Today I mainly focussed on my theory work trying to slowly progress onto six with a solid understanding of everything before it.
I had a call in the morning with the rest of my class where we went through some more of the Rockschool Grade 3 music theory sample paper which is always great to go through, but it’s a bit boring repeating old stuff.
We mainly focussed on the music notation, scales and intervals. It is always useful to go back over the basics of scales and intervals, etc as it’s something you move to aside when learning new things. Looking back at the sample paper it shows me how much I have progressed within such a short time, knowing what I know now gives me a lot confidence within myself and what I have learnt alone.
Due to the lockdown I have been spending as much time as I can with my family to ensure that my mental health doesn’t crumble by overworking and thinking. I try to do most of my work outdoors in the sun so I don’t get all cramped.
I begun the band knowledge in the Grade 6 Theory book as my brother has been practicing his clarinet a lot more and it has been a good to be able to help him more than I could before hand!
I spent the rest of my day on a walk, then I went through my practice routine before going to bed which is key to my progression as a musician.
Ellie Thornton Music 