So, Mowen said:
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Whoah whoah whoah... I think you need to elaborate on this some time. :) Probably not in this thread but that's so awesome!
In response to my mentioning I had a cello exam. And I love music! It's one of the best things ever, miles better than sliced bread (but sliced bread sucks, silly comparison), so I thought, 'why not elaborate?'. This will be a blog about me.
So, today I finally did my grade 4 cello exam. To be honest, I'm terrible at practicing regularly, I started 5-6 years ago and could have gotten much further if I actually practiced properly. Heck, I accelerated from learning grade 2 to learning grade 4 when I needed it for GCSE music. If I'd taken A-level music I would probably have been doing grade 5 or 6 today.
Anyhow, I played three pieces, Scherzo (Webster), Shepherd's Hey (Grainger) and Pastime with Good Company (attrib. to Henry VIII). Somehow I managed to forget to make the bow hairs taught for the first piece, which went pretty well con…