Today was fun- played some golf, sequence, and risk, followed by watching Resident Evil 3. I cantored at Mass today too, and I just got so into it... We sang a sort of swingy-laid back version of How Great Thou Art, and it sounded awesome! Man, it is so fun to jam with those guys.
Also, I actually got a lot of practice in this weekend. Friday was my first official lesson of the summer, and I felt, for the first time in a long while, a really strong desire to improve. I don't know what it is about Roy in particular, but every time I go in for a lesson with him, I leave wanting to practice right away. It's definitely something about his personality that challenges and dares me to impress him, and I've realized that I, as a student, respond really well to that teaching style. I sort of worried, throughout the year, that maybe I was having motivation problems because I just wasn't passionate enough about saxophone. I spent the whole year dragging my feet to the practice room, struggling constantly to stay motivated... And now, it's just so affirming to be inspired again!
Looking back, I can't even believe the path I've gone through as a musician. It has taken me years to realize how to listen to myself and how to think about music. I find that my whole frame of mind with regard to performing has changed dramatically. With all of that growth and now, a new teacher that really fits my needs as a student... I am set up for success.
God has really blessed me. All this thinking just makes me so grateful for the meaningful experiences I've had with music, and I don't mind attributing them to God. I've got a number of emotional and intellectual inhibitors to my faith, but music is the one way He can get through to me every time.
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