Walker,+Brian

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I am Brian Walker; AKA Schnood; AKA, The Mighty Schnood; AKA, The Mighty Schnood the Immortal. I am a french horn player who enjoys cheesecake greatly.

Assignment 1: My First goal for improvement this year is to be able to play my entire range, from top to bottom, in both fingerings. I want to be able to play all notes in both F horn fingerings and B flat horn fingerings. I plan to memorize the fingerings and play repeatedly until I can play the scales easily with both fingerings.

My Second goal is to know every major scale on the circle of fourths as it pertains to french horn. I will do this by study of the circle of fourths in a fashion that will allow me to know the scales and the scales' accidentals.

My Third goal is to play the notes I usually play sharp as they are supposed to be. I will practice this by using a tuner to check my notes as I play them and ensure that they are correct.

Assignment 2: The six words or phrases that describe me as a musician are: enterprising- I enjoy learning more music so that I can improve my skills with my instrument. Enthusiastic- I love learning new music just to learn music. I enjoy both the playing and listening to of fun music. Loyal- I have almost never missed a practice, concert, or a football game throughout my entire band career. Listens to suggestions- whenever it is suggested that I play something differently so as to make it better, I pay close attention. I practice at the things being criticized so as to play better, and make the band sound better. Balanced- when practicing my instrument, I try to focus on the different aspects and how they combine. Self-aware- I am conscience of my own weaknesses in my playing, and I try to better myself every time I pick up my instrument by improving the small flaws. To me, music is a way of balancing the mind and calming the body. It allows emotions to be expressed in their purist forms. The better someone sounds while playing music, the better these emotions are shown. Music also allows people to persuade others to listen to ideas as well as showing character in a generation of music by the way that generation plays.