You know what is so nice about going to school again? Being surrounded by fellow music geeks. When you’ve studied for years on any given subject, it is always fun to converse with fellow geeks on aspects of your subject that most people would find too difficult to follow. And after spending a year teaching children how to clap to the beat, or how to distinguish between a high sound and a low sound, it is sooooo refreshing to talk to another human being who doesn’t stare blankly back when discussing things such as secondary functions or augmented sixth chords.
I managed to pass my aural theory, sight singing, music history II, and piano exams, but got my ass kicked by early music history and music theory (I blame the theory on part writing). Nontheless, I’m excited about the coming semester and the chance to explore, experience, and learn from my peers. There are some cray good musicians at IU, and I can’t wait jump in with them.
Whew!
You never really know how much junk you have until you move. It never looks like there is that much stuff stuffed in your home until you actually start taking everything out and putting it in boxes. But it is now semi-neatly in its place in the new apartment, and while things are still hectic what with getting settled in, I can finally relax for an evening. Now all I have to do is wait for the DSL to be set up, so I can get off of this accursed dial-up. Tabbed browsing loses its luster when your throughput drips instead of pours. I’ve found I can drive to the public library, download a large file, and drive back in much less time than it takes to download it via modem.
All in all, though, things are looking good. Grad school orientation starts Monday. mmmmmm. I love fresh starts.
3 days until we move. Things are starting to get packed, services switched, cancelled, or ordered. I have ordered DSL at the new apartment, but will likely take several days after we move in to be up and working, so my internet access may be down for a little bit. In the meantime, enjoy some good ol’e George Carlin:
Download Audio: Hostility Score Board
This is a song by my late friend Xander Smith. I got it off of a CD he gave me a few years back, and I am not sure of the title since it was an audio CD. I simply know it as Track 06.
Download Audio: Xander – Track 06
Looking through old recordings I’ve done, I found one I don’t believe I’ve published here. This is at least a year old, recorded in the morning while it was gently raining.
Download Audio: A Little Morning Rain Shower