stress? (2)

Athens will be having her flute exam in november.
It's so hard for athens to persistently practice.
Athens can't really practise in hostel for she has a roomate.
Her roomamte is very understanding. She said that she doens't mind athens playing in the room.
But athens does mind!
Athens doesn't want to torture her roommate's ears.
Haha.
Athens will play two songs with piano accompaniment and a solo song.
It is more stressful to play together with the piano teacher, for her beat is always out.
=p
A single practice with the piano teacher cost her RM86/ session when she was in grade 7.
Athens has to at least practise with the piano teacher for 5 times.
Athens doesn't know how much it will cost this time.
Exam fees+ piano accompaniment fees=?

Athens cannot afford to fail.
Athens' flute teacher is an old malay guy.
His quotes:
1. If you want to play Bach, you must play well.
2. You must not play flute only with your intelligence, but also with your heart.
3. One more step!
4. You play like bird singing.
5. Apa jadi?
6. You ada practise tak?
7. Next week improve another 5 %.


What athens has to say is that playing like a bird singing is not a good thing!
It happens because athens' fingers play slower than her tongue.
The notes just join together and sound very funny.
Oh no!
One particular time athens got so fed up of the songs and didn't practise for about two weeks.
Imagine just playing the same 3 songs from January!

Major scales,minor harmonic,minor melodic,chromatic,whole tone,dominant seven,diminish seven.
All the scales and arpeggios have to be played in three styles- slurred, tongued and mix articulation (two notes slurred and one note tongued).
It's too exam oriented.

Stress!

Thank God!
Jesus said this:
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. "
Matthew 11:28

Jesus, i give it all to you.
^^