Band

We had our last band concert tonight. It went really well, I was pretty pleased with how I played. I didn't have the same emotions as I did with the final concert last year though. I think that has to do with many factors. The fact that I would never again play with Phil or Brad, the fact that we had traveled together through foreign lands for 3 weeks, and had bonded, and the special kinship that develops with beautiful music. I don't know, we made beautiful music this semester too, but it just didn't have the same weight. We did not have a close enough relationship with each other and the music to create something like that. Nor did we have the experience of being forced to rely on our music in a place that was so different. I don't know, so that's that. I finally got a chance to listen to the Concert Band recording from our homecoming concert last June. It sounds so good. I really derive a lot of pride out of knowing that I contributed to such an amazing musical experience. It was fun to hear the trombones, and just remember what it was like both to play with them and play in Japan. So many memories. Anyways, I did not have a chance to talk to Kathleen at all today. That sort of disappointed me. I think the best way to cultivate a friendship is consistent contact. Meaning, my best friends are all the people that I saw every day, be it at school, in Japan, at church, etc, etc, etc. Oh well. I just have to keep everything in perspective. And I suppose I have to do a little soul searching. Why do I want to get to know her? Is it because I am genuinely interested in her, or because I just want an excuse to try to woo her? I need to stop thinking so much about it. Today, I had planned to get up at 8:30 and do homework and stuff. I actually slept through my alarm, and woke up at 10:30. Just in time to go to philosophy. The whole time, I had that song stuck in my head, "You can't always get what you want....." I was able to get my ear training done with some success. I sort of biffed a perfect 5th when I had to sing in class, but it was a hard melody. Man, ear training is really testing my devotion to music. I honestly don't know if I'm willing to take it next semester. It's just so hard for me. My mom came to the concert, which was fun. I swear, one of the most painful things you can do to yourself is tweeze nose hairs. I tweezed a couple today, and started tearing up. It's so painful. Anyways, in less than a week, Star Wars comes out on DVD. That will be good. Tomorrow, Benjamin is going to teach me to play oboe for his double reeds class. We'll see how this goes. I've never held an oboe in my life, much less played one. Man, I can't wait to go home for the weekend in two weeks. Just chill out a bit. I need some chill out time. Swing club tomorrow will help a bit.