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I had my lesson today.. think probably the worst one I've had

I thought I'd practised pretty thoroughly, I'd restricted myself to just the few pieces. Played those OK I guess, and then we got to the scales. I played B major when I should have played B minor. Got harmonic and melodics all a*se about face, got all the fingering wrong. Then Natalya went back through my notebook and saw that we'd started some pieces from a different book, got the book and I had another go at those. Of course I was rubbish so my homework is to sort those out. And of course Natalya is right, I need to polish those easier pieces, then we can tick them off properly but I feel like I've been demoted!

I know I can't expect to get gold stars every week, but it would be nice!! Sorry to offload.. I know you lot will understand. It'll be better next week I know. Large glass of red wine underway!!!

Linzy x

Quick! Get Linzy a kleenez! (Clearly still remembering the "sopa box" jab). Us youngsters have good memeries, y'know!

I always think that it takes a bad lessons every now and again to help get your act together for the next time. Of course, I never had any of those lessons , mind you I used to have lots of experiences like that when I was learning to drive. My driving instructor used to tap my knee with his knuckle and say "Right dear, have you her in 3rd gear yet?", "Right dear, shimmer on", Right dear,...." I mean "DEAR" ??? I think he used to do that to aggravate you into getting things right the next time. Right enough it did - just because I wanted to sicken him! Mind you, it worked; the point being, sometimes it takes a negative experience or two to make you determined enough to prove your real potential!

you'll be glad to hear that today's lesson (moved from yesterday) went much better! We have officially ticked off a couple of the tunes, and moved on to a couple of others. So I'm much happier - phew!!!

L

markymark wrote:Us youngsters have good memeries, y'know!

SO DO I ! memeries Spelling Mark!

( I still remember the bad habbits jab )

it's such a shame that they don't teach the teachers how to spell these days.....

Lx

louttrim wrote:it's such a shame that they don't teach the teachers how to spell these days.....

Lx

Hi Linzy, you go girl!

I'm just trying to fit in!

Moonlight wrote: Scales are your colour palete...not that I'm much of a musician, but I'm beggining to see the importance of them as the building blocks of music.

Mark, you go boy! Yeah!

markymark wrote:Mark, you go boy! Yeah!

The thing is though, I'm NOT a teacher and I'm the modern 'yoof' of today that would rather spell in text language then care about geting my spelling and grammar right!

You will just hate me!

Bendigedig! Ach Cymraeg, dave?

Moonlight wrote: The thing is though, I'm NOT a teacher and I'm the modern 'yoof' of today that would rather spell in text langauge then care about geting my spelling and grammar right!

You will just hate me!

I'm sorry, was that an excuse? Yes I think that was an excuse!
Play the tune and see who dances!

Its not an excuse its the truth! Carefull Mark, or I will just not bother checking any of my spelling mistakes and you will have EVEN more work to go and Markymark. Of course you would enjoy that!

Iawn yn diddori.

Markymark, chyfriniaeth!

This just adds to the shroud of mystery surrounding me

Are you seriously Welsh? I thought that you said you were Irish?

hey Dave!

yeah true say! not so sure if any poor people want to hear me, Mark and Linzy having ago at each other; even if we are only joking!