Tag: band class

Last quarter (3rd quarter;even though we haven’t had Spring Break yet, it’s ALREADY 4th quarter of my 7th grade year) we took a playing test in band. Until today, we hadn’t gotten our tests back. We got them today! I was pretty scared, I thought I messed up on some part, so I was hyperventilating at the beginning of band…I was pretty sure that I would lose my (1st) chair.

Buuuuuuuuut……….

I didn’t! J got 2nd and was SUPER happy about it! D, who had been previously been 2nd, moved to 3rd (they basically switched). Other D (he likes to be referred to as “Better D”) got moved to 5th chair, and he was 7th before.

Anyway, band book 2. We’ve been waiting to finish out our book one, which we’ve been working through since 5th grade. No, we haven’t done the same warmups and practice line since then, but it has gotten annoying and repetitive. We’ve done the same warmup since beginning or middle of 6th grade! Tomorrow, though, we might be getting book 2! I’m excited to get it!

Mr. S, the music teacher who helps us out, recommended getting private lessons…I hope I can get them, because I’ll be able to advance more than a clarinetist who doesn’t take lessons, and because I can get some practice time in. It probably will only be this summer when I start though (if I even get to do them), so I have to wait a pretty long time. Though, considering how fast this year has gone by, I don’t think I’ll have to wait that long.

On another topic COMPLETELY, I’m 16 months post op! It’s almost been a year and a half! That’ll be in May…I’ll probably post about it. I feel like doing something special (like a QnA or something) but I don’t know what to do. I want to post something that I haven’t posted yet. I have a few months to think about it though, so I’ll wait to do anything until May.

-Titanium Girl 😀

I’ve started the second semester of 7th grade! I love 7th grade, especially the 7 periods a day thing, since we change every 50 minutes. My favorite classes are 3, 5, & 6. 3rd period I’m a TA (Teacher’s Assistant) for Special Needs, and I LOVE them! They’re all so sweet. 5th I have Art with Mrs. H, and she is SOO nice! I find myself wanting more time for art class before 6th period. And 6th is Band…I love band so much! The worst part is warm-ups though; we do this Rubank Scale Sheet thing and we do the exact same lines EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Like, we’ve already mastered it AND band book #1, and Mr. T hasn’t moved us to book #2. Anyway, we also had a playing test a couple weeks ago and I think I did pretty good on it. J has been 3rd chair for awhile, and I can tell he’s itching to be 2nd or even 1st chair again. I can’t wait for our results to come in, but I’m nervous that I’m going to lose my 1st chair! I normally feel like this after a playing test…

Also, this Saturday is Solo/Ensemble!! Solo/Ensemble is LITERALLY for solos and ensemble performances (I mean, duh!) First chair flute R, my friend who also has scoliosis and is in Girl Scouts with me, along with 2nd chair clarinet D, signed up in late November to be a trio. We’re playing Cradle Song, AKA Away in a Manger (weird that we’re playing Christmas music in January, but Mr. T chose it for us).

Anyway, but we had our LAST practice together before that morning TODAY. I’m excited, but I’m really nervous too…I really want to do well on this! I don’t want to mess up on the places that Mr. S (new music teacher at our school this year and he helps band and choir as well) is telling me that I’m messing up on. I’m going to work on it though.

The options for awards are as follows: Bronze, Silver, Gold, & Gold with Distinction. It’s not a huge ensemble v.s. ensemble contest, its like our band contest in the spring but with solos/ensembles instead of the entire band. Multiple people could get Gold with Distinction. I’m hoping we get Gold with Distinction!

 

Wish me luck!

-Titanium Girl 😀