Judgement Day is fast approaching
No, I'm not talking about biblical apocalypse. The Region Band Tryouts for 2009 are coming in 9 days. It's been on my mind a ton lately. It became important to me pretty quickly, and depending on how it goes it may or may not stay that way. The past three years have been ridiculous. More work was put in than what I was rewarded with. I deserved a higher chair my Junior year, and perhaps maybe even my Sophomore year.
All I know is my Junior year, results were a total joke. I'm going in this year and showing the judges and the opponents that I should, without a doubt, be first, second, third, fourth, or even fifth chair, and that I've got what it takes to back it up.
I just wish I wasn't so mental about things. I made one mistake while playing my etude in class today, and it affected me throughout the rest of it. Nerves. Bah, Region Tryouts don't prove much. They really only prove who can play best under pressure. When you're in a concert band setting, you're not under nearly as much pressure. Regardless, I want to do good. I want to show everyone I'm more than they think I can be. Heck, I may even do good at area if I try hard enough. I just want to prove that I can be better than anyone thinks I can be.
My goals:
- Beat Josh Walker
- Place Top 5
- Beat Hannah
- Beat Katy
So in order to beat the two Abilene High kids and Hannah, I have to have the best possible tone and be able to play the etudes accurately and strictly to tempo. I plan on accomplishing this, and there's nothing on this earth that can hold me back from trying my absolute best while under pressure. I'm not going home settling for making region, I'm going home triumphant because I accomplished my goals.
All I know is my Junior year, results were a total joke. I'm going in this year and showing the judges and the opponents that I should, without a doubt, be first, second, third, fourth, or even fifth chair, and that I've got what it takes to back it up.
I just wish I wasn't so mental about things. I made one mistake while playing my etude in class today, and it affected me throughout the rest of it. Nerves. Bah, Region Tryouts don't prove much. They really only prove who can play best under pressure. When you're in a concert band setting, you're not under nearly as much pressure. Regardless, I want to do good. I want to show everyone I'm more than they think I can be. Heck, I may even do good at area if I try hard enough. I just want to prove that I can be better than anyone thinks I can be.
My goals:
- Beat Josh Walker
- Place Top 5
- Beat Hannah
- Beat Katy
So in order to beat the two Abilene High kids and Hannah, I have to have the best possible tone and be able to play the etudes accurately and strictly to tempo. I plan on accomplishing this, and there's nothing on this earth that can hold me back from trying my absolute best while under pressure. I'm not going home settling for making region, I'm going home triumphant because I accomplished my goals.
No prisoners!
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