Music is what feelings sound like.
appalachian woes
06-25-08copland is not easy!! the sound world is so different! i love the piece so much! but what i bought was the full orch version. Now we must recreate the same kind of sound, the same tightness, the same intensity, the same drive with just 13 instruments; or rather, with a much smaller instrumentation layout. the tpt, oboe, harp, tbone 2bsns sound is all gone! not as thick but that means we have to be very very tight…
i’m so thankful for this opportunity; what with my being bored with bom chat chat band pieces… bhso is still nice, cos it’s classical harmony, but today’s was new to me. very different. i’ve never been a fan of so-called “modern” music. but this piece is nice…
and i feel even more unaccomplished at today’s practice. ugh. all the high notes i never had to play in band. Suddenly being “forced” to learn them. haha it’s good… i don’t deny it. And to repeat myself, i’m reallly reallly thankful for it. God is pushing me somewhere towards something! =DDD
i’m so sad cos i don’t know if it’s my instrument, or the reed or myself. the easiest way out is to blame myself, so i can either become emo or start practising very hard. emo has caused me to entertain the thought of just quitting bassoon altogether. but NO. I WILL NOT. I CAN DO IT. *gives determined look* even if it takes me till 40 i’ll still persevere on.
somehow this new instrument still doesn’t like me. in a way i miss the schreiber, having gotten used to it in those 4 years. at least my high notes aren’t flat. but no it’s really too out-of-tune that i had to adjust my embouchure so much!!!
argh.. why is it i can hear in my head what i want yet i can’t produce it……
i’m so thankful for this opportunity; what with my being bored with bom chat chat band pieces… bhso is still nice, cos it’s classical harmony, but today’s was new to me. very different. i’ve never been a fan of so-called “modern” music. but this piece is nice…
and i feel even more unaccomplished at today’s practice. ugh. all the high notes i never had to play in band. Suddenly being “forced” to learn them. haha it’s good… i don’t deny it. And to repeat myself, i’m reallly reallly thankful for it. God is pushing me somewhere towards something! =DDD
i’m so sad cos i don’t know if it’s my instrument, or the reed or myself. the easiest way out is to blame myself, so i can either become emo or start practising very hard. emo has caused me to entertain the thought of just quitting bassoon altogether. but NO. I WILL NOT. I CAN DO IT. *gives determined look* even if it takes me till 40 i’ll still persevere on.
somehow this new instrument still doesn’t like me. in a way i miss the schreiber, having gotten used to it in those 4 years. at least my high notes aren’t flat. but no it’s really too out-of-tune that i had to adjust my embouchure so much!!!
argh.. why is it i can hear in my head what i want yet i can’t produce it……
