"And I thought, be still my heart"
I'M IN LOVE!!!
and it's not what you think, heh.
*ahem*
I found the most amazing website, Virtual Sheet Music. All of the sheet music I could possibly want (classical) and for such a good price (like $35 a year, and you can download as much as you want) o.O...so I stole my dad's credit card and became a member! ^_^
I found the sheet music to Ballade in G Minor, by Chopin. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG. *shivers* It's the only song I can think of that makes me cry and laugh, and takes my breath away every time I listen to it. Martin Kasik!!! his version is the only one that does that to me. I don't know why, there's just something about his playing that, that...*sigh*
so I forced my parents to listen to it (and uh it's a rather long song). I don't think they quite appreciated it as much as I did...by minute 4 they were asking when it would end, and I guess it's understandable. But I'm not bored even for a second whenever I listen to that song. You should listen to the midi! It doesn't have the same effect as listening to Kasik play it...but nonetheless, here it is: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/MIDI/Chopin/Ballades1/01Ballade_Op!23_in_G_minor.mid
hmm so the sheet music to it is 15 pages long and it's just about impossible to play, but my teacher said she would help me tackle it, even if it takes a couple of years o.O lol.
I've decided my goal in life is to be able to play that song all the way through.
well...ok ONE of my goals in life.
WOW I can't believe how happy this has made me.
Ridiculously happy.
hmm so what else has been going on...been preparing for the ACT (yay I can't wait until Saturday, Anna!!!). ugh I *really* need to bring up my science score. it KILLED me last time. And for someone who wants to major in something science related, I need to be good at that kind of stuff o.O
I went to NHC two times this week. Monday, I played keyboard in the 600 hall, and I ended up sightreading out of a popular songs book (and i'm really awful at sightreading) and then out of a hymnal. A man came to my side and started singing some of the hymns. I was a little bit embarassed because he expected me to know alot of the songs and I didn't. His throat was hurting so he kept on apologizing because "his voice wasn't like it used to be", and of course he should not have apologized at all! He really sounded quite good.
After I finished playing, he told me about the church he used to go to and how beautiful it was. The conversation eventually took a very bad turn. he began: "But now I can't go to my church anymore. My children dumped me here and forgot about me. I hope that, if you ever have children, they never treat you like this. This place is worse than a prison. I can't get out to do anything. And I lost my wife about two weeks ago..."
By that point, I felt awful for him and I wasn't quite sure what to say. So I told him I was sorry and that I would come as often as possible and we would sing hymns again.
*sigh* so that kind of depressed me.
Today when I went to NHC, we took several of the residents shopping at the mall, and I met the sweetest lady! I pushed her wheelchair around JC Penny and Sears and we talked quite a bit. ^_^ I really enjoyed it, and I think she did too. At one point, she offered me 5 dollars and told me to buy something. I refused it and thanked her, but she looked so disappointed that I almost wish I had taken it ;_;
yep well that's enough rambling for now.
ciao
and it's not what you think, heh.
*ahem*
I found the most amazing website, Virtual Sheet Music. All of the sheet music I could possibly want (classical) and for such a good price (like $35 a year, and you can download as much as you want) o.O...so I stole my dad's credit card and became a member! ^_^
I found the sheet music to Ballade in G Minor, by Chopin. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG. *shivers* It's the only song I can think of that makes me cry and laugh, and takes my breath away every time I listen to it. Martin Kasik!!! his version is the only one that does that to me. I don't know why, there's just something about his playing that, that...*sigh*
so I forced my parents to listen to it (and uh it's a rather long song). I don't think they quite appreciated it as much as I did...by minute 4 they were asking when it would end, and I guess it's understandable. But I'm not bored even for a second whenever I listen to that song. You should listen to the midi! It doesn't have the same effect as listening to Kasik play it...but nonetheless, here it is: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/MIDI/Chopin/Ballades1/01Ballade_Op!23_in_G_minor.mid
hmm so the sheet music to it is 15 pages long and it's just about impossible to play, but my teacher said she would help me tackle it, even if it takes a couple of years o.O lol.
I've decided my goal in life is to be able to play that song all the way through.
well...ok ONE of my goals in life.
WOW I can't believe how happy this has made me.
Ridiculously happy.
hmm so what else has been going on...been preparing for the ACT (yay I can't wait until Saturday, Anna!!!). ugh I *really* need to bring up my science score. it KILLED me last time. And for someone who wants to major in something science related, I need to be good at that kind of stuff o.O
I went to NHC two times this week. Monday, I played keyboard in the 600 hall, and I ended up sightreading out of a popular songs book (and i'm really awful at sightreading) and then out of a hymnal. A man came to my side and started singing some of the hymns. I was a little bit embarassed because he expected me to know alot of the songs and I didn't. His throat was hurting so he kept on apologizing because "his voice wasn't like it used to be", and of course he should not have apologized at all! He really sounded quite good.
After I finished playing, he told me about the church he used to go to and how beautiful it was. The conversation eventually took a very bad turn. he began: "But now I can't go to my church anymore. My children dumped me here and forgot about me. I hope that, if you ever have children, they never treat you like this. This place is worse than a prison. I can't get out to do anything. And I lost my wife about two weeks ago..."
By that point, I felt awful for him and I wasn't quite sure what to say. So I told him I was sorry and that I would come as often as possible and we would sing hymns again.
*sigh* so that kind of depressed me.
Today when I went to NHC, we took several of the residents shopping at the mall, and I met the sweetest lady! I pushed her wheelchair around JC Penny and Sears and we talked quite a bit. ^_^ I really enjoyed it, and I think she did too. At one point, she offered me 5 dollars and told me to buy something. I refused it and thanked her, but she looked so disappointed that I almost wish I had taken it ;_;
yep well that's enough rambling for now.
ciao