Sunday, August 29, 2010

Bands

Just some bands and artists I like to listen to:
Aj Rafael
Tae Yang
Relient K
Big Bang
Colpdlay
Death Cab for Cutie
The Fray
Green Day
Mayday Parade
MGMT
Muse
Nevertheless
Nirvana
OneRepublic
Stereo Skyline
Super Junior
This Century
Tom Petty
U2
Vangelis
Yiruma

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Start of School Year 2010

Its two weeks until school starts. I've been playing tennis all summer. Tryouts last week and I made jv1, which is great. Hopefully I don't lose my place to challenges, because I'm already second to last in the group. I'm challenging somebody later today.I'm excited for school, no doubt. It's my freshman year.

I've been doing stuff with music all summer, too. It's all been by myself, except for the few times Devin has come over and we've jammed together, but we never get much done. I've tried covering a few songs, which I'm absent-mindedly working on, and I've managed to maintain memory of most of my previous songs. Say that ten times fast. The two songs that I've learned this summer are Pachelbel's Canon and Sonatina in a minor, but I don't remember who that's by. they're fun, even though they're both very classical. I can't wait to get back to taking lessons and focus on some composing and improvisation.

If you're not familiar with the name Van Cliburn, you should look it up. He's my role model for piano, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who looks up to him. He changed the world with his charm and piano skills, and he's from Texas. That's something I could only dream of.

if you read this, thank you, I hope it was worth your while. I'll post again, sometime.