Howdy everyone. Ok, so I lied about posting a lot when Kate was gone. I really didn't go online that much. Nothing much has been going on in the music world for me. Well not just nothing.
I've been pondering. I was talking to Kate (my girlfriend) and I've come to the conclusion that I have a slight fear this semester. I'm taking two music classes with actual music majors.
I fear seeing what I was.
I fear denying my gift of music, denying the potential to go far with it.
I fear a repeat of what happened.
But I must swallow this fear. But I still have that fear.
Another thing I've been pondering.
Does Jesus have a bloodline?
How can you make a pain reliever that is also a pain blocker? Don't you do more damage? The whole point of pain is to tell your body something's wrong...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Buddy Guy
There's no show tonight at the workplace. That's fine with me because there are 27 shows in August. Yeah...27, with 4 doubles and 5 mandatory shows. My jaw is hurting very badly tonight. I have intense amounts of pain every so often. I only got to play trumpet for 15 minutes (I actually timed myself today). Musical Boot Camp is moving along in the playing department and the physical department. I really need to focus on (re)learning my bass clef and minor scales again...well the circle of fifths. I can't remember a class I took two months ago, how can I expect myself to remember something I knew cold back in sept.?
i'm waiting on my girlfriend to call me from Disney. She let me take her Rock Guitar For Dummies for the week. I like the fact that it is full of some useful infomation, however I'm not too pleased with the author's lack of music history knowledge. In fact he states that rock guitar has no history what so ever...umm how about Chuck Berry? Helllooooo? The beatles?? Hellooooo? Nirvana? HEELLLLLO???
Then he said that (rock) guitar is not the instrument to play if one wants acceptance in the musical world. I'm telling you now, the majority of music students I know are guitar students. Rock guitar, classical guitar, folk guitar, whatever guitar...it is an accepted instrument. However yes classical is probably the music to play if one wants to be accepted (well...in my case...at a certain college that will remain unnamed...who shunned me as soon as they laid eyes on my small, weary, trumpet playing body.) So what if I wasn't psychotic as one girl who beat herself up over every missed note? So what if I had no clue about Bach or Haydn? I learned...but I prefer jazz and rock over classical. Do I consider myself as a musician? Then, yes I did....now? Let me get back to you on that in a few years.
i'm waiting on my girlfriend to call me from Disney. She let me take her Rock Guitar For Dummies for the week. I like the fact that it is full of some useful infomation, however I'm not too pleased with the author's lack of music history knowledge. In fact he states that rock guitar has no history what so ever...umm how about Chuck Berry? Helllooooo? The beatles?? Hellooooo? Nirvana? HEELLLLLO???
Then he said that (rock) guitar is not the instrument to play if one wants acceptance in the musical world. I'm telling you now, the majority of music students I know are guitar students. Rock guitar, classical guitar, folk guitar, whatever guitar...it is an accepted instrument. However yes classical is probably the music to play if one wants to be accepted (well...in my case...at a certain college that will remain unnamed...who shunned me as soon as they laid eyes on my small, weary, trumpet playing body.) So what if I wasn't psychotic as one girl who beat herself up over every missed note? So what if I had no clue about Bach or Haydn? I learned...but I prefer jazz and rock over classical. Do I consider myself as a musician? Then, yes I did....now? Let me get back to you on that in a few years.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Johnny Mathis
The title of this post refers to who's performign tonight at my workplace. I can't wait (yes I'm being sarcastic). I like my job. I do. I get to see a ton of concerts every year and I get to feel powerful because I am the only one who can guide a drunk person safely back to their seat. But that's the thing. It's like that song of Alanis Morissette "I'm young and underpaid." I'm glad that I work in a place where I can listen to music and sit back sometimes, but other times I'm just sick of the bullshit that happens.
Sometimes I think I want to quit, which is funny because my girlfriend is the one that wants out. She hates putting up with the bullshit. Sometimes I think I want to re apply to the local music store and take a steady gig there. I honestly don't know. I like these hours but I hate the hardship of the place. Plus it fucks up my body as it recovers. I can't sleep normally because I'm up at the weirdest times and sleeping on the others. it's July and I haven't been to the beach yet. Ok that pisses me off but I'm so tired and so sore afterwards. Hmm...
Well the girlfriend is heading to Disney this week. I'm probably going to be posting a LOT about music because I just took some of her books on guitar playing and writing my own stuff. I can also sit back and get back on track with my trumpet playing again. I had to take a short hiatus this week because the girlfriend was sick. I have been at her house almost everyday this past week.
And I got my report card in the mail today. 3.9 GPA and I got A's in my 3 music classes (Developement of Western Music, Jazz History-50s, 60, 70s, and Jazz Theory).
Sometimes I think I want to quit, which is funny because my girlfriend is the one that wants out. She hates putting up with the bullshit. Sometimes I think I want to re apply to the local music store and take a steady gig there. I honestly don't know. I like these hours but I hate the hardship of the place. Plus it fucks up my body as it recovers. I can't sleep normally because I'm up at the weirdest times and sleeping on the others. it's July and I haven't been to the beach yet. Ok that pisses me off but I'm so tired and so sore afterwards. Hmm...
Well the girlfriend is heading to Disney this week. I'm probably going to be posting a LOT about music because I just took some of her books on guitar playing and writing my own stuff. I can also sit back and get back on track with my trumpet playing again. I had to take a short hiatus this week because the girlfriend was sick. I have been at her house almost everyday this past week.
And I got my report card in the mail today. 3.9 GPA and I got A's in my 3 music classes (Developement of Western Music, Jazz History-50s, 60, 70s, and Jazz Theory).
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
I headed over to the girlfriend's yesterday to try and record/write music. Never happened. We ended up entertaining her sister for hours and then I had to play with Buddy her 10 month old puppy (That's half the size of me). Bud loves it when I come over because I'm the only one that actually plays with him (sans my girlfriend who calls him "her brother") He was extra whiney yesterday, being a pain in the butt...yet in the end he won me over with his innocent act. We like to play catch and play with the tennis balls. You bounce them and he hops and grabs them with his mouth. Then he likes his doggie massage.
Later in the evening, I had to chance to play on her keyboard. I had so much fun fooling around with the sounds and the beats. I ended up playing a shitload of jazz music on the keyboard. Kate looked at me and literally screamed out "YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE KEYBOARD AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME?"
I honestly...do not know how to play it completely. I can't do that bass thing with the left hand. I can however play the lead with the right (while holding down the root with the left hand). I had a nice groove going on with some beats. It was pretty awesome. I almost walked out of her house with her keyboard. I would look funny on the bus with a guitar anda keyboard in hand...but hey I've seen weirder stuff.
I figured out my music textbook problem. I'm taking theory one and I actually own the books needed (thanks to that nightmare I lived last sept.) the only problem I was having was the fact that I had to hand in several pages. I honestly did want to shovel out 66 bucks for a brand new textbook when I have it (and its missing like 5 pages). I was going to wait and photocopy or ask my professor for copies when my mom told me she'll interlibrary loan the requests and I'll the pages lawfully and in time for the semester. That's like 120 bucks I save. I'm so excited bout that.
Ok, well not really excited...I love summer. I love any kind of vacation. Hence why I want to be a teacher....paid vacations...hahaha
Later in the evening, I had to chance to play on her keyboard. I had so much fun fooling around with the sounds and the beats. I ended up playing a shitload of jazz music on the keyboard. Kate looked at me and literally screamed out "YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE KEYBOARD AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME?"
I honestly...do not know how to play it completely. I can't do that bass thing with the left hand. I can however play the lead with the right (while holding down the root with the left hand). I had a nice groove going on with some beats. It was pretty awesome. I almost walked out of her house with her keyboard. I would look funny on the bus with a guitar anda keyboard in hand...but hey I've seen weirder stuff.
I figured out my music textbook problem. I'm taking theory one and I actually own the books needed (thanks to that nightmare I lived last sept.) the only problem I was having was the fact that I had to hand in several pages. I honestly did want to shovel out 66 bucks for a brand new textbook when I have it (and its missing like 5 pages). I was going to wait and photocopy or ask my professor for copies when my mom told me she'll interlibrary loan the requests and I'll the pages lawfully and in time for the semester. That's like 120 bucks I save. I'm so excited bout that.
Ok, well not really excited...I love summer. I love any kind of vacation. Hence why I want to be a teacher....paid vacations...hahaha
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