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I shouldn't type right now since my hands and arms have been bothering me.... but I think it's equally as bad for me to be writing and fluting which are the other options for this current hour of today. ahaha I need to use my umbrella more to keep my elbows from moving.
My second year of masters has started.... yesterday in fact. I have all of my classes on Mon and Wed so that tuesday I have to myself/ rehearsals, Thursday until 3:30 is dedicated to my awesome job waitressing, and Fridays pretty much are like Tuesdays only usually they'll include my lessons. I have a lot of stuff to do this semester, but mainly- getting better and recording stuff. My classes are eurhythmics II, eurhythmics pedagogy I, and a class specifically dedicated to the theoretical details and philosophies of Hindemith and Stravinsky!!! Man am I excited for that one... of course aside from the 10 page paper and the 35 minute presentation.... ahaha. Along with orchestra, chamber, rep ensemble, masters history comps, and my second recital (november 10th or 17th? maybe? not sure yet)... I am going to be BUSY!
Oh yeah,
I survived my first summer alone. I had a lovely trip through NY for Laura and Peter's fabulous wedding, seeing almost as many friends as possible in the short amount of time I had to travel. And my flute chops stayed in shape!!! whooohoooo for once maybe?
Flute is actually going well- today at least. Piccolo too I suppose. I took my first real audition last week (3rd flute and pic for an IN orchestra) and it went pretty well. Not great, but not a disaster. Despite my horrid Shosty 6... I advanced to the semi-finals (one of 6 semi finalists from 17 total) so that was slightly more motivating. My first real flute audition is in a few weeks. It's fun to prepare my excerpts for something real and tangible. It makes it more fun and I fix them much better than I would have for orchestral studies that's for sure ahhaha.
I have all of these ideas about my studio, my teaching style, things I do and don't want to do when I have a studio of my own, and I just don't have enough patience to sit down and write about it- yet. I will eventually and some things I feel so strongly about, I won't forget them for too long ahaha.
Livejournaling makes me think of Potsdam. I use to always sit in my 324 KS dorm room and journal especially when I was procrastinating or waiting to eat dinner. It's so nostalgic. I miss Potsdam, I really do. Obviously, there are so many more things in this world to experience. And Dr. Busch would hate me for that sentence hahaha.
Life is good. Chris is so sweet. It has cooled down some in my 2nd floor apt. My cereal box collection has been replenished. I was drooling and crying when my teacher played Daphnis. I enjoy this part of my schooling so much. Two years is going to be too short, I can feel it.
My second year of masters has started.... yesterday in fact. I have all of my classes on Mon and Wed so that tuesday I have to myself/ rehearsals, Thursday until 3:30 is dedicated to my awesome job waitressing, and Fridays pretty much are like Tuesdays only usually they'll include my lessons. I have a lot of stuff to do this semester, but mainly- getting better and recording stuff. My classes are eurhythmics II, eurhythmics pedagogy I, and a class specifically dedicated to the theoretical details and philosophies of Hindemith and Stravinsky!!! Man am I excited for that one... of course aside from the 10 page paper and the 35 minute presentation.... ahaha. Along with orchestra, chamber, rep ensemble, masters history comps, and my second recital (november 10th or 17th? maybe? not sure yet)... I am going to be BUSY!
Oh yeah,
I survived my first summer alone. I had a lovely trip through NY for Laura and Peter's fabulous wedding, seeing almost as many friends as possible in the short amount of time I had to travel. And my flute chops stayed in shape!!! whooohoooo for once maybe?
Flute is actually going well- today at least. Piccolo too I suppose. I took my first real audition last week (3rd flute and pic for an IN orchestra) and it went pretty well. Not great, but not a disaster. Despite my horrid Shosty 6... I advanced to the semi-finals (one of 6 semi finalists from 17 total) so that was slightly more motivating. My first real flute audition is in a few weeks. It's fun to prepare my excerpts for something real and tangible. It makes it more fun and I fix them much better than I would have for orchestral studies that's for sure ahhaha.
I have all of these ideas about my studio, my teaching style, things I do and don't want to do when I have a studio of my own, and I just don't have enough patience to sit down and write about it- yet. I will eventually and some things I feel so strongly about, I won't forget them for too long ahaha.
Livejournaling makes me think of Potsdam. I use to always sit in my 324 KS dorm room and journal especially when I was procrastinating or waiting to eat dinner. It's so nostalgic. I miss Potsdam, I really do. Obviously, there are so many more things in this world to experience. And Dr. Busch would hate me for that sentence hahaha.
Life is good. Chris is so sweet. It has cooled down some in my 2nd floor apt. My cereal box collection has been replenished. I was drooling and crying when my teacher played Daphnis. I enjoy this part of my schooling so much. Two years is going to be too short, I can feel it.