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And it's almost time for Thanksgiving break. We don't have class on Wednesdays here (which is really nice), so tonight I'm heading over to Alma for the percussion ensemble concert. I just have to get through music history, finishing all of my packing, picking up the room a bit, and then go to Cingular to turn off my old cell phone. Yes, that's right, I have a new one. It's Verizon, so if you have Verizon, feel free to call me whenever. The number's changed on facebook, but only my friends can see it. But, I think most people here are my friends on Facebook, so it's okay.
Here's the schedule for me for Thanksgiving:
Tuesday:
drive to Alma after class, watch perc ensemble concert, spend the night with Sam being girly and fun :)
Wednesday:
leave around 8 am, drive to Chicago, spend some time with the Windmullers. then leave, following Jenn and Mom (supposedly) and go up to Green Bay (see Dad!)
Thursday:
have Thanksgiving in Green Bay with Aunt Kathy and Kassandra, Grandma Jean, Uncle Bob, Uncle Tom, and all of my family.
Friday:
probably leave the shopping relatively early (Mom and Jenn are crazy about that), head up to Houghton. savor the few moments that I have at home, spend time with people.
Saturday:
more time with people, sleeping in, I think spending time with Mr. Brian in the afternoon (not completely sure on that), hanging out with more people and just kind of relaxing. it's also Mom's birthday, so we're probably going out to dinner.
Sunday:
possibly going to church then driving back to Saginaw, or just leaving in the morning and driving back to Saginaw.
After Sunday, I have two weeks of classes and then a week of exams. Then I'm done with this first semester. Unfortunately, if you thought this semester was hard (for me), just wait til next semester. I suppose I might as well post my schedule, as long as I'm listing things.
Monday
8:30-9:50 Teaching Ensembles [3 credits]
11:00-11:50 Middle School Music [2 credits]
1:00-2:20 Musical Analysis [3 credits]
2:30-3:20 Keyboard Harmony [2 credits]
4:00-5:20 Concert Band [1 credit]
Tuesday
12:30-2:20 Music History II [4 credits]
4:30-6:00 Percussion Ensemble [no credit]
(my lesson will probably be somewhere on this day as well) [1 credit]
Wednesday:
8:30-9:50 Teaching Ensembles [3 credits]
11:00-11:50 Middle School Music [2 credits]
1:00-2:20 Musical Analysis [3 credits]
2:30-3:20 Keyboard Harmony [2 credits]
4:00-5:20 Concert Band [1 credit]
7:00-10:00 Psychology of Learning [3 credits]
Thursday:
12:30-2:20 Music History II [4 credits]
Friday:
9:30-11:20 Intro to Teaching (the class only meets four times, but it requires 80 hours of field work) [1 credit]
So that's my schedule for next semester. It's 20 credits :) I'm not even getting credit for percussion ensemble, which is fine with me. I also just found out that my Chemistry credits transferred in (I got 10 credits for my score :D) so after this semester, I'll be sitting pretty at 104.20 credits. 90 credits is a senior, and I'll probably end up with somewhere near 150 credits (that's actually probably a very low number) by the time that I'm done. I'm still trying to figure out if I want to student teach in England or not (or if I even can). I really want to do the study abroad thing, and England would be amazing. I'm not completely sure if I can or not (I don't know what programs would be able to student teach over there, but music is pretty much the same anywhere... I think...) but I think that would be pretty awesome to spend a semester in England and do my student teaching. Might make references kind of hard, but oh well. I'd have to do my Special Ed student teaching in America anyway. :P
So now that I've listed a lot of stuff, I wonder how many people will actually get to the bottom. I'm sure that most people figure that it's just rambling (which it is) but it's also semi-useful information for other people. And for me, so that I can log on and tell people what classes I'm taking without having to completely retype it up every time.
Okay, I'm going to go finish getting ready for all of my stuff. It just feels weird that it's so close to Thanksgiving.
Here's the schedule for me for Thanksgiving:
Tuesday:
drive to Alma after class, watch perc ensemble concert, spend the night with Sam being girly and fun :)
Wednesday:
leave around 8 am, drive to Chicago, spend some time with the Windmullers. then leave, following Jenn and Mom (supposedly) and go up to Green Bay (see Dad!)
Thursday:
have Thanksgiving in Green Bay with Aunt Kathy and Kassandra, Grandma Jean, Uncle Bob, Uncle Tom, and all of my family.
Friday:
probably leave the shopping relatively early (Mom and Jenn are crazy about that), head up to Houghton. savor the few moments that I have at home, spend time with people.
Saturday:
more time with people, sleeping in, I think spending time with Mr. Brian in the afternoon (not completely sure on that), hanging out with more people and just kind of relaxing. it's also Mom's birthday, so we're probably going out to dinner.
Sunday:
possibly going to church then driving back to Saginaw, or just leaving in the morning and driving back to Saginaw.
After Sunday, I have two weeks of classes and then a week of exams. Then I'm done with this first semester. Unfortunately, if you thought this semester was hard (for me), just wait til next semester. I suppose I might as well post my schedule, as long as I'm listing things.
Monday
8:30-9:50 Teaching Ensembles [3 credits]
11:00-11:50 Middle School Music [2 credits]
1:00-2:20 Musical Analysis [3 credits]
2:30-3:20 Keyboard Harmony [2 credits]
4:00-5:20 Concert Band [1 credit]
Tuesday
12:30-2:20 Music History II [4 credits]
4:30-6:00 Percussion Ensemble [no credit]
(my lesson will probably be somewhere on this day as well) [1 credit]
Wednesday:
8:30-9:50 Teaching Ensembles [3 credits]
11:00-11:50 Middle School Music [2 credits]
1:00-2:20 Musical Analysis [3 credits]
2:30-3:20 Keyboard Harmony [2 credits]
4:00-5:20 Concert Band [1 credit]
7:00-10:00 Psychology of Learning [3 credits]
Thursday:
12:30-2:20 Music History II [4 credits]
Friday:
9:30-11:20 Intro to Teaching (the class only meets four times, but it requires 80 hours of field work) [1 credit]
So that's my schedule for next semester. It's 20 credits :) I'm not even getting credit for percussion ensemble, which is fine with me. I also just found out that my Chemistry credits transferred in (I got 10 credits for my score :D) so after this semester, I'll be sitting pretty at 104.20 credits. 90 credits is a senior, and I'll probably end up with somewhere near 150 credits (that's actually probably a very low number) by the time that I'm done. I'm still trying to figure out if I want to student teach in England or not (or if I even can). I really want to do the study abroad thing, and England would be amazing. I'm not completely sure if I can or not (I don't know what programs would be able to student teach over there, but music is pretty much the same anywhere... I think...) but I think that would be pretty awesome to spend a semester in England and do my student teaching. Might make references kind of hard, but oh well. I'd have to do my Special Ed student teaching in America anyway. :P
So now that I've listed a lot of stuff, I wonder how many people will actually get to the bottom. I'm sure that most people figure that it's just rambling (which it is) but it's also semi-useful information for other people. And for me, so that I can log on and tell people what classes I'm taking without having to completely retype it up every time.
Okay, I'm going to go finish getting ready for all of my stuff. It just feels weird that it's so close to Thanksgiving.