I’ve got a lot of junk in my room…organised junk I might add. I just wanted to get rid of the clutter I have accumulated over the number of years. It’s quite annoying to see how much useless stuff I kept that went straight to the bin. I’m going to make it a weekly chore at least to get rid of some of the clutter. Cleaning through stuff always takes so much longer than expected because you analyse every single thing you throw away. In my case, I stumbled across something surreal

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Ahhh, the joys of cleaning up - brings back memories (not that I can remember this one clearly as such).

Yet again I’ve been lazy you guys say! Not really, it’s merely because I’m pretty busy with a lot of things. It is only by coincidence that I had a spare moment to upload some stuff tonight. I’m still on a high from the eisteddfod…still practising and I finally got around to getting my violin repaired. I got a new bridge and some sweet strings - it’s inspired me to practice. Hopefully I can record myself playing Meditation once it’s up to a good standard. I also got around to learning the last 2 movements of my Beethoven Sonata. Just got to polish them up now and also memorise all my pieces (the hard bit). Memorising is pretty easy when you are not under pressure, once the gun is on you, you always think about the inevitable and almost forget what comes next. I’ve had a few of those experiences and that’s why lately I’ve been playing with the sheet music. On the other side of the fence, I’ve been hanging out with a lot of Jack’s friends lately. After pretty much a separation from all my friends when I was at uni, it’s good to be back and enjoying the fun times again! PS. I got a new car!

I finally got around to uploading it…

I finally got around to uploading the rest.

Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2 - Chopin

Prelude and Fugue XX Book II - JS Bach

Study in Blue, White and Gold - Hyde

So after 4 years of hiding in the dark, I have finally returned to the place that started it all. I love the Albury-Wodonga Eisteddfod! It brings meaning to all the hard work (or lack of ) you have achieved during the year and to showcase your pieces against your contemporaries. Performing isn’t easy. I don’t consider myself to be a performer. I’ve had a few bad experiences in my day at the eisteddfod. Sometimes you will play well at home, but as soon as you are placed into different situations, your mind and fingers play games with you. It’s not fun I’m telling you - and every musician will tell you that.

I entered myself in the 18 and over sections as an attempt to get myself motivated into completing my AmusA. I had left it unfinished at the beginning of year 12 and uni. Now back from all that, I rekindled the dusty pieces and performed them last Tuesday. I was lucky enough to play good and win in those sections. I’ll be posting all the videos as soon as I have time to upload them all. Enjoy and please comment!

Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 1st Movement