This week I submitted my midterm which consisted of a small performance of “The Scientist” as well as my Musical Growth Journal. I am having tremendous difficulty uploading my midterm for some reason. So stay tuned for that addition. Below you will find some pictures of my Musical Growth Journal. Some of the pages may […]

This week we began learning how to read music is class. It turns out that there is EVEN MORE to learn that I didn’t realize existed! We were given some practice worksheets to take home, and I feel even more lost. I am really going to have to spend some time learning this skill. I […]

This week I have noticed that while I seem to have more of my finger placement down, I am not familiar with the notes. One of my goals for this semester was to learn to read music, so I thought that writing them out in a few different ways may help me! This is what […]

Oh man, what a week it’s been! I had spent a lot of time practicing the first few parts of The Scientist by Coldplay and am beginning to notice quite a bit of improvement! A classmate of mine brought in his cello to play, and I found that the strings felt closer to the fingerboard than mine.  […]

WOW! What an interesting week it has been! I was able to pick up my Cello rental from Long and McQuade last Thursday and have begun experimenting with its sounds. I was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful and handsome it is even when playing just open strings!  After playing around for some time, I decided […]

I grew up relatively unconventionally from my peers being raised by a single father, living with my grandparents, and having a lot of freedom to explore the outdoors as a child. Coming from a single-family income and playing high level soccer meant that my dad worked evenings and weekends. I learnt a lot about what […]