Argh...solos. The bane of my existence in any band. I just don't like doing them, mostly because I get nervous so easily. I start shaking so much that I go cross-eyed and my tone gets all shaky, too. It's not a pleasant feeling, but I'm expected to be good at solos, since I play alto sax and oboe. Sigh, why do I have to play the instruments with the most solos? The ones in Jazz Band are exceptionally nerve-wracking because I have to stand up, and all eyes and ears are on me. It's like a different world up there; I seem to lose all sense of beat and rhythm. My improv' solos are messy and I find it difficult to read my written solo from my stand (Why do I have to be so tall?). When I look down, I start seeing double, so I have to play with one eye open, and I probably look ridiculous. At least I have a whole summer to prepare for when I become 1st alto in Jazz Band. Although today, my teacher said, "It's the trombones' fault that we had to stop Bryan's wonderful solo." But I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not...
Speaking of music, I've noticed that my music downloads go in phases. I just went through an orchestral/instrumental phase, and now I seem to be in a dance music phase. I went from downloading "Oboe Quartet in F, K.V. 370" by Mozart to "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada. I'll probably end up going back to my usual instrumental music, though. I'll pretty much listen to anything, so I guess you could say that my musical interests are very varied. Although, I find certain songs VERY annoying, but perhaps I'll talk about that another day...
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That brings back memories from my first solo in 8th grade. I can totally relate with the whole "seeing doubles and "wanting to play with one eye" thing. And don't worry, you'll make Jazz Band amazing next year :)
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