Some hissing/buzzing is present is in my sound and it's really bugging me. It could be an equipment issue, or it could be me double-buzzing or something I don't know of! It's not really terminal but it's noticeable! It's really audible in the lower registers like 2nd line B-flat and below. I'll probably record myself and ask members of the Trombone Forum for advice during the weekend. Now I need to get the momentum going for my exam pieces!

Finally choir/band concert is over! I must say we did a good job especially the choir. Hidehiro once again shows his fantastic solo ability. Kudos to you, Hide!

Today I felt this...sort of anger tension in me. I can't find a reason for it but for that few hours I just felt like not doing anything and sometimes just feel like hitting something. I'm glad my classmates loosened me up and SAS lecture with Mr. Lim helped too!

I really need to start being productive!! It's so frustrating when I reflect on the day and realised I hadn't done nearly enough. My exam is on the 9th of May!! Just over a month left and so many things I need to clean up in my playing! I need to focus focus focus!!

I was hypnotised by beauty and lost lots of precious time. It shall not happen again.

A snapshot of orchestra rehearsal today. Hary Janos is coming along and it's really fun to play it, but it'll be much more fun if we can get together and work to play together. I attended the YST brass chamber concert just now and it was fantastic! I mean, 1.5hrs of great brass music that includes a 10-member trombone choir with a contrabass trombone!! Awesome stuff. I would really love to hear them again. Well that's all for now so till next time, bye!

One of the most hectic weeks is over pretty much. I managed to complete my presentation decently mostly in one night. My scores have finally arrived! Now I need to find a pianist to accompany me for my exam. Well on Wednesday the orchestra read Hary Janos Suite it was a decent attempt. I really hope we can all practice our parts well and pull it off because it'll be really rewarding. Well that concert is in less than 3 weeks time so not much rehearsals for us. I'm very sure we have the potential to pull it off so we need to realise it! But for now, I need to catch up on some sleep so goodbye!

I seriously have lost too much focus in recent weeks. I just feel like my progress is either at a standstill or it's declining. Time to buck up!

I don't know why I just can't sleep now. Maybe I drank too much tea yesterday. Oh well, at least that gave me some quiet time to listen to music on my MP3 player which somehow I've not done so for quite a while.

Looking back, since the start of this year, I've learnt much more about life. Friends share their experiences with me and so on and they really gave me new perspectives about life as a whole. But I realised, as I think about these new perspectives, I somehow lost that more carefree side of me when I didn't think too much about all these things. Give and take I guess. Well I've to try and get back to sleep now..lesson at 10!

Freaking pimple between my nose and lips is seriously an irritant when playing, especially in the high range! I really don't know if I gained anything out of practicing or playing today because I just didn't focus enough. Yesterday's practice session was rather fruitful, especially for excerpts. I really felt I have improved. Well, playing for my peers will tell me more.

Is it still worth it to hold on to this? Everyday I ask myself this question but there's always no answer...but I'm on the verge or maybe I've already let go...

Alright! My bell flare is back to normal but there's still the "memory" of the crease on the lacquer. Not a big deal though. At least now it isn't so obvious. Valves are working great again too! Many thanks to George for that.

Brass band is now so much more fun because I'm playing in a section with other Singaporeans! Not that I didn't get along well with the previous section but this section brings so much entertainment! Anyway the music the band is playing now is still good so I guess it's worthy to join them for another project.

Looking back, I've been through quite a bit this week. I didn't get much practice time and I did lose focus and my aims and goals were blurred for a while. It's all part of life and I guess now I need to pick myself back up work really hard for the last term of year 1.