schmee schmee schmee
Time for my montly update, since that seems to be the frequency of which I update these days. I've been doing crew for the opera. I'm working the fly rail for fun and excitement. I actually enjoy it, but mostly because my good friends are in the cast/crew. It just sucks because of the amount of down time I have, when I could be using said time at home sleeping or studying or going out. Speaking of going out, I turned 21 last week. I didn't have any alcohol on my birthday. I haven't gone out at all since I came back from spring break. I am ITCHING to go out and just go crazy. . .but it won't happen until a) the opera is over, b) opera auditions are over, c) opera workshop performances are over aka. not until April 4. booooo. I should be able to squeeze in one day to go out. Welcome to the life of a singer. I do skip out on a good time in order to stay healthy/get healthy. I get sick so easily and the tiniest hint of a cold can turn into hell. It's upsetting, but it's worth it. My voice teacher and I had a conversation about this very topic a few weeks ago. "Our Fach (voice type) is really difficult to deal with sometimes, and Kelley, it doesn't get better. Staying healthy is something every singer has to deal with every single day," she said. I get really tired of planning my social life around deadlines and performance dates. C'est la vie. It will be worth it. It is worth it. I just feel like I miss out on a lot. And to be completely honest, I think I take it a bit overboard. I'm sure that going out one night won't make me sick, but I'm so damned paranoid and I know how bad my immune system is that I don't take any chances.
Last week and the few weeks following are busy for me. I'll get through it, but I'm not looking forward to it. Monday I had my Bible midterm, tomorrow I have solo auditions for Orpheus, this week is the opera, next wednesday I have an English paper due (but I think I'll use my "crisis week" and take a week extension), next thursday I have a theory paper on chromaticism on a Mozart string quartet due, next friday I have my second midterm in extreme weather (gag me), the following week is opera auditions, followed by opera scenes performances. I can't believe the second semester is almost over. I'll tell you that I'm definitely happy about staying here an extra year. I am absolutely not ready for grad school and I'm certainly not ready to deal with grad school applications/auditions. I can't wait to move into my apartment. . .I still have 4 months to go with my current living situation, but I'm almost there. With the end of the semester comes the worst part of the year -- saying goodbye to friends. Steven's either staying here or going back to Rochester, Ryan's going to grad school either here or elsewhere, David's going to grad school either here or elsewhere. I feel like I'm more nervous about where they'll end up than they are. I just selfishly want my friends to stay at Michigan.
This summer should be nice. I need to find a job. I need to figure out what classes to take. I'm definitely going with Steven to sing at a music festival in Essex, New York. I am SOO excited. Steven wants us to go mountain climbing. . .he knows I have difficulty even walking, so it should be interesting. He said it will be a journey for us. . .it will certainly be exciting. It will be a blast. I think we're giving a recital, so we need to program soon.
Voice lessons are going really well. I love Martha and Lydia so much. It's really exciting. We usually spend the first 15 minutes or so just talking about the voice, my future, etc. etc. I can't express to you how wonderful it is to have such support from them. It's so awesome to hear Martha say things like, "You'll sing such and such, and this opera, and that opera, and all these etc etc." She and I have the same fach, so she tells me stories about roles she's done, or she'll take out her scores from New York City Opera and share with me her markings. It's just so much fun. I really do feel blessed.
I've been listening to a lot of Beethoven (mostly his 7th symphony) and Mozart. I never thought I would like Mozart so much. I've always despised listening to a lot of it. Not anymore.
Enough for now. I have to read a few books of the Bible before class tomorrow. Tonights my one night off from the opera, so I'm going to head to bed early.
Last week and the few weeks following are busy for me. I'll get through it, but I'm not looking forward to it. Monday I had my Bible midterm, tomorrow I have solo auditions for Orpheus, this week is the opera, next wednesday I have an English paper due (but I think I'll use my "crisis week" and take a week extension), next thursday I have a theory paper on chromaticism on a Mozart string quartet due, next friday I have my second midterm in extreme weather (gag me), the following week is opera auditions, followed by opera scenes performances. I can't believe the second semester is almost over. I'll tell you that I'm definitely happy about staying here an extra year. I am absolutely not ready for grad school and I'm certainly not ready to deal with grad school applications/auditions. I can't wait to move into my apartment. . .I still have 4 months to go with my current living situation, but I'm almost there. With the end of the semester comes the worst part of the year -- saying goodbye to friends. Steven's either staying here or going back to Rochester, Ryan's going to grad school either here or elsewhere, David's going to grad school either here or elsewhere. I feel like I'm more nervous about where they'll end up than they are. I just selfishly want my friends to stay at Michigan.
This summer should be nice. I need to find a job. I need to figure out what classes to take. I'm definitely going with Steven to sing at a music festival in Essex, New York. I am SOO excited. Steven wants us to go mountain climbing. . .he knows I have difficulty even walking, so it should be interesting. He said it will be a journey for us. . .it will certainly be exciting. It will be a blast. I think we're giving a recital, so we need to program soon.
Voice lessons are going really well. I love Martha and Lydia so much. It's really exciting. We usually spend the first 15 minutes or so just talking about the voice, my future, etc. etc. I can't express to you how wonderful it is to have such support from them. It's so awesome to hear Martha say things like, "You'll sing such and such, and this opera, and that opera, and all these etc etc." She and I have the same fach, so she tells me stories about roles she's done, or she'll take out her scores from New York City Opera and share with me her markings. It's just so much fun. I really do feel blessed.
I've been listening to a lot of Beethoven (mostly his 7th symphony) and Mozart. I never thought I would like Mozart so much. I've always despised listening to a lot of it. Not anymore.
Enough for now. I have to read a few books of the Bible before class tomorrow. Tonights my one night off from the opera, so I'm going to head to bed early.