Bad day...
I haven't updated since I have come to Uni but it can all be summed up by saying it has been great and amazing.
At least up until today...
Today has been the shitest day I have had in a long time. I had to get up early'ish to go to a Foundation Music lecture which was actually quite good. Alas I woke up feeling a bit crap with a head cold and sore throat.
Then came the worst bit, I had a euphonium lesson (which I was looking foward to) with a techer called David Childs, look him up on the net if you are wondering how famous he is (the answer is extremely). Anyway he basically undermined me, said I wasn't doing enough practice and just ripped into me for everything to the degree where I was almost ready to just walk out on him. I did however continue (still feeling ill which was affecting my playing) and right up to the end he kept slagging me off.
I'm not sure whether it was an attempt at a sort of touch love motivation but all he has suceeded in doing is put me off the euphonium (of course I will have to continue to play, I am doing a four year course on it) but now when I just look at the instrument I feel awful and shitty.
Hopefully this will pass and next week he wont be so harsh, but he has left me feeling on the verge of depression (at least at the end of the lesson, feel quite a bit more happy now) and has put me off practicing.
I now want to move onto Tuba!
I'm done, now to get some sleep and hope I feel better and full of life ready for brass band practice tomorrow as well as at least 2 more hours practice on my own.
At least up until today...
Today has been the shitest day I have had in a long time. I had to get up early'ish to go to a Foundation Music lecture which was actually quite good. Alas I woke up feeling a bit crap with a head cold and sore throat.
Then came the worst bit, I had a euphonium lesson (which I was looking foward to) with a techer called David Childs, look him up on the net if you are wondering how famous he is (the answer is extremely). Anyway he basically undermined me, said I wasn't doing enough practice and just ripped into me for everything to the degree where I was almost ready to just walk out on him. I did however continue (still feeling ill which was affecting my playing) and right up to the end he kept slagging me off.
I'm not sure whether it was an attempt at a sort of touch love motivation but all he has suceeded in doing is put me off the euphonium (of course I will have to continue to play, I am doing a four year course on it) but now when I just look at the instrument I feel awful and shitty.
Hopefully this will pass and next week he wont be so harsh, but he has left me feeling on the verge of depression (at least at the end of the lesson, feel quite a bit more happy now) and has put me off practicing.
I now want to move onto Tuba!
I'm done, now to get some sleep and hope I feel better and full of life ready for brass band practice tomorrow as well as at least 2 more hours practice on my own.