Csárdás is a hard piece to learn and play. I am having lots of troubles with it so far. I really don’t like doing harmonics and regular notes at the same time and there is a whole section like that but it is so pretty sounding. There also is a section with lots of double stops and one all in fifth position on the g string. Also Csárdás goes really fast. Even though it doesn’t sound like it I really like that piece.
Until later… Angelina aka pinkpaganini
Camp ended Friday and I was so sad. My concert Friday was amazing. All of my groups rocked it. All of my hard work and determination paid off. The Brandenburg concerto is a hard piece to play and others were struggling so I am proud of myself because I got my new part that Monday. My Mozart quartet was awesome. We stayed in time and I never sped up or slowed down. So all in all the concert was a success.
I can’t wait for my next camp now. My next camp is an intensive practice camp at Worcester Acedemy of Music. At that camp like the title we practice intensely a piece then have a performance for our families to enjoy. At that camp we don’t only perform a solo piece we do a chamber piece too (duet, trio, or quartet)
Today before I practiced violin I went to my school gym to train. Next year I am doing cross country so I need to train during the Summer. Today my class and I worked on our core and arm strength. It is definitely going to help me in many ways. It is going to help me sustain a steady pace running and my posture for violin.
Today I practiced hard. I went through my books with the metronome to stay in time and I also used my bow straight I bought a long time ago. A bow straight is supposed to train you to have you bow not to go on the fingerboard and to stay right between the bridge and the fingerboard. My 3-octave scales are definitely improving. I am finally getting most of the right notes and they are sounding like a scale. I also worked on my central district piece which is Csárdás composed by Vittorio Monti. It is a hard piece because it is played high up on the g string for the whole beginning section. This song is definitely stretching me beyond my limits but if I stay in my comfort zone I will never be the new Paganini, the pinkpaganini.
Day 1
Day 1 went well. In my first song the Brandenburg concerto I was flexible and switched parts so I play the oboe solo part instead of violin 2 ripieno. It is harder but I am always up to a challenge. I love baroque music so I really enjoy playing the Brandenburg. My other piece my Mozart quartet. This piece is fun. I really like this piece but it’s tough for me to keep the tempo steady but I can do it. I practiced so hard during my practice period and when I got home.
Day 2
Day 2 went way better than the first day. I played the Brandenburg way better than day 1. I got the fast parts clean sounding. I need to still work hard on dynamics and the bowings. In the Mozart I’m doing better on timing but I still need to work hard. Tonight is bowling so I have to practice tomorrow morning.
Until later…. Angelina
Summer camp is so fun. I love it. All of my coaches are great. My songs are sounding really good. Monday was our first day of session 1. Tuesday we went candlepin bowling for a field trip. It was so fun. Wednesday my songs were coming along so well. I couldn’t wait to perform them. My favorite piece I was going to perform was …and stars will appear by Roger Zahab. That is a quartet I’m performing. (For more information on Roger Zahab go to www.rogerzahab.net also on his website you can go to calendar and find July 10 and it will say that my group that performed …and stars will appear at Razo Hall.) I love that piece so much. It is a more modern style piece. The other piece I performed was a Corelli concerto. That piece is longer and is a larger group. We are also doing African drumming with Croccodile River music. It is a really fun way to work on rhythm. There are three types of drums we are using the djun djun, the djembe, and the caxixi we also are singing an African song. Wednesday we had a surprise frozen yogurt from woo berry. It was so good. Thursday we perfected all of our pieces for our concert on Friday. Friday was our concert. We all sounded amazing. I felt like I performed 100%. Friday we had shorter periods to run through our pieces then we had dress rehearsals with our groups at Razzo then the concert at 3:00. Everyone sounded great at the concert. I couldn’t even believe how much progress we all have made in just five days.
I will be posting the video of …and stars will appear later.
Until next time… Angelina
This is the banner that opened up the parade.
This was so cool to see. Scottish bagpipes are one of my many favorite instruments to listen to. They wer very good players. I loved there kilts too.
This was a group of really talented brass players. They were very well.
I was so amazed when I saw this float I never knew how talented accordion players are. They made it look so easy to play even though the instrument itself looks so complex. I was staring in awe when I heard them playing.
I love horses and I wish I could have one. They were so cute. There was one horse that was looking at me and I wanted to keep it as a pet.
Even though this isn’t music related it was so cool. They were unicyclist. They were doing tricks that I can’t even do on the ground.
I just had to upload this photo because there wasn’t just one accordion group but two.
This was my favorite of the many marching bands. They were so good. I have no clue how they can play and march at the same time.
Happy 4th of July everyone. I hope it’s a good one🗽🇺🇸❤️💙🎉
I am so excited for Monday. Monday is my first day at camp. It is going to be so fun. I have been practicing very hard and I am so ready for camp. I know practice makes better but I think I am pretty close to perfect on my own part. I have nailed my parts with the metronome but when I play with the group we all have to be in sink otherwise the whole piece is messed up.
Until later…. Angelina
I am so proud of my practicing today. I nailed it. While PYPO camp was going on I also practiced my next camp music so hard and now I can’t wait for my next camp. My songs I’m practicing include a Mozart string quartet, a Corelli concerto, a Brandenburg concerto, and another quartet composed by Roger Zahab. They are really fun to practice. I really enjoy practicing the Mozart quartet. I try to practice at least an hour and a half each day on my music plus an additional 30 minutes on my scales. I am trying to do the three octave scales and I am having a hard time getting my E major three octave scale down, it sounds squeaky but I am working hard to perfect it. The good news is most pieces don’t use the higher notes, at least most pieces I play now.
After I perform the pieces in the concert I will post one piece from the first week and one from the second. But I will keep you up to date on my practicing. I think the hard part will be to get my timing perfect when I play with the other campers, but I have the camp time to perfect that. For now, I will just keep plugging away with my own parts.
Until later…. Angelina
Day 5 was concert day. I was so excited for the concert. We prepared so much and we sounded amazing. Before the concert we ran through the concert twice then had a pizza party. It was fun and yummy 🍕. After lunch we ran through the concert one more time before the actual concert. The concert went very well. You could hardly tell we only rehearsed for only 5 days. My favorite song was probably Egmont Overture or Can Can. Every piece we performed sounded great. I will be posting some videos of my pieces soon.
Until later…. Angelina
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