2005 年 5 月 20 日 星期五 【晴】

一堆堆的大災難, 一次又一次, 又有 judgement 的時刻...



公平不公平...

只知道一樣野: 您必需相信神所安排的是最好的.

>>May 21, 2005 at 12:49:45 PM GMT+8

2005 年 5 月 14 日 星期六 【晴】

早幾日交了隻 essay, 總算又完成了多一隻 assignment.

現在很努力地嘔隻作品出黎, week 13 交.


Some ways that composers get ideas include:
- by an unconscious process
- by momentum - doing without thinking
- by construction - creating the framework then filling in the details
- by borrowing and adaption of other peoples ideas
- by experimentation - finding ideas in unexpected places



小女的第一隻作品, 當然是寫給心愛的人啦~

>>May 15, 2005 at 9:15:20 AM GMT+8

2005 年 5 月 12 日 星期四 【晴】

肩膀肌肉發炎...

ok, 聽起上黎都好像幾 serious. 不過 physio 姐姐話係一個好消息, 因為我的關節冇事, 而且多多休息就足以保住我演奏的命仔了吧!

不過問題係, 下個月 exam, e 一個月不應該是加力的時候嗎? 很 contradicting...一邊天要休息, 另一邊又要努力. 學習做一些 mentally practice, 不過幾 annoying >.< ~

上星期拉琴 10 分鍾休息 5 分鍾. 因為當我拉到 15 分鍾, 我的 lower back, upper back & chest 的地方會痛. Physio 的姐姐話要在痛之前停止拉琴! Avoid the pain!!!

今個星期呢, 我拉 30 分鍾先休息. 哈哈, 自把自為 lengthen my practice time! 暫時除了星期二 &五, 其他日子都沒有痛了. 感謝神 ^.^

超級多兄姊都罵下我, 叫我唔好拉咁多, 休息下...好感激大家的關心. 如果您 seriously 玩過下 sports, computer, music...就會明白要停是多麼難的事了!

>>May 13, 2005 at 7:32:45 AM GMT+8

2005 年 5 月 10 日 星期二 【晴】

The days without internet,
It was terrible >.< ~ but I have overcome it... ^.^ !

Alright, just a brief NOTE:

肩膀肌肉發炎, 但比兩星期前好了.

>>May 11, 2005 at 12:25:26 PM GMT+8

2005 年 4 月 28 日 星期四 【晴】

Wa...long time no see this la~
http://www.hkflash.com/gb/gb.asp?id=emi84

Just have a glance and many many memories flashed back~

>>April 29, 2005 at 11:49:58 AM GMT+8

2005 年 4 月 28 日 星期四 【晴】

手頭上有 24 份 exam paper, 個 exam 2 hours@, 可否 48 小時不停的煲曬佢地呢? Just now 16:45 看完了聖經就開始做 exam paper, 當我再抬起個頭, 18:20 了!!!





當您的愛人見到您為另一個人落淚, 他/她會點呢?

>>April 29, 2005 at 8:59:53 AM GMT+8

2005 年 4 月 27 日 星期三 【晴】

Wahaha, saved $0.5 on photocopying! Typed, typed, typed~~~

Thanks God giving me this typing skills! I am reading at the same time typing it.

Partly quite scary, as there are several potentials that have been described. Didn't want to mention exactly which ones, don't want to worry you as well!!!

>>April 28, 2005 at 12:31:24 PM GMT+8

2005 年 4 月 27 日 星期三 【晴】

10 RISK FACTORS FOR ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS P37

1. Demanding performance schedules, including touring and recording
2. Difficult repertoire that is not balanced from week to week
3. High standards
4. Lack of control
5. Inadequate preparation
6. Stage placement and conditions
7. Performance anxiety
8. Physical vulnerability
9. Demanding or thoughtless conductors
10. Playing too much, too intensely and too long, with too much repetition and force


10 POTENTIAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO OVERUSE P44

1. Body size, build
2. Conditioning
3. Muscle imbalances due to the demands of playing the instrument
4. Fatigue
5. Joint laxity
6. Stress levels
7. Misuse: poor technique, poor habits, and/or poor posture
8. Abrupt changes or increases of schedule, length of practice, instrument type/weight
9. Style or playing and lifestyle choices
10. Your equipment set-up


OVERUSE INJURIES P47

1. Pain at one side only, and only while playing. This occurs regularly rather than occasionally, and the pain ceases on playing.
2. Pain at multiple sites on playing; no pain outside of muscle making.
3. Pain persists away from the instrument. Some loss of coordination. Orchestral player underperforms.
4. All of the above. Most aspects of hand function cause pain. Pain at rest, sometimes at night. Orchestral player may be able to continue but with stoicism.
5. All of the above, but all daily activities that engage the affected body part cause pain, and there is very little capacity. Player’s career is seriously threatened or already terminated.


10 DANGER SIGNALS P48

1. Pain and/or burning sensation
2. Fatigue or heaviness
3. Weakness
4. Impaired dexterity
5. Tingling, numbness
6. Clumsiness
7. Stiffness
8. Involuntary movement
9. Impaired circulation
10. Difficult with normal daily activities

STRETCHING POINTERS P132

1. Don’t bounce
2. Never stretch to the point of pain
Pain reduces endurance, and causes shortening in the muscles, requiring increased efforts. If a stretch begins to hurt, you are over stretching.
3. Use slow, gentle, steady pressure
4. Keep breathing
5. Relax as you hold the stretch (10-30) seconds


Source: Playing (less) Hurt – an injury prevention guide for musicians (Janet Horvath)

>>April 28, 2005 at 12:28:42 PM GMT+8

2005 年 4 月 25 日 星期一 【晴】

Violists who atilt or rotate their head can create muscle imbalances over time.
(Me?)

The muscles on one side become shorter & stronger than those on the other.
(Oh man, my left and right shoulder!)

This can eventually lead to joint dysfunction and possibly nerve compression.
("pins & needles" pain...comes from muscles compression - which is, I suspected, happening to me)

>>April 26, 2005 at 12:44:02 PM GMT+8

2005 年 4 月 22 日 星期五 【晴】

今日入左 Elwood, 找了 Helen Mountfort 上 Alexander Technique, 原來她也是我幾位 teachers 的 Alexander teacher. 師傅的師傅, cool~

不過在堂上暈左, 攪左 20 分鍾先回復正常 =__=

>>April 22, 2005 at 11:35:06 PM GMT+8