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I went to orchestra last night. It was really nice to play with a group again - it's been over two years since I've done so. The rest of the orchestra seems pretty good, and there are more people in it than I thought there would be, and than I think Jim thought there would be. I'm not entirely pleased with seating, but I'm not taking it for credit, and I guess I understand the whole "mix it up so the not-so-good people can sit with experienced players thing." But still...I know my stand partner isn't very experienced, but I didn't realize it would be to the point where I had to explain that an F flat is the same as an E natural, and then write in the note names in a section for her. We were looking at that same section, and she asked me what the G flat sounded like - it's on the E string waaaay up in sixth position. I couldn't hear well enough to find it for her, so I played her one in first position (an octave down) and told her to imagine it up an octave. She had no idea how to do that. How do you play violin if you can't figure out the right pitch?! It's not like piano where you press the key and tada! that's the note. The music we're playing seems pretty good, even though I had to sight read it ALL for the first time last night. I think I'm the only violinist ever who has never played Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. I somehow skipped past that, and it's putting me at a disadvantage right now. It's easy enough, I just need to be able to look at it for more than 15 seconds before playing it. The one piece I don't really like is Barber's Adagio (it was in the Elephant Man movie). It's very pretty, but it's veeeeeery sloooooow. It's like musical music - the notes are very easy (but 5 flats!), but the timing is all weird and you have to count like crazy and everyone keeps getting off. The notes are so long that I get bored or start daydreaming and lose my place, or get bored and start accidentally playing along with the firsts, who have a wee bit more interesting part. But we're playing Vivaldi's Winter, so that makes up for the Barber. Anyway, aside from the seating thing (because I'm definitely better than the girl who's first chair of the seconds), and my clueless stand partner, and the Barber, it was fun.
I really like Jimmy's class. I don't know if I really understand it, but I like him, and he makes the class fun. Today was easy - just discussion and learning about the rules that make a language. We're supposed to read from the green book for Thursday, except it isn't in at the bookstore yet. Hrmmm...
I don't really like regular ASL class anymore. They were my favorite until last semester. Now I just get bored or fed up with the other people in the class who require clarification on every little detail, don't understand what's going on, cannot sign (clearly), and/or don't make the effort.
Tonight I helped Allison work on her jumps for dance, and the little routine thing we're supposed to remember for tomorrow. Neither of us can remember the whole thing, but hey, we tried. Her jumps have improved a bit at least.
I really do not like the RA on this end of the hall. She is not effective at all. People were noisy until midnight, including her - her door has been open all night, with the tv on and people going in and out and talking loudly. I can't decide if I should go out there and tell them to shut up. Everytime I do, people look at me weird - "You're supposed to be deaf." They interpret hoh/deafness as "hey, we can be loud and not bother her, and if she complains, she's only trying to bother us", instead of "if the deaf/hoh girl can hear you, it means you're way too loud, even if no one else has complained!" *grumble*