so now with my juries finished (i think i did well :D) i have only one last performance, tonight 7:30-9 at K300 on PCC. I, along with my piano partner Wei, will be performing the ballet from petite suite by debussy on piano. it should be great. i will be video taping it so expect a video soon. well better get to practicing.
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Juries

June 8, 2007 in All, Art, Classical, Movies, Music | 3 comments |

Well tomorrow is my piano jury. im pretty nervous, but im sure ill do fine.
i watched a movie today. “City of god” its about a boy who grows up in the slums of rio de janeiro. its an amazing movie, but very difficult to watch. it is most definatly for a mature audience.
i cant wait till im done with school…
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Mazurkas and Marimbas

June 5, 2007 in All, Art, Artists, Classical, Genres, Music, Websites | 3 comments |

so today i had my final performance for my piano performance class. i played “mazurka Op. 17 No. 4″ by F. Chopin. i didnt do as well as i had hoped, but not as bad as it could have been. i think most of my mistakes were caused by the fact the i didnt try out that piano before i played. i had no idea how the keys would feel, how sensitive the pedal was, how the piano and room sounded, etc. some of the comments i got were “the pedal was blurry” and “the left had didnt have enough dynamics” and “tuck in your shirt”. i hope itll be all polished by juries.
i also went to a marimba performance today. i was walking into school when i saw robin, my latin percusion sub. he asked me if i wanted to come so i said sure. well, it was absolutely amazing. i talked to the girl who performed after and she was really cool and nice (not to mention and amazing marimbist). if you are not familiar with this instrument, i advise you to check out her site:
http://www.takadanaoko.com
listen to some of the samples she has there. my next performances are friday and saturday im pretty nervous. wish me luck!
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