leave of absense, viola and a new cell phone
I cannot believe how fast T-Mobile is. I ordered my phone on the internet yesturday afternoon and I got it today. Needless to say, I was very surprised. It turns out I got the camera phone too...I didn't even notice that feature.
I find it strange that anonymous people leave such crazy comments! Wow....didn't expect that one to roll around.
It appears I will be taking leave from the LA area for a while. I am saddened by this, but it must happen. Luckily, I am able to take a leave of absense from work and will be able to take a few viola lessons once again.
I've been trying to figure out what I need in order to get a master's in voice performance. I've talked to a few professors and have a lunch date with one next week. I have full confidence that I will pass the vocal audition. Isn't that strange? I feel like I have more confidence in my voice than I do in my viola playing...it should be the other way around considering I have played for only 16 years. We will see, we will see. When I did my masters audition at UCLA last year, I was nervous about one of the pieces. I didn't have a lot of time to prepare the pieces with piano and I was a nervous wreck. I ended up playing the crap out of the pieces. My audition lasted 6 minutes....when i was suppose to prepare 1 hours worth of music. I felt very confident in the way the faculty treated me after my audition and the response from the viola teacher. BUT, the guy fucking kicked my ass in the lesson and scared me away from the viola.....he is an amazing violist, but I could tell right away it would be a little weird for me. He is a VERY strange guy and knew exactly what would make and break me. I don't think I've ever cried so hard after a lesson. Needless to say, everything happens for a reason. That is what makes me reconsider USC. The school produces amazing string players. BUT, the viola teacher is sooooooooooo hard core. When I was younger, probably 16 or 17 years old, I came down to Santa Barbara and watched a master class. WOW...it is no wonder why all of his students are badass viola players. HOLY CRAP...the guy could play all of the pieces from memory....play them 10times better than all of the students and made no mistakes. I was amazed and slightly afraid. He is a very agressive man and when the students didn't play it right, he pretty much told them what they did sucked. I would be a good viola player if I went there, but at what price?
too much to ponder tonight....
I find it strange that anonymous people leave such crazy comments! Wow....didn't expect that one to roll around.
It appears I will be taking leave from the LA area for a while. I am saddened by this, but it must happen. Luckily, I am able to take a leave of absense from work and will be able to take a few viola lessons once again.
I've been trying to figure out what I need in order to get a master's in voice performance. I've talked to a few professors and have a lunch date with one next week. I have full confidence that I will pass the vocal audition. Isn't that strange? I feel like I have more confidence in my voice than I do in my viola playing...it should be the other way around considering I have played for only 16 years. We will see, we will see. When I did my masters audition at UCLA last year, I was nervous about one of the pieces. I didn't have a lot of time to prepare the pieces with piano and I was a nervous wreck. I ended up playing the crap out of the pieces. My audition lasted 6 minutes....when i was suppose to prepare 1 hours worth of music. I felt very confident in the way the faculty treated me after my audition and the response from the viola teacher. BUT, the guy fucking kicked my ass in the lesson and scared me away from the viola.....he is an amazing violist, but I could tell right away it would be a little weird for me. He is a VERY strange guy and knew exactly what would make and break me. I don't think I've ever cried so hard after a lesson. Needless to say, everything happens for a reason. That is what makes me reconsider USC. The school produces amazing string players. BUT, the viola teacher is sooooooooooo hard core. When I was younger, probably 16 or 17 years old, I came down to Santa Barbara and watched a master class. WOW...it is no wonder why all of his students are badass viola players. HOLY CRAP...the guy could play all of the pieces from memory....play them 10times better than all of the students and made no mistakes. I was amazed and slightly afraid. He is a very agressive man and when the students didn't play it right, he pretty much told them what they did sucked. I would be a good viola player if I went there, but at what price?
too much to ponder tonight....
posted by Jenn & John at 12:01 AM
1 Comments:
That's exactly why you would want to go to UCLA or USC? Why would you want to study with a slacker teacher? I want someone to kick my ass almost to the brink. It's the only way people learn sometimes....
AS
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