What a Day!!

So far nothing is going well! Mom is not in town so I'm home alone :D woke up and found that there's no gas! And no hot water, and my younger brother Hussam has deleted my Need For Speed Carbon account on the PS2 because he neede space on the card and I had 40% done! So i guess all that is kind of good until i went out and i found out that my elder brother Nichola has parked Sameera (my car) somewhere and it got bumped! (yeah why would he care he's getting a new car soon) oh and then sameera decided that she needs some juice, and refused to go anywhere unless she got some luckily i know how tto do it and i got the tools for it!!hehe! I'm waaay beyond schedule here! Better go get ready for the concert!

this is Sameera ili mu radyeh tishtaghel!!

bas hala2 a7san sarat il7amdila! hehe

Brass Quintet :)

This is a dream come true! I always wanted the conservatory to have a brass quintet... we did it we formed one then let the conservatory know about it :D because if we lest it to them, it would just never happen! the cool thing about it is that we're only girls! I'm so sure that we're going to enjoy it so much! these are the current members:
Hind Sabanekh-Trumpet
Rayan Qaqish-Trumpet
Tanya Twal-French horn
Talar Karakashian- Trombone
Dima Abdin-Euphonium-Tuba

The thing is we have no name for the quintetyet! we dont want something traditional, and nothing very funky! Jordanian brass is lame people will think we're either a brass company, a mine, or a group of blacksmiths! lol it would work somewhere else but not here!
also we dont need something that has the conservatory's name in it! its waaaay to long! i wouldnt be able to memorize it then! so if you have any ideas tell me!

Whats Amman Symphony Orchestra (ASO) Up To??

Tomorrow Amman Symphony Orchestra will be launched at 8.30 at the King Hussein Cultural Center.. Unfortunately there isn't any tickets nor invitations for all of you to attend! Any ways today was the General rehearsal for the program, the Orchestra is going to perform its First performance as the Amman Symphony Orchestra playing Mozart, Strauss, Dvorak, Brahms and more!

The National Music Conservatory(NMC) Arabic Music Ensemble will Perform a number of classical Arabic selections including Al-laylu ya layla Solo: Nizar Faris, Rij3at layali Zaman Solo (a young girl i don't know her first name but family name is sam3an)

Also the NMC string ensemble will perform Thikrayati(QASABJI) and Longa Ryadh (Ryadh al Sunbati)

Hopefully it'll all work well it was a total chaos today at the general rehearsal!! We were all over each other and we finished around 10.30!!

here are some pics of the general:

they're not that good, but they'll do i guess!

the ASO small but nice and hopefully musically active

conducted by Mohammed Othman Siddiq

to the left is the Arabic Music Ensemble.. In the concert two soloists will be siniging with them and the (Mahabeesh) will play with them one of the Jordanian traditional songs Reedaha.. (for all of you that don't know what a Mehbash is its an old instrument used to grind coffee been in the past and due to the fact you use the act of grinding (beating with a stick) we conceder it some how a traditional percussion instrument) conducted by Sakher Hattar

anyways i wish i could post some more! Its taking me ages I'm on dialup (still)!!! I don't know if I'll take pictures tomorrow I'll try my best! Wish us luck.. :) we need it, inshalla we'll get good funding for this orchestra! Amman must be proud to finally have an activity that puts Jordan on the world's musical map! Although its small, its better than nothing! Good luck ASO love you all see you tomorrow :)

Common sense

Common sense, isn't always common as you know!

I Need to get the hell out of here....

Help.... Yes I need it. I'm Willing to do what ever it takes just to get out of this place. Suffocation is what I'm dealing with most of the week, the rest I suffer from other things, mostly drowning as if I'm being pulled by a greater force to the unknown (I'm sure its not water), (sometimes bakuuun shway mrash7a) I hold on to the last ray of light I have that connects me to the most realistic part of my dreamy world (daw min il share3 i guess daw il baladyeh)... I see it there, I try to reach out. Everything is impossible. Out of reach. No explanation, no truth, no nothing. I finally fall asleep...

I hate that stile of writing... But that doesn't change the main subject, sorry if you found me very lame, boring, weird, what ever you wanna call me .... Etc but I want to get out of Jordan for the sake of Jordan and ME!!

I really love my country more than anything in the world (not really true I haven't seen all the world) but sometimes you have to go and let go!
Me and my friends in the conservatory are suffering here, Amman is killing us softly and what ever we do doesn't satisfy her!! Honestly its not our problem any more we tried so hard but its all the same £$%^ but different toilet, people of Ammann are still not ready for what ever is going on and what ever were trying to do!
I remember a few years ago a friend of ours went to study in Canada and he was the happiest Dude ever(hada il 7aki zaman), fortunately for the conservatory they got their selves a good teacher but unfortunately for him he came back to find nothing worth coming back for and he turned to the most depressed Dude for 2 months(jdeeed).. (no hedidn'tt get over it he went back cultural shock you may call it if you want).

soI'll re-phrase my title: I Need to get out of the hell I'm in here! not that I mean anything bad, but I want to know what i'm truely made of in a place that appreciates what we do! even if it was on corners of streets! at least i wont feel that I've studied what I've studied for nothing!

I walk down the street....

1. I walk down the street, there's a deep hole in the side walk, I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes years to find a way out!
2. I walk down the street, there's a deep hole in the side walk, I pretend I don't see it. I fall in. I cant believe I'm in the same place!! But its not my fault, it still takes a long time to get out..
3. I walk down the street, there's a deep hole in the side walk, I see it there, I STILL fall in, its a habit... My eyes are open, I know where I am, its all my fault. I get out immediately.
4. I walk down the street, there's a deep hole in the side walk...... I walk around it.
5. I walk down the street, No No No!! I walk down a different street..........

What's up....

It has been a while since my last blog! I feel so away... I've has exams during the past few days it was so damn hectic!
I never recall doing this amount of exams not even during tawjihi! not to mention that 3 teachers don't want a final exam they want a project with an essay!! damn that kills and takes alot of time too especially if you have to do it all with no computer! (yeah my screen is busted, happened two weeks ago).... nevermind...
today is my final Trumpet Practical exam, yes i have practiced well maybe not enough though, I still havent found out what enough is! this scares the hell out of me!!! I also have to hand in my analysis project (hope to finish it on time)!!
so this is so far what been going on!

OH OH about the orchestra thingy the Amman Symphony Orchestra, damn i thought that the auditions are only to officialy document that auditions happened! but damn it was so serious!!!! they accepted only thirty musicians out of that have auditioned (maybe around 60 did) when I knew all that i was sure that i wasnt accepted i didnt even look for my name on the list! this thought was changed after they gave me the contract to sign!! I'M A MEMBER OF THE FIRST AMMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA... even though that might not change a thing in Music in Amman but its better than nothing!

better bounce of to finish my analysis project!
(sorry for all the spelling mistakes i didnt check i'm sure there is but I dont have time to check)

CONCERT ANY ONE??

Dear Music Lovers,

The National Music Conservatory/ Noor Al Hussein Foundation



Cordially invites you to
The 1st Annual Student Concert – College Level
Academic year 2006-2007

Wednesday, 10 January 2007 – 7:30 p.m.
Al Hussein Cultural Center

Ras il-Ein

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Its going to be nice so please try to come! free entrance and we're students we need all the support!

To share...

One of my best friends from Palestine Wisam Jibran came to Jordan the day before yesterday, did a small concert in Maqha Jafra down town. He gave me a copy of his poetry book he wrote a couple of years ago, which really touched me because he means the world to me now so is his book! I started reading it and I though about translating some of what he has written for you to read :) the name of the book is called Rateela2 (historical name for a cave) and whenever I find time I'll translate a bit more! I just hope that my translation will fulfill its original meaning!!

History is an Action. A myth is a desire.
History is an arrow dragging the conquerors feather over the leaves of the remaining time.
A myth is a dream racing the wind... The wind is an awaking, this is how an autumn whispered after a fire of a long summer.

Beside an opening of a cave I sat down and wove my strings, and I saw a future, a future where the myth mingled with history, and I was the desire, and I was the action, and I was the only witness....
History is a tale of existing, a myth is a tale of authority and influencing.

Greetings....

Happy New Year all, hope everything goes well for you this year :)
every single year I say I want to do this and that and that yah but that doesn't work I don't do anything or I might do a thing or two but that's all!!
so this year I'm going to try something new! I'm going to write everything down and then I'll be able to compare and I'll make my self do them coz I have them already posted on my blog (u know what I mean)
so here's how it goes:
1. Must lose weight
2. Must practice more to get a scholarship
3. Read more about composers and do more of the listening part.
4. Buy a Cajon (I doubt; due to lack of funding)
5. Get internet to my house and get connected to the world once again!!!
6. So far that's all and I'll add if I had anything new!!

so I hope every one of you will reach his/her goals some way or another



P.S you cant fly high with eagles when you're surrounded with turkeys (good luck to you all)

long time no post :)

Happy Holidays all.... its been a while since i last posted a blog, I've been very busy not to mention that i dont have internet connection at home!!! (dont ask why, or how i'm surviving) enjoy your holiday season people! Happy Eid and Happy NEW YEAR!!
I better go and practice!!! no work no ma3had my teacher wants me to practice six hours a day!! lol i better start soon hehe!! take care yall.

ME!! BLITZEN...

You Are Blitzen

Always in good spirits, you're the reindeer who loves to party down with Santa. Why You're Naughty: You're always blitzed on Christmas Eve, while flying! Why You're Nice: You mix up a mean eggnog martini.

click here to check Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

And another CONCERT...

be there people its going to be very nice hopefully!! and Karim Said is a nice person and performer,so we better support him! (minna w feena) not to mention young and talented as well....







Break a Leg man!!

AUDITIONS YUCK!!

so today is the day!! at last auditions for the Amman Symphony Orchestra! I have to say the truth! i'm not prepared, i dont feel like going to the auditions, and i'm to sleepy!!! it doesnt feel like an audition! i dont feel like having my before the audition vodka shot (why) ?? becayse its waaay too early to do that and i'm dont drink usually so i dont want an upset stomach on stage!! i better leave to the audition now! dont wish me luck!!!!!! wish the Amman Symphony Orchestra that!!

AMMAN COMMUNITY BAND

Come and enjoy a nice christmas concert (free entrance) we're playing nice christmas music :) Happy Holidays Y'all :)

HE TOOK SAMEERA

My brother Nick, has been working in Qatar for a while!! hell ya i missed him loads! but SAMEERA was (is) MINE until he came back for good last week!!! (drum roll)... he found a job here in Amman, and he took Sameera away from me! "its only for a while" he said, (define while please)....
I need Sameera more than any other thing lately! why should i be the one who takes Taxi's and Buses! hes 6 years older than me he can do Taxi's and buses too! why now?? WHY ME?? I hate to take buses when i have my bag, my Trumpet, and my Tableh... it really sucks! (osloub il qame3 ili ma be5las)


P.S incase you're wondering who's Sameera, its MY car! I have no Clue why I called it that why! its better than Honda Sabanekh!! lol

Happy India (Hind ilsa3eed)

I'm so excited you might find it very silly but i'm getting a harmon mute (Wah-wah mute) for my trumpet and a silent brass:) i told mom can i order one this will be my christmas present and my birthday and the next christmas present and my birthday and so on :D lol she agreed haha!! when i get my harmon mute Jazz will be so much fun! and when i get my silent brass ahhhhh where shall i begin... i'm gonna practice day and night, night and day then day and night, and maybe night and day, after that day and night....etc!! no one can tell me to shut that brassy thing up (not that anyone is allowed too)!!! as much as it sounds silly as much as i'm happy, even more!! hope y'all get what you want for christmas and birthdays and everything :D
Peace

Question please :P

so i was just wondering??!!
If a fine is a tax for doing well, will that tax be a fine for doing wrong!!???

g2go got orchestra practice in an hour better go warmup !!!!

Due to the fact that.....

I can see that music business is "flourishing" here in our beloved country so due to the fact that it is or might be or will be it doesn't matter its all the same, I as your friend in music will try to give you some pieces of advise to all of you newbies that want to play in gigs or restaurants or even start a "band" its not easy as you think!!



Top Facts of Life for Playing in Clubs and Restaurants:

• Unless you are in a concert situation, most of the people are not there to hear you. Your music is incidental. People go to restaurants and bars to eat, to drink, to socialize, do business, or maybe to be alone in a crowd. So if you reach some of them and entertain them, you've done a hell of a job.
• In most restaurants, your main objective is to try to entertain without bothering anybody.
• Any volume is too loud for someone.
• The crowd would rather hear a terrible rendition of "Sweet Caroline" than the tastiest arrangement of one of your originals that they've never heard before.
• The customer who asked for "Sweet Caroline", his favorite song, won't realize you're playing it until you actually reach the word "Sweet".
• Someone in the crowd will have halfway heard you play "Sweet Caroline" and it will remind him of the song so he'll request it right after you've just played it.
• Your slowest night, with the most obnoxious crowd and the worst response, is immeasurably better than the best day you ever had at a day job!!!

NEW RULES FOR BANDS IN THE 21st CENTURY:

• Never name a song after your band.
  Never name your band after a song.
• Never start a trio with a married couple.
• Before you sign a record deal, look up the word "recoupable" in the dictionary.
• A string section does not make your songs sound any more "important".
• If you sound like another band, don't act like you're unfamiliar with their music ("Oh does Rage Against The Machine also do rap-rock with political lyrics?")
• Never enter a "battle of the bands" contest. If you know you're already a loser.
• If you use a smoke machine your music sucks.

with all do respect to all the bands that are starting in Amman- Jordan... Good luck to all of you! Get some music theory lessons! And maybe read a book about being in Tune or in Harmony!

Remember... then PRAY

You were walking in the dark, lost, cold, tired, i bet you want to go to bet dring a hot cup of milk and sleep.... so at last you find a tunnel mybe you think this might be a way out of this dark place!! so you go to towards that tunnel, and you enter it fearing nothing!! having nothing on your mind but the image of a hot bath and clean bed sheets. you're half way through the tunnel, maybe less maybe more who knows! and you see a LIGHT you feel Happy, you start running towards it! now remember there is light at the end of Every tunnel just pray that its not a train!!

P.S (i'm so bored! this came out of my boredom)