To walk a mile in my shoes (bring band-aids)

So it’s September now, actually, it has been for 9 1/2 days.. this leaves about 2 months until THE EXAM! *cue scary music*

My 7th grade Euphonium exam to be exact. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphonium

^^ explanation of a Eupho..

There are 8 grades in AMEB (no idea what it stands for) starting from 1 and progressing upwards. So 7 is a pretty big deal. I think I’m going to stop after this one, because as much as I love it, it’s terribly stressful and I really don’t want a career in music. For many reasons. Mainly because I reckon if it became my job I would grow to hate it, and I love music so much that I don’t ever want to feel that way. The other reason is that musicians don’t get paid much. And I’m planning on living a high maintenance lifestyle. I need my money.

Wow, way so sound like a selfish bitch wanting daddy’s credit card. But really, I’m not like that! Honest! I mean, sure, I came from money.. but we lost that about 5 years ago with dad’s medical stuff. So we moved up the coast and started a whole new life. The only thing I really brought with me was the eupho. Not technically, because it belonged to the school, but the interest in learning it. At the start of year 5, before we moved, my school made us all learn a brand new instrument (great experience, every school should do it). My best friend’s mum was the head of music so she let us choose what we wanted to play. My friend chose alto sax-and only quit it this year- and I, of course, chose the “one with the funny name”. Typical me, always wanting to be different, to be special. Well, now I am. Because that term I fell in love. This instrument became my baby, my special part of home that could pick me up, no matter what mood I was in. It still can. After having a shit day feeling sorry for myself, I pick up my brass and play a few tunes and suddenly feel bright, happy and bubbly. Or the most wonderful day in the world can get even better by a simple melody. It really is a beautiful instrument. Before I got braces, I could produce a lovely tone on it, but now I’m unsure of how it sounds. 

In 2008, I joined the local town youth band. The first person I met was a bubbly girl who came up to me and said “When I run for President, will you vote for me?” I then went into a short lecture about how we needed to become a republic first and how even if we did, we’re too backwards to fully accept that a woman could run the country. She then asked what instrument I played, it was the same. We were both eupho players. (This is really rare, there aren’t many of us out there and they’re mostly men, so to find two girls, the same age, in the same town playing the same uncommon instrument was a gold mine) And thus, we became friends. On all the tours we’ve been on, we always shared a room and did everything together, and as more people joined the band, the friendships expanded and now there are about a minibus of us crazys. She’s really one of my best friends, she’s seen me through break up’s, instrument smashes, food poisoning, family troubles etc. And I’ve done the same. She inspires me to be a better player too. The other members of the band are amazing. At school I’ve always kind of fitted in, but at band, I know I belong. No matter what. And we’ve become so big now! From about 15 players in 2008 to over 50 now in 2011, it’s incredible!! This month we’re doing a concert with James Morrison…http://www.jamesmorrison.com.au/ It’s going to be really really great. This guy is a legend. I kinda forgot where this post was going… 

Oh. Freaked out for the exam in November. Possibly going to fail, but very much hopefullly not. It’s 1am now… Nothing is making much sense often anymore. Ummm?