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!
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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