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June 30, 2006
Round Hill Games
I am getting ready to participate in my first competition tomorrow at the Round Hill Games in Norwalk Conecticutt. In getting ready for this year, I took some lessons with Nancy Tunnicliffe. She gave me a 2/4 march and helped me get started. Shortly after that, she had a family emergency and has not been back to Eastern Massachusetts. I haven't been able to have a lesson since then. So while I've had a couple of great lessons, she's never heard me play this piece on the pipes. I feel like I'm not ready for this competition as it is my first one ever. I'm sure I will be fine though. I know where I am making mistakes.
I just really don't know what to expect. There are 27 people competing in my grade and category. I just have to look at this one as getting my feet wet.
When I looked at the EUSPBA available categories for my grade (IV Sr) There are several including 2/4 march, slow march, 6/8 and piob. Almost every competition only holds the 2/4 and the piob for IV Sr. It looks like I will only get one shot at playing the slow march and 6/8 this year. I don't even have a piob to play, much less know how to play one at all. I really need a teacher for that, and well, mine's not available. I may have to wait until next year to do piob at all.
So tonight, after playing for a 6:45 birthday party, I have to get in the car and drive down to Norwalk and stay over night so I can be there in time in the morning for registration.
The band is also competing in Grade V competition. We sound pretty good, but I think there are 15 bands competing in our grade. This will only be our second competition since last fall, which was a real eye opener. Our drum section has cleaned things up and we've compacted it a little, no extra drums.
More to come tomorrow night. . .
Posted by amy at June 30, 2006 1:14 PM
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