1.20

 20 Posts! I can't believe I've kept up with this for this long. Having a digital diary like this has helped me take way more control of my thoughts. I've been exhausted at the end of every day this week because of college, but I still find myself writing when I get home anyway. 

Perc Ensemble 1

Percussion ensemble started today, which was great. According to my director, we're playing one of the oldest percussion ensemble pieces he knows of. I'm gonna take his word on it, considering he was taught by THE Vic Firth.

the score is so old it looks
like parchment. Seems like Allison
was struggling to count at the tempo 
change

That first section was tricky to sightread, but I somehow played it without messing up the first time. The other bassist is gonna conduct this piece (he's a music education major), and my director turned to him and said that I was doing a great job. I overheard my name since I was close enough to the front, and he ended up glazing me in front of the whole ensemble when I jokingly asked what he said about me. I guess him and my bass professor talk a lot, and he thinks I'm doing a good job too. I was like, Really? Compliments from my bass professor are extremely rare, at least to my face. Kinda embarrassing for the percussion director to say in front of 20 other people, but I always appreciate it when he compliments my playing. I tend to think I'm shit.

The only other interesting thing that happened today was that I went down to my local music store to drop my amp off for repair. I was gonna go to the hockey game to see my friends (they're all in the pep band), but I was too tired. I would write more, but I'm gonna hop off so I can set out to do what I need to tonight: sleep for once.

See you tomorrow! -G