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I feel awfully liberated today after Sherri's acting class. Alina noted how different I sounded afterwards in contrast to last night when I spoke to her feeling miserable and anxious. I think my whole person changes when I'm under pressure. And I find myself in situations where I'm in a state of dread or totally stressed out all the time. Just think, if I never let anxiety tighten its clammy grip around my neck I'd be so much happier, and probably more pleasant to be with. I guess I'll just keep trying to get everything done as soon as I get it.
Bach class was amazing, singing four part chorales and dissecting inventions, learning baroque keyboard technique and studying history. It turns out that Alan Vogel, my teacher, plays in Helmuth Rilling's orchestra on some of my favorite cantata recordings! He is truly a Bach disciple and quickly becoming one of my role models.
My harpsichord teacher loves all the same pieces I do. Between private lessons, bach class, and my own ear training work outside of class, I may get all the music education I want and not really feel the need to transfer out of theatre, considering that all I'm really interested in studying is baroque and pre-baroque music. I still feel practically sick when I sit down to play guitar. I wonder if I'll ever really pick it up again. Maybe all those months of hitting my head against a wall trying to write songs left a really bad taste in my mouth. I can't really even enjoy most guitar music anymore. Typical C/G/F/D-ish rock songs are pretty unlistenable. It's odd that Neil Young, who used to just steal my heart is so bland to me now.
Bach class was amazing, singing four part chorales and dissecting inventions, learning baroque keyboard technique and studying history. It turns out that Alan Vogel, my teacher, plays in Helmuth Rilling's orchestra on some of my favorite cantata recordings! He is truly a Bach disciple and quickly becoming one of my role models.
My harpsichord teacher loves all the same pieces I do. Between private lessons, bach class, and my own ear training work outside of class, I may get all the music education I want and not really feel the need to transfer out of theatre, considering that all I'm really interested in studying is baroque and pre-baroque music. I still feel practically sick when I sit down to play guitar. I wonder if I'll ever really pick it up again. Maybe all those months of hitting my head against a wall trying to write songs left a really bad taste in my mouth. I can't really even enjoy most guitar music anymore. Typical C/G/F/D-ish rock songs are pretty unlistenable. It's odd that Neil Young, who used to just steal my heart is so bland to me now.