Wednesday, March 15, 2006
New Mandolin
My mom sent me new mandolin on Friday! It sounds funny but it is the nicest gift she ever gave me I think...next to life...I don't mean to belittle life, but this thing is awesome! It has an amplifier so I can bother the kids and neighbors with my playing. She also sent a tuner, which makes tuning 8 strings a lot easier. I have been playing the fiddle for a couple of months now and maybe she just thought I sounded crappy... or maybe Julie begged her to change my instrument!hahaha, actully I am pretty sure she just wanted to give me something nice. I am really please and have already learned a couple of songs. Nothing to fancy, and I am not really that good (of course), but I am having a lot of fun. I hope that I can take lessons soon. I don't really even know if I am playing it right. Anyway it was just the thing I needed. I have been a little down lately. Research seems to be taking a backseat these days and I don't like that because it means I am no closer to graduation and no closer to solutions. Hopefully with the second half of the semester coming up I will gain some momentum and get in a grove...being a TA isn't as easy as I thought it would be, but I am enjoying it.
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I tried to play the piano the other day; it was so much work I got tired and had to go to sleep. Seriously. I had forgotten how much brain power it takes to work a musical instrument and keep the notes, timing, and dynamics in mind at the same time. The only real solution for me is to memorize everything, so I don't have to think about notes or timing any more, but can focus on the more abstract things like dynamics.
Any, cool about the mandolin.
--jw
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