Ms. Zahn

I'm almost postive that Ms Zahn is bulimic... a.k.a. she can read minds. (Gotta have some Zoolander). Today she helped me with my solo (Sonate by Saint-Saens). We went through each of the three distinct sections and asked me to pick an emotion for each. Here's what we came up with (and for the sake of poetry, we will pretend like it is a story)...

1) [This section is slow, and very lyrical.] A bird is longing for her lover. She wants him with all of her heart, but can't seem to find him anywhere. She calls out to him, expecting an answer, but all the poor bird hears is her own voice echoing through the empty forest.
2) [The music quickens.] The bird becomes frantic. She is desperate for her love. Suddenly, she realizes that he has left her. She denies it at first, but then becomes very angry. She gets louder and louder, and shouts at the top of her little birdie lungs. The bird pecks and pecks at a tree, letting out all of her frustrations.
3) [The beginning theme is repeated.] After letting loose, the bird is calm. Life is back to normal. And although nothing has changed, her love is still gone, she feels a certain sense of contentment. The bird is going to be okay, and flies off, alone, into the future. Ready to start anew.

I think Mrs Chesler's class today inspired me to be a little bit poetic. I don't know if that exactly counts, but it helped. I, unlike the bird, have not yet reached the third stage. I'm trapped in a short of purgatory. Somewhere in between stage one and two, and don't know which way to go. I think that is rather apparent in my music too. I can't seem to work out the fingerings to the middle section. Hopefully, both my life, and my music will get better before solo and ensemble.