit that you've had over half your life, if you keep at it, someday you will get to where you want to be. :)
Friday, November 16, 2007
Trumpet On My Mind
Today, I had my third trumpet lesson this year with Dennis, my band director and the brass instructor. He's really helpful in making me feel good about the slow-but-sure progress I've been making. I don't know if I told you, but I have been playing with my mouthpiece too high for, what, the 12 or 13 years I've been playing trumpet?! It's physically just a slight slight adjustment to the eye, but everyone knows old habits die hard. So it has been a struggle but for a good cause (a rich, full sound!). He told me today that the worst is over though and that I have been improving a lot since I first started with him this year. I can't believe how much I learn within that one hour lesson (technically 50 minutes, the length of a normal class). I won't go into detail now, but it has been very beneficial to me. Music is in my head all the time now! Constantly living off this natural high from it. Yes, sometimes it's frustrating, but most things worth loving are sometimes, don't you think? Basically, my thought for the day is that good things are worth working for. Even if it takes breaking a habit that you've had over half your life, if you keep at it, someday you will get to where you want to be. :)
He's really helpful in making me feel good about the slow-but-sure progress I've been making. I don't know if I told you, but I have been playing with my mouthpiece too high for, what, the 12 or 13 years I've been playing trumpet?! It's physically just a slight slight adjustment to the eye, but everyone knows old habits die hard. So it has been a struggle but for a good cause (a rich, full sound!). He told me today that the worst is over though and that I have been improving a lot since I first started with him this year. I can't believe how much I learn within that one hour lesson (technically 50 minutes, the length of a normal class). I won't go into detail now, but it has been very beneficial to me. Music is in my head all the time now! Constantly living off this natural high from it. Yes, sometimes it's frustrating, but most things worth loving are sometimes, don't you think? Basically, my thought for the day is that good things are worth working for. Even if it takes breaking a habit that you've had over half your life, if you keep at it, someday you will get to where you want to be. :)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Frustration complication
I'm not really sure how to describe today. With me being the emotional person that I am, one could use the word "rollercoaster" for example. I don't know what my deal is but I feel like I will never live a stable life! Though I feel I am getting better in some ways, I still feel like there are too many things that I want to do and never enough time. Then I feel exhausted before I even do anything! Ahh! The only comfort I have is that maybe possibly I am not the only one in the world that feels this way...I need a bubble bath with candles.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
From losing keys to finding keys
Today has been a little rough. Not only did I not get enough sleep (which is a common occurence for a night owl that is forced to wake anytime before 9am), I kicked off the morning with locking my keys in my car that was running! I was on my way to work and had to drop something off at a friend's house and wasn't planning to stay long, so I left my car on. Well, I normally don't do that, but what I do normally do by habit is lock my door when I get out of it. So, luckily my friend let me borrow her phone to call work to tell them I'd be late and gave me a ride to my parents' house, the only place I could get into without needing keys! We had a conversation about how it would be nice to not need keys and not have to lock doors (what a nice vision of a place). So yeah, late for work. Then, right after work, I had to get some supplies, quickly load up my car, and pick up Karen to go teach a group of K-6th graders for something we call ArtVenture. I don't know if it was the weather change or lack of adults in the room this week, but were they ever hyper! Needless to say, it wasn't the smoothest day. Then again, this is only the second one. From there, I dropped Karen off, took a quick nap, and off to jazz band! On my way into the building, I scraped my knuckle on something, so I had a bloody knuckle the whole rehearsal. I can't complain though because after all of this, I still get to sit down at a baby grand piano and play to my heart's desire. These keys are ones I would never want to live without. :)
Monday, November 12, 2007
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