Practice

So I ended up going to practice last night. Me and my girlfriend were supposed to go and do something, but since that didn't happen I figured I might as well be somewhat productive last night. I only practiced for about an hour, but things were definitely going well. I am confident it has everything to do with the long tones I did earlier that day. My tone and my notes were really open and high notes were not strained at all. I actually stopped a few times because something was so damn beautiful I had to make sure it wasn't a fluke accident.

I am currently working on music for a summer music festival called Brevard. It is in Brevard, North Carolina and is a 2 month program during the summer. I feel if I make it in, that would be my big break. Only problem is I have to make it in. I am working on Reinhold Gliere's Horn concerto in B flat which is a beast of a piece because of the length and how technical the movements are. It makes up for the technical aspect in the beauty of the progressions and such. If I can get it where I need it to be, then I will compete in the concerto competition, but I don't know if I would be able to endure the whole piece (25 minutes long).

I really hope David comes through with the lessons with Rachel from the North Carolina Symphony. If I am to make it into Juilliard or Eastman, or any other good school for that matter, I must be prepared to work double hard to become a solid player.

The Imani winds, an African American woodwind quintet, is coming to play at ECU in March and I am going to play for the horn play Jeff Scott. This may be a little hopeful, but I am wishing he would see something in me and be able to get me some connects in New York. I will play with all of my heart and soul like this is my big break, because I feel it actually is. I wouldn't mind winning the Andrew McAfree Mock Audition either. That would be a few accolades that I would put in my applications to different schools.

It is current;y 7:39 am on Saturday, January 16, and I want to practice. I was told that I must feed my soul with the things in which I want to be when I get to career destination. With God on my side, I honestly feel like I will make it. Cause y'all, he watches over me.

Off to Live,

Deron