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Well, that was another AMAZING week!

I got back Friday night from a week long course with the National Youth Choir of Wales. This has been my 3rd year with the choir, and they seem to keep getting better!

NYCW 2011

I think I felt the most comfortable in the choir this year. I mean, the first two years were good, but this year I actually felt like I had settled in properly with the other choristers, and also the staff.

Maybe the music wasn't as good as it has been before, but I had three great girls to spend the week with.

Leanne, Laura, Me and Jenny

But aside from the all day rehearsals, we were allowed to have fun too! This year, me and the girls found it great fun to 'plank' in as many places as possible.

Leanne planking across the sinks

It also seems that I have the amazing ability to pull on these courses! Now, I didn't say that, that was my friend Hannah,

I never fail to be impressed by and slightly jealous of @rhiancocker's ability to pull on these courses. It's ridiculous!

See...?!

I also amaze myself sometimes, but like I've said before, I do get on better with guys than girls, so that might have something to do with it! I don't really care though. All the guys I get to know are great people, and I'm great friends with all of them.

Aron, Me and Tom

So that was that week. I'm really sad it's over, but I'm definitely looking forward to next year because we are doing the BBC Proms again!

The last thing I have to look forward to now is Leipzig in a week and a half! I really can't wait!

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This time I'm not talking about exams!

No, I am now checking off the 3 amazing weeks of music I have already had, and have to look forward to.

The first week started for me with Gwent's Annual Summer Showcase in St. David's Hall, Cardiff. I always love this day, because I get to experience and listen to so many parts of the music service I've never heard before.

And I can't complain, what with Gwent being recognised as the best music service in the UK! http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/9065728.Gwent_music_support_is_best_in_Britain/?ref=rss

And then from the Tuesday to Saturday, I was in Birmingham for the Music For Youth's National Festival. This was the first time I had actually been in more than one thing at this festival, and I'm so glad I stayed up for the week to experience everything.

On the Tuesday I was in two choirs: Greater Gwent Youth Choir and Bassaleg School Senior Choir. It was a great day altogether, and even better for school choir because we won an award!

I'm the one in the middle with the glasses and necklaces!

Greater Gwent Youth Choir

There is also this video of GGYC performing Gloria - Vivaldi

Wednesday was next, I was in Bottom Heavy this day. Now you're probably wondering what bottom heavy is? Well, it is another Gwent ensemble consisting of just cellos and double basses (and two guitars!). I am one of said guitarists, and I have to say I love performing with this group.

Bottom Heavy

I'm the one on the left

Overall Gwent received 11 out of a possible 15 awards, which gives us a good chance of performing in the School's Proms in the Albert Hall in November.

I've still got two more exciting weeks of music to look forward to. One begins this Saturday for the National Youth Choir of Wales, and the second is in August when Gwent go to Leipzig with choir and orchestra.

Finally...

I've had my hair cut!

Now some of you are probably thinking, 'Why is she telling us this?' but this is the first time in forever I have had short hair!

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Yes, it's that time again. Exams.

If I'm going to be honest it's all I seem to have done for the past two years, which I suppose is partly true.

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And once again I have been distracted by my guitar! It seems to have happened a lot recently. I never seem to want to do revision because of them. Well I suppose I do have four to choose from to play!

But getting back to exams. These are the last ones (hopefully) that I will ever have to do in school. And then I'm off to Swansea!!

I thought I might have learnt a lesson from my January exams however, but I haven't. I told myself that I would start revision early, and I didn't. I had an exam yesterday and I started revision for that on Sunday. Not good... not good at all. Thankfully I did a lot of last minute cramming, so hopefully it's paid off (I doubt it though!)

My next exam is on Monday, and it's Maths. Not too worried about that, because I can actually do maths.
Then I've got Physics on Tuesday, Product Design on Thursday, and then another Physics paper on Monday.

Did I mention I dislike the WJEC!? That Physics paper on the Monday, is the last exam on the calender of the year. Trust me to take a subject that has it's exam on a Monday. While everyone else will have finished on the Friday and will be out getting drunk that weekend, 13 of us in my school will be at home all weekend revising.

Ah well, I've got a really exciting summer to look forward to! I shall tell you more soon!

The National Trust..

is cool, alright!?
Check this video out. I'm in it!



If you want to know who I am, I'm talking at 1:11, 1:50 and 1:57. I sound quite welsh actually!

Never leave thing to the last minute...

Take my advice on this. I'm currently in the middle of finishing a Product Design coursework folder, that I have had 3 months to complete, and I decide to do it the day before it's meant to be in. I am so screwed!

I want a tattoo...

I love this design. I'm thinking of getting it on the back of my lower neck :)