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coming out of the igloo

November 25, 2006 at 8:52 PM

Waiting for the bus, ah the joy. Anyone ever heard that "bulbous bufont, macedamia, gazebo!" stint from the Dr. Demento collection?

It's snowy outside and I'm loving it! Why do I love this time of year so much? The crispness to the air, the fresh smell of snow on the ponderosa pine trees. I love it! I love it, I love it, I love it! I pulled out my winter boots today in celebration of snow. I just hope the bus can make it up the hill because I currently can't really walk down it due to a knee injury. *sigh*

Practicing is going good these days. I have two concerts tomorrow, one is an all Canadian recital that I'll be performing the Eckhardt-Gramatte Caprice No. 10 at and then in the evening I'm doing triple duty playing piano for my students, viola to help out the orchestra and then violin to solo on in our annual faculty/adult student recital. I'm excited about the Canadian one, I'm going to be receiving a memorial award of some kind and the family who set up this award will be in attendance. It's a one time presentation, I've been told, and so it's very important to the family so I hope I perform well for both theirs and mine own sake.

Other things on my mind these days. Question A. Can I do a major in violin with a minor in composition? and B. If that isn't possible, do I want to not sleep for four years and go for a double major? or C. Just do violin?

Hmmm......

you could try a major in violin, and get some private lessons in comp. to avoid matriculation-inundation.
snow...what's that?
I would check into a double Major program at the colleges. I know Eastman has a double Major program that typically only takes 5 years to get both degrees.
-Richard :)
Scott, snow is what happens when the tempretures are cold enough to turn precipitated water into ice crystals. Also, taking private composition lessons doesn't really give me the opportunities that I would take the composition program for but it is defnitely a good possibility to consider in terms of keeping up with composing.

Richard, I'm for sure staying in Canada for my undergrad. The composition department at UBC, U of T and Dalhousie all interest me significantly.

Oh, I know that Kelsey. I was just saying that I know some music schools here offer programs like that, why wouldn't the ones in Canada. You might want to consult your teacher to see if the college he teaches at offers a program like that.
-Richard :).