One 30-min practice session over music for an upcoming gig, most of it spent mentally cussing out the arranger, who is… um… less than stellar. Even the layout of the parts is crappy & unprofessional.

(E.g. WHY ARE THE STEMS GOING UP??? What crappy notation software did this??? It makes it so much harder to read 😭😭😭.) #100DaysOfPractice #ViolinistProblems

“I’ll take Bad String Part Writing for $200, Alex”

#violin #AmPracticing #ViolinistProblems #AskAStringPlayer #ArrrrghComposers!!!

I played my set, sat down for lunch, listened to a lovely noon set, then got news that the people for the last timeslot couldn't make it.

I got to play another set (・∀・)

My body now hurts orz

And you know what I had to stretch first when I got home because it hurt the most? My right gluteus medius.

All that hard work by my traps pecs and everything from the shoulders to the fingers, and it's my glutes that are complaining!? ヽ(｀Д´#)ﾉ

#Musician #MusicianLife #Violinist #ViolinistProblems

Juries really are just about the worst performance experiences ever. You don’t want to be there, the profs don’t want to be there, you might not even get to play entire pieces, and it’s over before you have a chance for your nerves to settle. And you don’t even have the prospect of a possible job! Just not getting kicked out of your program. #ViolinistProblems