What. A. Journey. Honestly, looking back at these two years, it still amazes me what dedication can do. When I came to IB and found out about CAS, I thought that for creativity I could try to learn an instrument. I already had the musical theory from years in music school and I always wanted … Continue reading Guitar playing
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Guitar playing
Ahh quarantine... It's a blessing and a curse. A blessing regards to my guitar playing. I have so much free time so my learning has really accelerated a lot. I am learning new songs, new rhythmic patterns, I am improving my technique of playing with a pick bit by bit. The cool part about learning … Continue reading Guitar playing
Baking for doctors
This month I also decided to bake for doctors as that was a successful activity last time. This time I also invited my friend Deividas, who is a great chef, to join in, and he gladly accepted. I think that it is a great cause because we can both use our love for making food … Continue reading Baking for doctors
Acting
Well well well... The big upset... I spent so much time getting ready for my acting auditions and they are not happening anymore. Of course, all the work I did for them did not go to waste as I learned a lot of valuable skills for acting, however, it still felt bitter to not be … Continue reading Acting
Baking for doctors
This month I had an idea that I could use the fact that my parents know a lot of doctors and hence can help me reach out to them with this idea. I wanted to give back to the people who are giving society the most of their energy currently and I thought that making … Continue reading Baking for doctors
Guitar playing
This month is very different. I thought that I will not be playing guitar much since I will have to fly to acting auditions and so on, however, due to quarantine I found tons of time to practice guitar. Now I practice playing small and simple jazz improvizations for various songs that I find tutorials … Continue reading Guitar playing
The Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
Finally, the event happened. It came as no surprise, but working with these people and performing alongside them was incredible. And I was really glad that the event worked out and went according to plan. All the performances were well done and nothing seemed out of place. We also got a lot of good feedback … Continue reading The Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
Preparation for the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
The events are coming in almost a week, thus the preparations have become much more time and energy demanding. During the event I will also have to sing, therefore I had to learn a few songs and I noticed that when I sing them, my voice becomes sore, as these Lithuanian songs are sung by … Continue reading Preparation for the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
Singing
This month I worked with my teacher on developing a quick warm-up for me that I could use before my auditions when I go to London. Additionally, because I need to prepare a musical number for the auditions, I learned Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli. I thought that it is a … Continue reading Singing
Preparing for the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
After the reader's competition, the HL teacher of literature told me, that there will be an event to commemorate the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania and asked me if I would like to participate. I said yes without a doubt as seeing and being part of events in my school is always a … Continue reading Preparing for the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
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