Scales

C Major

C Melodic Minor

G Major

G Melodic Minor

This isn't going anywhere... I couldn't do scales if my life depended on it...

I need to learn how to do scales on the cello now or never.

Winter Concert

This winter's concert was wonderful!  I loved our collaboration with the choir in Michigan Morn'.  I really hope that we can do some more pieces with the choir in the future.
I was very pleased with myself on how I played in Green Sleeves and Sam's solo piece.  Dance Bacchanal was a still a little difficult for me though.  However, when I heard the recording in class I was pleasantly surprised to find we sounded amazing with only a few rough spots!  I just wish I could have been able to play all of the notes.
Over all this was a great concert and a great way to end the year!  Can't wait for festival season!

Concert Reflection

To prepare for the concert I practiced the harder parts on the pieces at home.  After I had done that it  helped me know the music better before I went to practice, so I wasn't trying to learn everything in class.

At the concert we did pretty good.  The first piece by Mahler was good and extremely slow.  However, I really felt like our musicality was very expressive.  I was playing the top cello part in the works, this time. It was a good challenge for me that encouraged me to practice beyond my usual.  

'Dance Macabre' was a very lively piece.  My family really enjoyed it  I was extremely proud of our concert master.  You could tell that he had out in a ton of effort into his solos.

I finally have it posted!

Expressive Techniques for Orchestra

 Page 2 Exercise 2. Minor

Page 5 Exercise 30 Measures 15 and 16

Adagietto

When I am using my laptop to video tape, it freaks out when it hears a note held out for pretty much anything longer than a half note, so please excuse the awful noise (besides my normal playing) that occurs.

First Journal of Junior Year
Play Mahler Adagiotto from measure 10 to part 2
From the Workbook
Choose one set from #1 through 9
Choose one set from #30

Serenade for Strings Test

Part 1: D to G

Stop the video at 3:54!  My lap top is super slow at stopping the video!  I should push stop like a minute early :/

Part 2: G to N

Stop the video at 3:14!  The rest was me trying to get my slow lap top to stop the video! It took over 30 seconds!

Rockin the Onesie in Bruckner Overture in G Minor Box 16 to 21

Happy PJ day!

  Tonight I had to do Overture in G minor by Bruckner from box 16 to 21.  This piece has been giving me tons of trouble since summer!

I have been working on it and I just can't seem to get it right.  Everything sounds scratchy, rushed and broken.  And my microphone doesn't help me at all either!  For some reason when ever I play a longer note the computer just makes it sound really odd, its not me I swear!  I'm not that bad!

Enjoy Olympics week!