Hi all :)
I have a few updates since the blog. Today was my last day of my summer presession in womens' studies, Women In Popular Culture. It's an entire semesters worth of material crammed into 9 days for 4 and a half hours a day...ew...I loved the readings, but as much as I hate to say it....not the brightest crayons in the box were in that class....for example:
The first day the professor always wants everyone to get to know one another/ her/etc. She is an African-American woman with an accent, so logically she could be from Jamaica or Africa. She asks the class, "So what do you want to know about me?". A girl in the back of the room shouts, "Where are you from?". The teacher repsonds, "Oh dat is a very good question. Where do you tink (not a spelling error, just an accent attempt in typing) I'm from?". "Well she thinks you're from Jamaica." says the girl as she points to a fellow female on her left. The teacher replies, "I didn't ask her, I ask you. Where do you tink I'm from?". "Well I don't think you're from Africa". "Why do you say dat?"....."I dunno, I just don't think you're from Africa." The teacher tells everyone, "Well actually I'm from Nigeria." and here's the kicker......The girl responds with, "See I knew you weren't from Africa!"...........Crimeny! I have never felt so intelligent in my life! I've also never had to struggle so much to keep a straight face.
So now that that is over, I have finished yet one more requirement for my degree, yay! Now I'm on to my regular summer course.....Ballet...dun dun dun :( I have absolutely no physical rhythm and I also inherited my father's hamstrings, so this could very well be a catastrophe. I have to go buy a leotard this weekend. The last time I wore one of those was when I was about 4 years old...yeesh.
I also had my first church choir rehearsal for St.Andrew's Lutheran (my directing job). I didn't know what kind of turn out I would have and I had been told that there was little to no musical talent there. All I have to say is that God is absolutely incredible! I get there and I have a fabulous accompanist, and 8 choir members....4 men and 4 women...2 basses, 2 tenors, 2 altos, and 2 sopranos.....HOW AMAZING IS THAT?! And a huge plus is that they can sing the 4 part music I picked out! I initially came to WSU as a music education major, but they changed it because I couldn't receive a scholarship unless I was a performance major...then I did my first opera and the rest is history. But I had forgotten how much I LOVED choral music, especially the idea of directing one. It's a wonderful opportunity that has literally fallen into my lap and I'm loving it thus far. As a musician, we kind of need to be a jack of all trades...and directing would certainly qualify as a trade. I think I might even be able to give them some more pieces in addition to the music they already have.
Other than that I'm going to jump into learning my new audition arias and senior recital material this coming week. Life is busy, but it's good!
I have a few updates since the blog. Today was my last day of my summer presession in womens' studies, Women In Popular Culture. It's an entire semesters worth of material crammed into 9 days for 4 and a half hours a day...ew...I loved the readings, but as much as I hate to say it....not the brightest crayons in the box were in that class....for example:
The first day the professor always wants everyone to get to know one another/ her/etc. She is an African-American woman with an accent, so logically she could be from Jamaica or Africa. She asks the class, "So what do you want to know about me?". A girl in the back of the room shouts, "Where are you from?". The teacher repsonds, "Oh dat is a very good question. Where do you tink (not a spelling error, just an accent attempt in typing) I'm from?". "Well she thinks you're from Jamaica." says the girl as she points to a fellow female on her left. The teacher replies, "I didn't ask her, I ask you. Where do you tink I'm from?". "Well I don't think you're from Africa". "Why do you say dat?"....."I dunno, I just don't think you're from Africa." The teacher tells everyone, "Well actually I'm from Nigeria." and here's the kicker......The girl responds with, "See I knew you weren't from Africa!"...........Crimeny! I have never felt so intelligent in my life! I've also never had to struggle so much to keep a straight face.
So now that that is over, I have finished yet one more requirement for my degree, yay! Now I'm on to my regular summer course.....Ballet...dun dun dun :( I have absolutely no physical rhythm and I also inherited my father's hamstrings, so this could very well be a catastrophe. I have to go buy a leotard this weekend. The last time I wore one of those was when I was about 4 years old...yeesh.
I also had my first church choir rehearsal for St.Andrew's Lutheran (my directing job). I didn't know what kind of turn out I would have and I had been told that there was little to no musical talent there. All I have to say is that God is absolutely incredible! I get there and I have a fabulous accompanist, and 8 choir members....4 men and 4 women...2 basses, 2 tenors, 2 altos, and 2 sopranos.....HOW AMAZING IS THAT?! And a huge plus is that they can sing the 4 part music I picked out! I initially came to WSU as a music education major, but they changed it because I couldn't receive a scholarship unless I was a performance major...then I did my first opera and the rest is history. But I had forgotten how much I LOVED choral music, especially the idea of directing one. It's a wonderful opportunity that has literally fallen into my lap and I'm loving it thus far. As a musician, we kind of need to be a jack of all trades...and directing would certainly qualify as a trade. I think I might even be able to give them some more pieces in addition to the music they already have.
Other than that I'm going to jump into learning my new audition arias and senior recital material this coming week. Life is busy, but it's good!
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