This is the first blog for the 2016-2017 school year! My name is Anooj Arkatkar. I am currently a senior who has been playing violin for 8 years. In addition to violin, I also play ocarina, an instrument I picked up just two years ago. Over the summer I practiced around 5 times per week for roughly half an hour each. The practice was more leisurely than technical, but it was overall still an enjoyable way to maintain my skill with the instrument. For this year, I am looking forward to festival. Not only is it a chance for us to test our talent and hard work as an orchestra, but it also pushes us to work extra hard on those pieces. I absolutely love playing in those rehearsals where everyone is playing confidently, and I've noticed a lot more of those during Festival season. For the last three years, this class has been a splendid break from academic rigor, as well as an opportunity to express myself freely and energetically through music. I expect nothing less from this year.
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