Piano Jury

Tomorrow (Saturday) is my very first Piano Jury. I will go before a board of piano professors who will grade/judge me on my ability to perform three classical pieces (one from memory), various scales I have studied throughout the semester (major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor) and arpeggios that I have covered. This is exciting, yet nerve racking at the same time. I have played the piano for nearly seven years, but this is the first classical training I have ever had.

I am used to playing hymn arrangements and anthems for church. Not Beethoven's works, or various Etudes by many great composers. This is helping me to become a more well-rounded musician, and it is different
- but I like it.

Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I know I did! Our family always goes to my grandmother's house for lunch and she always cooks TONS of food. There were eleven of us at her house for lunch, and she cooked five desserts. FIVE! And that's only the beginning!

On Friday I got up early to do the annual Christmas shopping trip. I rolled out of bed around six a.m. and headed to Asheville to fight the crowds.

Over break I had a paper to write for World Lit, a project to work on for Religion and Culture, two tests to study for (in Business Communications and Social Psychology), and music to practice for my Piano Juries which are this coming weekend. I wrote the paper, and have taken the tests - the presentation for my project is Friday, and my Juries are Saturday. On Saturday I will have to begin preparing for my much dreaded Final Exams, which are next week.

. . . .But there is a light at the end of the tunnel!! After I take my last final exam on Thursday, I will not have to go to school for nearly an entirely month! Our vacation is from December 12 until January 8. Now that is a vacation I can live with!! No homework to worry with, no papers to write, or presentations to spend hours on! Just free time - something I am not used to! It's gonna be great.