No School!

The fact that I don't have to worry about anymore tests or assignments is an incredible feeling.  But, I still am getting ready to be a musician in the real world.  I am practicing Bartok Romanian Folk Dances arranged for viola and I am practicing Bach's Cello Suites arranged for viola.  Bartok shows virtuosity and I am working on becoming a professional musician.  Bach is essential in the music world, because the suites are the standard literature for auditions and recitals.  My goal is to learn all six suites, by the time I graduate college.  Some movements are harder than others and take more time to learn, but I am determined.  I am also determined to learn Walton's Viola Concerto.  Unfortunately, the viola literature is smaller than the cello and violin's.  There aren't many options to choose from in the viola world.  But, I have played around with some violin literature and laugh at myself everytime I play the reknown works.  But, more works for viola are being composed as I write this.  I can't wait to see the new compositions for viola in the future. 

My last day of High School

Yesterday, was my last day of high school.  It went by very quickly.  Each year goes by faster and faster.  It's scary.  It was surely an interesting day with firecrackers and frogs.  I will never forget my last day of high school.  Despite the chaos, lots of my great friends signed my yearbook and they wrote a lot of compliments.   It will feel weird not to eat lunch in the music hallway with them.  They are the greatest friends anybody can ever ask for.   I also learned how to use to new Brita filter in my school yesterday, ironically on the last day.  It was great after being outside in the heat for an hour how refreshing the water tasted.  It was clean and cold just as the description said on it.  I also took my last test ever in my district.  It was the greatest feeling!  Then I had the senior countdown.  It was great to hear all my fellow seniors outside, while I was in the library.  It meant it was my turn to count down the last ten seconds of high school.   My fellow seniors and I were all excited to spend the last seconds together, the way we started.  But, I feel I'm missing something everytime I think about high school such as: an assignment, homework, textbook, or a test.   Luckily, I remind myself I am completely done being a high school student.  But, the best is yet to come.  I have graduation and prom.  I am looking forward for both.