Hello everyone. Yes you read that right. I had rehearsal that took 8 hours.
For context, I play the cello in my high school orchestra and in my district there is an annual honors band and orchestra that takes place for the skilled. I am in it and we had our rehearsal today since the concert is the next day.
I was nervous at first. It began at 8am and I was not really that confident in myself because my sound recently had been off for some reason. It turned out to be just fine in rehearsal. I was getting the hang of being confident again and I was doing really good. I was in the zone until it was after lunch.
After lunch, I noticed my hands, back, and neck were extremely hurting. I sat through it all and we worked on other pieces and it took us a while. We had breaks in between and I used those breaks to lay down to ease my back pain. It was such a good feeling.
Closer to the end, I was so exhausted because my arms felt like they would fall off. I lost count of how many hours we had been there already but I did not make it obvious because I can tell everyone else was also feeling drowsy. We were all in the same position.
When it was time to leave. I was so happy but in pain still. I ended up getting a headache and the pieces we played stuck in my head. I sort of feel like today wasn't even real because I have never rehearsed for 8 hours. For an entire school day and an after school practice.
It was fun but I'm glad I can now rest. Even though it is one of my favorite things to do, I'm glad I am not looking at my music. Thats it for this week. Thank you.
An 8-hour rehearsal for the honors band and orchestra sounds intense, but your journey from nervousness to finding confidence and battling physical exhaustion is a compelling story. Your passion for playing the cello shines through, and I hope you enjoy a well deserved rest!
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ReplyDeleteIm truly amazed about this! To be musically inclined is a wonderful talent. Kudos to you, and eight hours wow, Unbelievable! Thats true passion. I hope you accomplish all of your goals, and most importantly get some rest!
Hey Ari! I first want to say that you are so strong for going through an 8 hour rehearsal, so kudos to you. And i play the violin, so I understand what you mean. It can be frustrating when a music piece gets stuck in your head for an extended period of time due to prolonged rehearsal. But I do hope you had a great long rest after! :)
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