All State

The All State Band clinic started yesterday from 1 to 9 PM and today from 9 AM to 4:30 PM (except our conductor ran it 1/2 and hour late).

At the end of today, all the clarinets had a huge LUMP on our thumbs from holding up the clarinet (google it if you don't know clarinet anatomy). I feel like I have a big overbite from all the playing! I mean, it got to the point where I was taking the clarinet out of my mouth and I could FEEL my bottom teeth move back into place if I pushed on them with my tongue...Ugh. I'm gonna just sit there and READ and watch movies all evening. And do homework.