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Inthewire is down.. so I find myself here.
Last night as I was reading the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test I realized what I am most craving in my life right now. Besides candy... It's a need for intellectual stimulation. Sounds dorky, but it's true. Especially as we go through the sophism, socrates, plato section in western civ I find myself wildly fasinated. I remember a book that prof. hohman had talked about by Heroditus (I don't think I'm spelling that right, but oh well) about ancient greece, athens, thebes, etc. And today he pulled that book out again and referenced it. I'm going to read it. I find myself just craving something harder to read and something that will broaden my mind. Not to just have this reading as a reference but I want to be able to understand, incorporate, and put it in my words. I have never been a religious person, but this falls under being a spiritual person I believe. I also catch myself leaning towards these people that love to talk about this stuff. I think it was help play into my music because the more you learn the more you incorporate.
My private professor, Elly, and I were talking about that. How I tend to write romantically and classically and tonally. That's what I've learned and she wants me to still rely on my insticts and my tonal ear but she wants to broaden my knowledge of music which is why she is giving me all these contemporary composers to practice and we talked about modes and stuff. I licked it all up. I find my mind just so hungry for knowledge and I'm so excited to indulge myself with it.
And what better time to do it when I'm still finding myself with free time.
I have picked the right college for me at this point in my life and I'm so happy knowing that I'm in the right place. It brings me such a sense of satisfaction.
Last night as I was reading the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test I realized what I am most craving in my life right now. Besides candy... It's a need for intellectual stimulation. Sounds dorky, but it's true. Especially as we go through the sophism, socrates, plato section in western civ I find myself wildly fasinated. I remember a book that prof. hohman had talked about by Heroditus (I don't think I'm spelling that right, but oh well) about ancient greece, athens, thebes, etc. And today he pulled that book out again and referenced it. I'm going to read it. I find myself just craving something harder to read and something that will broaden my mind. Not to just have this reading as a reference but I want to be able to understand, incorporate, and put it in my words. I have never been a religious person, but this falls under being a spiritual person I believe. I also catch myself leaning towards these people that love to talk about this stuff. I think it was help play into my music because the more you learn the more you incorporate.
My private professor, Elly, and I were talking about that. How I tend to write romantically and classically and tonally. That's what I've learned and she wants me to still rely on my insticts and my tonal ear but she wants to broaden my knowledge of music which is why she is giving me all these contemporary composers to practice and we talked about modes and stuff. I licked it all up. I find my mind just so hungry for knowledge and I'm so excited to indulge myself with it.
And what better time to do it when I'm still finding myself with free time.
I have picked the right college for me at this point in my life and I'm so happy knowing that I'm in the right place. It brings me such a sense of satisfaction.