Admittedly, though, I have been doing a lot of things. I'll give you a quick rundown of my past couple of months!
In July, I went down to South Australia. To Adelaide! I went down for South Australian Music Camp, which went really well. I loved going down, as well, because I saw some of my best friends. It was disappointing that I could only be down for a week, but that's life sometimes!
My next big trip was in August. I went down to Sydney for a workshop with the AOBO (Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra). That was a lot of fun, we had a tour around the opera centre, and played in the Opera House! I learnt quite a lot about the process of putting on an opera, it's quite fascinating!
I also saw some of my close friends, and made more friends while I was there! It was amazing! Again, I was only down for a week, but it seemed like longer, and I saw more people, as I stayed at Campion College, where all my friends are. Also, in Adelaide I only had one full free day, in Sydney I had two, and the workshop days were only half-days.
Last Sunday, I had a big thing happen. I performed a solo-duet, with a soprano, and with an orchestra behind me! We played 'Totem in Corde Langueo' by Franz Schubert.
It went really well, and everybody loved hearing myself and my fellow soloist play/sing!
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| I also wore a bowtie! |
Another thing that happened was that I played in a concert at my local conservatorium. The Sinfonia ensemble, which I am in, played with a guitarist by the name of Bruce Mathiske. It was an awesome, and very educational, experience!
Last thing, I received my result for my Grade 8 AMEB Clarinet exam. I received a B, which I am quite happy with! That's a good result, considering I was sitting the highest numbered grade!
Anywho, that's the major things that have been happening in my musical life!
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It sounds like you've been very busy indeed. Congratulations on the awesome result for your 8th grade exam. You must be so pleased with that. I'm doing my 8th grade piano exam later this year, and I'll be very pleased if I can do anywhere near as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Imogen,
DeleteThank you! I am very pleased with it. Although, the best bit is that I'll never have to play scales for a Clarinet AMEB exam again!
Awesome, I wish you the best of luck for your upcoming exam!
Grade 8 exam! Impressive. Do you mean there are no higher levels?
ReplyDeleteJust awarded you:)
http://sevenlittleaustralians.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/ive-been-awarded-twice.html
Hi Erin,
DeleteThere are higher levers: Such as the Certificate in Performance, AMus (Associate in Music), The Licentiate Diploma in Music, Australia (LMusA), and such levels: Grade 8 is just the highest numbered grade. I'm really looking forward to future exams, because I won't have to prepare technical work and scales, and can work more on my performance of my pieces.
Thank you so much for the award! I'll start typing that up now! :)
Congratulations on you're exam:) I really want to learn the clarinet, but I'm already playing the piano and guitar.
ReplyDeleteKat//(Almost) Completely Mad
Hi Kat,
DeleteThanks! :) Clarinet is certainly an awesome instrument to learn - but so is piano, and guitar can be amazing. That's great that you play them both! I am teaching myself piano, but am hopeless at the guitar, haha.
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Helena