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Hey!!! So yea I finished SCV winterguard auditions last weekend. They were crazy hard again, but a lot of fun at the same time. Some how I managed to throw a 5 on rifle, which was amazing for me. I also had a lot easier time with dance this weekend. The flag was still crazy hard for me though. They were having us throw doubles with our left hand on flag, and until the previous weekend I had never had to do anything on my left hand on flag. That was really hard.
Unfortunately I didn't make it though. They were really positive to me about it, so I didn't feel as bad. I also knew when I first went that a lot of those people were much more advanced than me. The directors pretty much told me that I had good work ethic, potential, and to come back next year and I would they would most likely be like yea we want you. They also recommended me to Raiders, which is an Independent Open Class Guard. The lady who instructs the dance portion for Vanguard also does Raiders, so she called their director he called me and now I'm going to go check out Raiders tomorrow night. I'm excited, but kind of nervous. The people in Raiders are more around my age, but yea it is still a group that I dont know. The vanguard directors made it seem like I would do a really good job there though, so we'll see.
Outside of winterguards...
School is going alright. I'm not really in love with any of my classes though, which makes me kind of sad. Chem is really hard, and I'm afraid that I didn't do so well on Monday's exam. Japanese is going pretty well Idid decent on the first couple of quizzes and on the midterm. I just need to keep it up, and hopefully I'll receive an A. Asian Religions is well interesting. The teacher is Chinese and English is definitely his second language, so he pronounces some words a little funny and enunciates almost everything. We only have two tests in there the entire quarter and they are our only grades, so I'm kind of nervous because if I mess one up I'm screwed.
Orchestra is going pretty well. None of the pieces are that hard, but they are challenging enough to be interesting. Unfortunately, I'm not able to get flute lessons this quarter. I wasn't aware of the sign up deadline until it was too late and they are too expensive to take otherwise. I started pep band last week. It seems like it is going to be a lot of fun. Its really laid back. Its completely run by students and has no supporting funds so far. This is largely due to the fact it is the first year they've had it in a long time. I'm playing a mix of tenors and bass, but it is looking like I will be largely playing tenors. The music isnt that hard, so I think I'll be alright. There are only three of us right now playing battery, but supposively there will be a few more. One of the guys lives in my dorm, and I actually knew him before Thursday, but yea the two of us have been trying to figure out some cadences and such.
Oh yea.....Matt might get to come out here and visit, which would be awesome!! Yea, I've been really homesick lately, so yea.
Well thats about it....goodnight!
Unfortunately I didn't make it though. They were really positive to me about it, so I didn't feel as bad. I also knew when I first went that a lot of those people were much more advanced than me. The directors pretty much told me that I had good work ethic, potential, and to come back next year and I would they would most likely be like yea we want you. They also recommended me to Raiders, which is an Independent Open Class Guard. The lady who instructs the dance portion for Vanguard also does Raiders, so she called their director he called me and now I'm going to go check out Raiders tomorrow night. I'm excited, but kind of nervous. The people in Raiders are more around my age, but yea it is still a group that I dont know. The vanguard directors made it seem like I would do a really good job there though, so we'll see.
Outside of winterguards...
School is going alright. I'm not really in love with any of my classes though, which makes me kind of sad. Chem is really hard, and I'm afraid that I didn't do so well on Monday's exam. Japanese is going pretty well Idid decent on the first couple of quizzes and on the midterm. I just need to keep it up, and hopefully I'll receive an A. Asian Religions is well interesting. The teacher is Chinese and English is definitely his second language, so he pronounces some words a little funny and enunciates almost everything. We only have two tests in there the entire quarter and they are our only grades, so I'm kind of nervous because if I mess one up I'm screwed.
Orchestra is going pretty well. None of the pieces are that hard, but they are challenging enough to be interesting. Unfortunately, I'm not able to get flute lessons this quarter. I wasn't aware of the sign up deadline until it was too late and they are too expensive to take otherwise. I started pep band last week. It seems like it is going to be a lot of fun. Its really laid back. Its completely run by students and has no supporting funds so far. This is largely due to the fact it is the first year they've had it in a long time. I'm playing a mix of tenors and bass, but it is looking like I will be largely playing tenors. The music isnt that hard, so I think I'll be alright. There are only three of us right now playing battery, but supposively there will be a few more. One of the guys lives in my dorm, and I actually knew him before Thursday, but yea the two of us have been trying to figure out some cadences and such.
Oh yea.....Matt might get to come out here and visit, which would be awesome!! Yea, I've been really homesick lately, so yea.
Well thats about it....goodnight!