I'm tired/ very/very tired. Its hard not to give up. When I think of it, I just have to let go. Let go. and it will all be over. Why do I even try. Howie Day - Collide.

drummed at 6:52 PM;

Saturday, April 16, 2005

I've listened to the song and reviewed the piece and these in my personal opinion as to what the song is about and how the song should be felt.

Movt 1 : La Laguna Del Shimbe

Beginning: The setting, a lagoon high up in the Andes mountains. The wind and the clouds are simulated by the timp, bassdrum and tamtam. In sepulchral darkness the crickets chirp (vibraslap). The moon casts a reflection on the waters' surface, only to be disturbed by the healers who harness the lagoon's healing waters.(first flexitone). The healers perform some rites and shake up some powdery concoction(rattle). When the trumpets, trombones come in, the healing waters begin to show effect. As the mood builds up, the people who came are slowly healed. The bassoon solo provides the tribal procedings that are taking part simultaneously.

At A, the mood builds up to another level. This is when the person is being hypnotised by the juice of the San Pedro Cactus. With every Impact on the 1st and the 3rd beat, he sways in a trance-like state while the witch doctor tries to seek the cause of his inherent ill. When the timp solo arrives he awakens from his dream of psychedelic swirls. At 3bars before B, when the basses and timp come in with Bb Db Bb, he feels a tad better.

B is the bridge between A and C. It marks the end of the mysterious lagoon, Laguna Del Shimbe. It is like zooming out of the scene. It brings up the mood only to mellow and then resurface with a tambourine accompaniment that leads into C. When the mood builds up at 4bars before C, It is zooming into another scene, the livelihood of the tribe of aguarinas.



(to be continued)

drummed at 8:14 PM;

I'd love to play star wars!!! Its such a nice composition. John williams is a genius. Jan van der roost on the other hand... sigh... whats with him and his weird tendencies to have weird compound timings, so many diff notes for timpani, so little time for changing of notes for timpani, wrong scores... etc etc. ahhh!!

drummed at 7:53 PM;

Thursday, April 14, 2005

ponned school today and had nothing better to do so i finally changed the messy black-white template. :) hope you'd not find this too small! roflmao.

all the best for syf im sure the band will do well :) have confidence, cheer up :D

-cat.

drummed at 12:22 AM;

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

I know I have been acting up a bit. I have been quite pessimistic about the band. Somehow theres something in me that tells me we can do it. Only if we work together and feel for what we are playing. The technical glitches still have to be worked upon. I know we can do it njcperc. I dont know what happened. Its like now, the section is rather disjointed with me being the 'segregated one'. It feels very bad. And if thats how you want me to feel, I want to let you* all know that you have succeeded. I am and will not just let everyone and myself down. Not just like that.

drummed at 11:30 PM;

Sunday, April 10, 2005

I remember a time when all was fine.
Back then, life was just great.
There was not a single reason to whine.
Now, so this is how it goes? Just fate?
Sometimes I wish I could turn back time.
But then, was this all so inevitable?
The horrible nature that is me.
What is done cannot be undone.
I still find it so hard to believe.
In such short a time, things have changed so fast.
Too fast even for me to unwind.

So is this really how it goes?
I hope not.
I dont want to be a victim
I dont want to suffer.
Why do you do this to me ?

drummed at 3:06 PM;

Thursday, April 07, 2005

I am a dislikable person I guess.

Almost the whole section seems very unhappy with me.

Sigh

A very contrasting progression has taken place in Band. While fellowship is enjoyable with one party, the other remains lackadaisical. However so, the general mood seems dull. I am becoming very tired due to lack of sleep and preoccupation with too many things. I hope everything works out.

drummed at 7:54 PM;

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

In time, things change. Do people change too ? So quickly, within a coupla weeks, a friend I once knew is now but a stranger.

As for band, we need resolve, hard work and lots of luck. We can do it.

drummed at 12:31 AM;