Today has been a particularly beautiful day! The sky has been clear and the sun has been shining through, almost like a summer's day, but with cooler weather - if it weren't for the constant Oregon rain, I would not love this weather so much, so I am grateful to the rain :-)
I had an aural dictation quiz in adv. aural skills today, and it went very well! We were dictating 3-part fugue beginnings this week, and next week we are going to start sight-singing whole-tone, octatonic, and some atonal melodies! Though it's getting more and more difficult, it's fun and exciting, and it's awesome when your classmates are GTFs (graduate teaching fellows). I always sit next to Jodi Jolley, who was my GTF for Sophomore level aural skills three years ago, and it feels so awesome to be at least to some extent at the same level as her - I really look up to my GTFs, and to see them as peers gives me comfort and determination to do the best that I can. I meet a lot of these grad students in grad-level music theory courses such as Schenkerian Analysis, Counterpoint, and this aural skills class, and I've honestly considered staying at the UO for a Masters in music theory, but I think it's a better idea to chase my dream of film scoring.
I finally sent out an email to the six performers for my brass quintet piece that's being played on the February 19th Composers Forum concert, and we're going to set up rehearsal times. I think we'll only need two or three rehearsals. If we need a conductor I'm planning to conduct, but I'm not sure if I can guide a rehearsal very well since I've never actually guided one, but you don't know until you try!
This weekend I get to have tea with a wonderful person! On Saturday I'm meeting a friend whom I met playing in the UO Quidditch League last year, but have never set aside time with to meet in person before. I'm so excited, this is going to be a wonderful weekend! :-)
As I type this, I realize that I haven't eaten anything in the past five or six hours. This happens a lot - sometimes eating just seems less important than everything else, but when the hunger really starts to hurt I'm in no mood to make some elaborate meal, so I stress out trying to find something quick to prepare. Last night I made spaghetti, and the night before I made a sandwhich, but three nights ago I went to a nearby restaurant (Agate Alley) for taco Tuesday (2 tacos and an imported Mexican beer for $7). I sometimes find myself going out to eat when I'm too hungry to make something, but the wait ends up defeating the purpose. I think tonight I'm going to make a hamburger, and maybe follow my grandfather's girlfriend Bev's advice of making a small salad to eat while you make the meal.
I'm going to go eat now ^_^y
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