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Countdown to Recital Day

12/6/2012

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There are three days until my recital.  This recital is the result of a year and a half of study, practice, and frustration. Since starting my master's degree at Peabody, I have literally rebuilt my violin playing from the ground up.  My first lesson started with how to hold the violin and bow.  I'm not even kidding.  And now - now I'm giving my master's recital, which for the non-musicians out there is the musician's equivalent of a master's thesis.  It's kind of a big deal.

I did a practice performance of my program in my violin class this evening and listened to it, noting very carefully all the spots where my intonation could be a little better, figuring out what timings still need to be adjusted...but I found myself feeling something I haven't felt about my playing in a long time: pride, and joy.

I know my music is far from perfect.  I know that I will never be completely satisfied with it.  But I'm really happy with the work I've done, and I can't wait to share it with the world on Sunday afternoon.  I've cut and pasted a few little clips of it in this post as a "preview" for you all.

My recital is this Sunday, December 9, at 3:30 pm in Griswold Hall at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.  I hope you can all be there!
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