Well I'm still working on trying to get the video of my performance off of my camera and onto my computer, but so far I haven't had much luck. In general, I felt that my performance could have been better, but the moment I walked on stage I got into a crazy panic mode and could barely function. I think my performance ended up being about 95% muscle memory and 5% me. It was like I was in the backseat of the car with an invisible person in the driver's seat that I could only command once in a while. But I made it through my first performance without error (it just wasn't very musical) and He Xuan (my teacher) said that I did a good job. Now we are going to start working on technique as there is a technical examination in two months! AH!
On Thursday, they cancelled class and took us on a field trip to see some of the major sites around Shanghai. We got to see the tallest building, 100 stories, the Shanghai World Financial Center, then we took a little walk along the Huangpu River (the river that divides the East and West districts of Shanghai) and then I went to orchestra rehearsal while everyone else went to the Shanghai Museum...I was very jealous. But here are some really cool pictures of Shanghai!
SWFC with the Jin Mao building in the reflection.
Then we were in the future.
On the 97th floor with Joanna and Rachel.
View from the top.
The Chinese tourists also took pictures of this...they thought it was hilarious.
Me and the Oriental Pearl Tower.
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