Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Haha. Guess what. I got my violin results already. I've already told you, I sat for an internal exam, which means that the exam is done by the school itself. Standards are still the same though, if you're thinking they lowered it or something. And since it's done by the school itself, the results come out amazingly quick. Sat for it on Friday, got the results on Tuesday. Nice eh? My results:

Piece 1: Allegro attrib. Handel> 26/30
Piece 2: Salut d'Amour Elgar>27/30
Piece 3: Intermezzo Kodaly>28/30
Scales/Arpeggios>18/21 *ugh*
Sight Reading>19/21
Aural Test>17/18
TOTAL>135/150 Pass with Distinction

And I still can't believe it. I thought I screwed up so much. And now for my thank you speech: [as recorded on the 9th of December]

"Thank you so much! I would never have though I would gain such excellent *cough* results!

"First and foremost, I would like to thank my Heavenly Father, because only through Him, all things are possible. He has shown His grace to me. He must've did something to the examiners' ears.

"Secondly, I would like to thank my violin teacher, Mr Alvin, who has shown me that only through practice, perfection is attainable. He has been most supporting *cough* in the lessons. Up till now, he still talks about how low I got low marks for my scales and arpeggios. Not forgetting my accompanist, Mrs Ling, who has practiced so much with me that I get the feeling she couldn't really play the pieces at all.

"Now, I would like to thank my lovely parents. They have given me lots of support, most importantly financial support. I mean, where do they get all that money from, man? And also, a big thank you to my sister. She has tolerated the here and there imperfections during practice times. And she has also allowed herself to be moved by my music, to be lulled to sleep.

"And last but not least, I would like to thank my fans *choke* I mean, friends, who have all this time supported me and believed in me. I love you all!"

Yes. And oh, Eugene told me last night that I won't have to play for the cantata. He has already sequenced the songs! I'm relieved, but what about all those times I practised half-dead? All gone to waste???

Hey, you guys should listen to Bond's Strange Paradise [Shine] by Borodin. Very beautiful, the way he harmonises it all.

?dael had a question at 9:08 AM