Moving forward

I am feeling a little less hysterical about my current work in progress than I was last post. It helps to keep moving forward and not let myself get stuck in the first twelve bars or something (like, say, the orchestra non-piece). Plugging away at it was hard...I knew what I wanted to do for the beginning, I know what I think I want to do for the end, it's that pesky middle bit that kept throwing me for a loop. And I'm not through with it...but I've got a better feel for things. I'm halfway through the text and about 4 minutes in, but I know I've got to expand some sections, and write a couple of instrumental sections, so it will be longer. Finally got to a faster section (Hdez will be proud the whole thing isn't quarter note = forever) with a groove, and that definately helps too. Overall, feeling a bit more confident, maybe I actually can finish this is a little over a week. Maybe. That's my goal at any rate.

Plans for next piece? Not really thinking about it, trying to focus on the task at hand. But definately something faster...and maybe majorish. I'm done with the minory thing for now.

In other news, spent most of today with my niece and nephew (She's three, he's one, they are both adorable). I had a blast with them, going to the park, looking at the ducks at the pond (we have ducks and geese and turkeys roam our apartment complex) going out to lunch and playing with them. I think they had fun too.