quickee

hey y'all,

thank you to those who watched the UNT Symphonic Band concert live online.
My mom said that at one point the stream froze for a few minutes while the camera was focused on me...
divine providence? probably not... ;)

My musical ability has been gaining momentum this semester; Vern Kagarice seems to have found a way to connect with me that has jump-started my ability. In a lesson he cracked a remark that, "There are two kinds of people in this world; the kind that want to know why their car won't work, and the kind that don't even know how to open the hood." In context he means that the issues I have on trombone are formed because I want to know whats wrong and fix the problem consciously and physically, instead of just allowing my inner ear to do the work. For you non-musicians, it's the difference between analyzing everything yourself, or letting the mechanic take care of it. More on this subject in a future post. 

As a UNT student, I am learning a few things about commitment, passion, and actively realizing my goals.
I am not going to preach to anyone about how to grow personally, but I think it's appropriate to acknowledge growth when it's happening. As many of you parents may know, you can not really teach anyone to balance on a bicycle, but you sure can cheer when a kid figures it out!

Thats all for now.
Soon I will be posting about a genre of music that has a really bad rap...(not 50 cent).
Folk music has been stereotyped to hicks and cowboys, but most people do not realize what bluegrass, country, and other folk styles have to offer.

happy wednesday,
~shane