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*poke poke*...My lj has been revived! Omg, I think September was the last time I updated. Whatever, I can never keep a consistant journal. This is the way it goes, folks ;-).
So, life's been crazy, to say the least. Only two days left of classes here at Ithaca...and then two days of finals, and I'm done here. I know I'm going to cry, a lot, lol. I know that's a little pathetic, but it's true. I love it here, and I want to come back and visit a lot, but I don't know how feasible that is. I will be here as much as possible. I can't give up my Ithaca life completely. That would hurt too much. Dr. Parks said he would give me lessons when I come up, for a minimal fee, which kicks butt. I'm going to see if I can get some lessons with the voice teacher I met when I visited CW Post, which would be great, as well.
Everything with transferring is all set for now. The next step is signing up for classes after I get down to Long Island...hopefully the classes I've picked are still open! Going home will be interesting...I never know how my parents are going to be...plus seeing the new house being built...incredibly surreal to technically still be a part of a family, but not even really exist in the same life with them anymore. I've seen them for 2 weeks in the last year. The most time I spent at home was last christmas break, but I didn't even stay there the entire time.....it's not that I don't love them...but I'm too different from them, and I can't deal with the rules after not having them for a long time, lol. Sorry for the stream of conscious sentences, I just write what I think!
Classes have been really great this semester. I'm getting about a 3.5 GPA this semester, I'm pretty sure, which is what I've consistently gotten every semester. Theory and Piano will be lower than I wish, but that's normal too, lol. I actually have gotten a lot better with piano, suprisingly! I'm certainly no virtuoso, but I am so much more confident than last year. Having to take Piano II over again has been a really great help, as I certainly needed the bolstering of the material learned in the class. Voice lessons have kicked ass this semester. I have done 7 songs this semester, which is about double what I did last year at this time, and my voice has become so much freer and brighter, while still retaining warmth. Still need to work on body awareness, breath, and jaw tension! Oy vey, why does it take so long to be an amazing singer, haha. Okies, enough talking. <3 you all!
So, life's been crazy, to say the least. Only two days left of classes here at Ithaca...and then two days of finals, and I'm done here. I know I'm going to cry, a lot, lol. I know that's a little pathetic, but it's true. I love it here, and I want to come back and visit a lot, but I don't know how feasible that is. I will be here as much as possible. I can't give up my Ithaca life completely. That would hurt too much. Dr. Parks said he would give me lessons when I come up, for a minimal fee, which kicks butt. I'm going to see if I can get some lessons with the voice teacher I met when I visited CW Post, which would be great, as well.
Everything with transferring is all set for now. The next step is signing up for classes after I get down to Long Island...hopefully the classes I've picked are still open! Going home will be interesting...I never know how my parents are going to be...plus seeing the new house being built...incredibly surreal to technically still be a part of a family, but not even really exist in the same life with them anymore. I've seen them for 2 weeks in the last year. The most time I spent at home was last christmas break, but I didn't even stay there the entire time.....it's not that I don't love them...but I'm too different from them, and I can't deal with the rules after not having them for a long time, lol. Sorry for the stream of conscious sentences, I just write what I think!
Classes have been really great this semester. I'm getting about a 3.5 GPA this semester, I'm pretty sure, which is what I've consistently gotten every semester. Theory and Piano will be lower than I wish, but that's normal too, lol. I actually have gotten a lot better with piano, suprisingly! I'm certainly no virtuoso, but I am so much more confident than last year. Having to take Piano II over again has been a really great help, as I certainly needed the bolstering of the material learned in the class. Voice lessons have kicked ass this semester. I have done 7 songs this semester, which is about double what I did last year at this time, and my voice has become so much freer and brighter, while still retaining warmth. Still need to work on body awareness, breath, and jaw tension! Oy vey, why does it take so long to be an amazing singer, haha. Okies, enough talking. <3 you all!