I got something to say / I killed your Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Last night was a radio performance class. There's not a shitload to say about it other than that I am really a lot more confident behind the controls now, although I still have some way to go. Also there was some ad-libbing and I was kind of proud of the line I came up with: "In a recent Rolling Stone article, Toby Keith said he wishes he'd written 'Look What You've Done to Me' by Boz Scaggs. Hey, maybe Toby Keith and Boz Scaggs can collaborate on an album that twice as many people won't listen to."
Haw.
Anyway. Before class started, I sat down with the school's director and had a talk with him about my concerns. He felt that there should be no need for me to re-take the class, though I could if I still really wanted to. But he said that the instructors are generally aware of more than they let on, and they are in communication with one another and usually are on top of things. He said they tend to be able to spot the people who've basically wasted their tuition money, and the people who will likely go somewhere. He didn't say how I was doing specifically but I came away from it with the distinct idea that I think I'm doing pretty goddamn great. He said that I had a lot of creativity and it showed, not just during classes but in the halls and such. This seemed to be a good thing. I was pretty jazzed to hear it.
This turned into a longer discussion of a lot of different school-related things. We talked about how a lot of the students are dropping f-bombs in the studio and how their rationale is that the studio isn't live, even though they're told to treat it like it is. The director said he does this to get them in the mindset where they won't cuss in the studio. I said it's not just that, to my mind, but also the fact that it's good to be in the habit of DOING WHAT YOUR BOSS TELLS YOU. You don't have to like it, and you don't have to agree with it. But you do have to do it. This shit isn't complicated.
A lot of the students seem to think they'll be the next Stern, and they don't even understand what he does on his show. It's like saying "fuck" on stage because Lenny Bruce did, without an understanding of its meaning or context. Ugh.
Long story short, I don't think I'll be retaking, and I think everything is going pretty well. Studio time tomorrow. Biking tonight.
Haw.
Anyway. Before class started, I sat down with the school's director and had a talk with him about my concerns. He felt that there should be no need for me to re-take the class, though I could if I still really wanted to. But he said that the instructors are generally aware of more than they let on, and they are in communication with one another and usually are on top of things. He said they tend to be able to spot the people who've basically wasted their tuition money, and the people who will likely go somewhere. He didn't say how I was doing specifically but I came away from it with the distinct idea that I think I'm doing pretty goddamn great. He said that I had a lot of creativity and it showed, not just during classes but in the halls and such. This seemed to be a good thing. I was pretty jazzed to hear it.
This turned into a longer discussion of a lot of different school-related things. We talked about how a lot of the students are dropping f-bombs in the studio and how their rationale is that the studio isn't live, even though they're told to treat it like it is. The director said he does this to get them in the mindset where they won't cuss in the studio. I said it's not just that, to my mind, but also the fact that it's good to be in the habit of DOING WHAT YOUR BOSS TELLS YOU. You don't have to like it, and you don't have to agree with it. But you do have to do it. This shit isn't complicated.
A lot of the students seem to think they'll be the next Stern, and they don't even understand what he does on his show. It's like saying "fuck" on stage because Lenny Bruce did, without an understanding of its meaning or context. Ugh.
Long story short, I don't think I'll be retaking, and I think everything is going pretty well. Studio time tomorrow. Biking tonight.