20% Project Update

Alright, so just a quick recap.. My 20% project is trying to get into region band as a timpani player, so I practice a lot and I video tape as much as I can.  Its been about 8 weeks, and I have been working in the band room a lot, along with working with Mr. Walter.  For those of you who don't know who he is, he was a chorus teacher in our middle school who is a very gifted percussionist.  A major obstacle of mine was definitely the piece itself.  The piece that I have to play turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be, so... oh well.  The reason why it turned out to be really hard was because of all of the tuning changes.  There are at least 30 of them, and I have very little time to do them while I'm playing it.  I just have to keep practicing and try my hardest.  I'm just happy because everyone has the same piece, so hopefully, it will be hard for everyone.  I'll try to keep you updated.