I thought I was done. I wasn't.

Hey, if you're reading this, and you're in LAYO, and you started looking at that newest music for "Danse Negre", please don't freak out.  #1, that's for a performance WITH the Ohio Northern University Symphony.  So, advanced college level stuff, right?  Please don't freak out about it.  That piece is something we're going to be working on slowly.  #2, if you're a clarinet or a trumpet player, on all things holy, watch for the transposition!  Clarinet in A? How about Trumpet in F?!?  These tasks can be very daunting, no doubt.  When I was your age, I got scared of them too.  You'll get it.  Maybe you won't get EVERY single note, but you'll do well enough to fit in with a collegiate symphony.   

I have a very good friend, who happens to be a cellist, who says something like "the best players know when to play, and when to get out of the way".  As a symphony player, you don't have to get every single note perfect (unless you're in one of those major symphony orchestras.  Then, you do.) to be a positive contribution to the ensemble.  Should you try to at least get most of them?  Sure, absolutely.  But no one is perfect.  And a perfect performance?  That's rare.   And by perfect I mean EVERY note, dynamic, rest, bowing, articulation, accent/nuance, style, and following the cue of the conductor AND the lead of the concert master.  That's a lot to take into consideration.

OK, now that's I've gotten that stuff out of the way.  I also have ALL of the music uploaded.  In the words of TwoSet Violin, "go practice."  Again, Merry Christmas to all.  Happy New Year.  See you in January.