  I have always been an avid fan of Grainger. Or, as I like to call him, Percy. We're on a first name basis.
So I have my second chance at struggling through the Posy since I've already played it once at Messiah. This time around is a whole lot better. The part in the 4th movement that goes dodiladidado dodiladidado dodiladidado dodiladidado dodiladidado do da lalalalalalalala etc. is coming along quite nicely. I know I can play this lick because I used this as my audition piece and I got first chair last year.
It's just that either my brain or my fingers is having a slow day and it takes both of them having a fast day to pull it off. Needless to say, by concert time, I'm going to house it. Now the problem is making sure other people can play it too cause dang if I'll have it only be me. Too risky. What if my reed cracks?! What if I knock over my stand! What if...! I don't even want to entertain those ideas.
Maybe someday I'll be able to play the Molly (as in Molly on the Shore ! ) Todavia no. Let's talk about Spanish. Yeah for me! Yeah that I got into a freaking 400 level Spanish class without taking the prereqs! Wow that's a great accomplishment!! Oh, joy! I'm so wonderful! DON"T BE FOOLED. It takes me hours to read the literature in there and I seem to have a problem taking notes in class.
I have enough problems just listening. The Spanish-English dictionary is my new best friend and I'm sure Jeremy's tired of hearing, "Honey how do say..? " Well, apparently the whole department thinks I can do it since it took every professors vote to get me in there. See, this is what happens when you squeeze a WHOLE major into 3 semesters. So I've made up my mind to succeed, or to die trying! 
