Friday, March 14, 2014

Mikado =)

Hey guys, just telling you guys, you should support the Mikado Production by our very own UNMC students and lecturers =)
To be honest, I was once in the Mikado team as a musician as a clarinetist but then I quit
There are many reasons to why I quit but I'm only going to tell you something that relates to this situation
At first, I saw the score, even before I joined this team, it was like 5 sharps, 6 flats and at once, I realized it was too hard as well as too tough for me to even practice it for 1 and a half weeks
I wasn't good enough for this.

First, I have a broken pinky which disabled me from playing fast paced songs
I cant really press the key with my pinky unless I press it harder than my usual strength
So when it's a fast paced song, I kinda have to keep pressing my pinky as hard as possible in order to play the key I wanted, so it's kinda like impossible for me to continue in this situation
Secondly, I have a cacat clarinet.
I have been keeping this secret for a very long time till everyone asked me : Why quit Mikado?
I have to say is.. I have problems with my C, C# as well as the two B keys
I need to press it double the strength in order to make it sound and therefore it created a metal sound from my keys
If I dont press it hard enough, either I go out of tune or I cant make it sound
If I press it hard, I create a metal sound or my fingers hurt.
Seems unfair right? Well, I'm not the one causing my clarinet to go cacat
Think about who caused it to happen few years back, I dont wanna mention it anymore.

Even though it has caused me distractions throughout my performance but I manage to control it
And I dont want it to affect the Mikado productions you see.
I'm also not capable enough to practice this tough piece of work for 1 week, I cant.
I need at least a month to master it otherwise, I will choose to not perform.
1 week, it's too rush..I dont like it.
During my practice, I've seen everyone work hard, but still not enough.
At first, I thought that, this play is not gonna happen by any chance as everyone is not ready for this.
But today, now, I was wrong. Mikado proved me wrong. I regret quitting it.

It grew from a beginners act to a professional one. I enjoyed it, I must say.
I have never enjoyed such a play in my life.
But I'm surprised that my lecturers who were involved in this production were happy to see me appear during the show HAHAHAHA
I'm so sorry for quitting, I didnt wanna let you guys down.
But overall it was awesome!! :D
Do support them!!

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