I've done a lot of piano events in this school year of 2013, although some might scoff at it, but it was A LOT to me. First I had my theory test for Level 3, which was rather easy but still counts. Also, I played 2 duets this year with my friends who will remain nameless. One was "I Love a Piano" which was a jazzy song that involved switching places, which was rather fun. I earned a 3rd place at the duet piano competition for that piece. The other was simply named "Waltz" which was a simple but elegant piece that I can proudly say, earned me first place at the duet piano competition. These events happened in March.
In May, I played at the solo competition and the Guild test. For the solo competition one of my songs was a 8-page long sonata which I got cut off in the middle for. The other was a 2-page nocturne by John Field that I still got cut off for, because we were in a time limit. I felt cheated :P...the Guild test was...interesting. This year I was playing a special Sonatina medal and I played 14 sonatinas, which wasn't terrible because most of them were very easy, but I still had to memorize those 14 pieces.
In 2014 I'll do more, cause I'll enter 2 levels of theory and play a judged recital, but it'll be more planned and stretched. For my solo competition I'll be playing another John Field nocturne, and a Mozart piece that sounds rather graceful to me. For the duet competition I know that one song will be the Miniature Overture of the Nutcracker, which is not one of the most commonly known songs from Nutcracker, which might be interesting...tune in for more! Sometime...
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Hablas espanol?
Ok, so first of all, I've been taking Spanish, and I know that the title isn't proper Spanish but I didn't really want to find the special signs and upside down question mark. I really enjoy learning a new language cause it actually presents a challenge to me, compared to some other boring classes. I love it! Although, I wish I could have started in 6th grade...
Hola! Me llamo Angela y me gusta mucho dibujar, escuchar musica, y montar en bicicleta. Tambien, yo jugo tenis, pero no soy deportista o athletica. Soy artistica, reservada, y a veces impaciente. Yo paso tiempo con mis amigos, y nosotras hablamos por telefono. Como eres?
Hola! Me llamo Angela y me gusta mucho dibujar, escuchar musica, y montar en bicicleta. Tambien, yo jugo tenis, pero no soy deportista o athletica. Soy artistica, reservada, y a veces impaciente. Yo paso tiempo con mis amigos, y nosotras hablamos por telefono. Como eres?
Monday, November 4, 2013
Problems
Everyone has their problems, and of course life wouldn't be life without its ups and downs, but you have to deal with your problems.
For someone like me, I don't have a lot of problems. However, the problem for me is that I'm then creating my own problems. But the thing is that most of the time, in my society, our problems are so little. I know that might not make many people feel better, because all in all, they still are problems and they play a dominant part in our life. Also, some people do have very big problems, let me tell you my problems and what I do about them, which I know many of you would not like to hear, but I think they can help you, so please listen.
As for me, I have little sisters and my mother works overseas. I won't say much more, but loneliness is one of my major problems. Loneliness is part of life. Of course no man can survive without much needed company but you know, some of the most inspirational moments can come out of loneliness. Of course, that doesn't often help you deal with it, but know that no matter how hard it is, you have to overcome it. This is because, obviously, that you will always run into it. Remember "It's your life" by Bon Jovi? Personally, I love that song because it focuses on the fact that no matter what, it really is your life. For me, the idea of wanting to commit suicide is insane, but I understand the reason, its not just random, obviously, but you have to build your strength and know that its your life. Its not the end if your really awesome boyfriend dumps you or your best friend moves away. I know these are light examples. That's because I don't really want to go into the saddest examples.
My mother I have always admired. I was sad that day she had to leave overseas, and I was so worried. I told her, sadly, that despite trying to be strong, I didn't think that I could live on if she left me forever. She told me that "its your life" and although it maybe seems like a dark tunnel if something terrible like that happened, you will get over it, and you do have to be strong. Also, don't ponder it in the meantime. I know most therapists will say that you have to confront the worst scenario and tell yourself that you can live with it, then think what you can do about it. The problem for me is that I always am so stricken and terrified about something bad happening that I don't think about what I can do. This is something I personally have to work on, and I know that I have to confront some things, but people, out there, good luck because there will be so many ups and downs, and some really downs, but climb out of that giant hole and smile up at the sun again, because you CAN do it. Have faith, good friend (or person that I don't know:))
For someone like me, I don't have a lot of problems. However, the problem for me is that I'm then creating my own problems. But the thing is that most of the time, in my society, our problems are so little. I know that might not make many people feel better, because all in all, they still are problems and they play a dominant part in our life. Also, some people do have very big problems, let me tell you my problems and what I do about them, which I know many of you would not like to hear, but I think they can help you, so please listen.
As for me, I have little sisters and my mother works overseas. I won't say much more, but loneliness is one of my major problems. Loneliness is part of life. Of course no man can survive without much needed company but you know, some of the most inspirational moments can come out of loneliness. Of course, that doesn't often help you deal with it, but know that no matter how hard it is, you have to overcome it. This is because, obviously, that you will always run into it. Remember "It's your life" by Bon Jovi? Personally, I love that song because it focuses on the fact that no matter what, it really is your life. For me, the idea of wanting to commit suicide is insane, but I understand the reason, its not just random, obviously, but you have to build your strength and know that its your life. Its not the end if your really awesome boyfriend dumps you or your best friend moves away. I know these are light examples. That's because I don't really want to go into the saddest examples.
My mother I have always admired. I was sad that day she had to leave overseas, and I was so worried. I told her, sadly, that despite trying to be strong, I didn't think that I could live on if she left me forever. She told me that "its your life" and although it maybe seems like a dark tunnel if something terrible like that happened, you will get over it, and you do have to be strong. Also, don't ponder it in the meantime. I know most therapists will say that you have to confront the worst scenario and tell yourself that you can live with it, then think what you can do about it. The problem for me is that I always am so stricken and terrified about something bad happening that I don't think about what I can do. This is something I personally have to work on, and I know that I have to confront some things, but people, out there, good luck because there will be so many ups and downs, and some really downs, but climb out of that giant hole and smile up at the sun again, because you CAN do it. Have faith, good friend (or person that I don't know:))
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