Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.

The Weekender:
This weekend, my last weekend of freedom before BOA takes over my life for the next five weeks, was a concert weekend. I wanted to make sure that I was playing, but not playing too much. On Friday, Anna and I were able to go see Guys and Dolls with the ISO. The box office was unaware of our free tickets and thought it was a scam. We still got our free tickets; however, they weren't the greatest seats. It was still a phenomenal show! Saturday, I was able to attend both the Choral concert and the Jazz concert. Both were great. I was especially impressed by some of the new pieces that the Choirs were singing, including a Nocturne that featured a small percussion ensemble and a new Morton Lauridsen piece. The Jazz concert was also great. They played two charts that I had played with my jazz ensemble in high school. Sunday was the WE concert. I was worried about the concert because of the ensemble's lack of preparedness, but we all came to perform on Sunday. Music for Prague and Mosaico both went fairly well. I was especially nervous because this was the first time that my parents had heard the ensemble. Ok now to my practicing:

Friday
4:00 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 3
Shenandoah - 2
Flexis - 5
Scales - 5
Pottag - 5
Kopp - 5
Beethoven - 5
Fantasy - 5
Morceau - 15
Warm Down - 5

Saturday
12:00 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 3
Shenandoah - 2
Flexis - 5
Scales - 5
Alph - 5
Kopp - 5
Beethoven - 5
Fantasy - 10
Morceau - 10
Warm Down - 5

Sunday
8:00 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 3
Shenandoah - 2
Flexis - 5
Scales - 5
Pottag - 5
Kopp - 5
Beethoven - 5
Persichetti - 5
Harrison's Dream - 5
Morceau - 10
Warm Down - 5

Monday
9:00 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 3
Shenandoah - 2
Flexis - 5
Scales - 5
Pottag - 5
Kopp - 5
Beethoven - 5
Fantasy - 5
Morceau - 15
Warm Down - 5

Tuesday
4:15 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 3
Shenandoah - 2
Flexis - 5
Scales - 5
Alph - 5
Kopp - 5
Beethoven - 5
Polka and Fugue - 10
Morceau - 10
Warm Down - 5

9:10 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 3
Gabriel's Oboe - 2
Flexis - 5
Scales - 5
Pottag - 5
Kopp - 5
Beethoven - 10
Fantasy - 15
Warm Down - 5

While I did not get to practice that much over the weekend, it was enough to keep me warm and ready for the concert. Fantasy is going very well and the only thing I need to work on is getting the last section up to tempo. Morceau is also going well, but the phrasing in the 2nd and 3rd movements is not as developed as the first. I am very excited for tomorrow. I can't wait for my lesson, but more importantly the end of classes for the week.

Quote: Gottfried Leibniz