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Master class went horribly awry today, and I don't know why. I was nervous, so the typical symptom of prematurely losing breath came into play, but besides that I felt good about the performance ( Read more... ) -
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Elisabeth has set her sights for me even higher. During my lesson on Tuesday, she said she thought my first jury selection should be 'Quel guardo il cavaliere' OR 'O zittre nicht.' I began working on the latter approximately two weeks ago. It's shorter, but the difficulty of the coloratura section is probably comparable to the other aria's ( Read more... ) -
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Is it crazy that I'm seriously considering returning to Carroll ( Read more... ) -
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It's happening. The Writers Guild is going on strike. I have a bad feeling about this.
I can't blame the writers for taking action. I just find it extremely unfortunate that this should occur during "Smallville"'s penultimate season. Hopefully it will be taken care of quickly and we can have our shows back. -
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Last week, Elisabeth assigned me 'O zittre nicht.' My first thought was, You've gotta be kidding me. Then during yesterday's lesson, she suggested I perform it for next semester's departmental recital.
WHAT????
Here's the thing. I love the piece, always have. The coloratura kills me. You want an F, fine. You want emotional depth, maybe I ( Read more... ) -
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At the end of my appointment with my faculty advisor last week, she discussed spring term and how enriching it is to travel to a place you are not familiar with, yada yada. There I sat, thinking, Honey, you don't even know ( Read more... ) -
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My experience at UIndy thus far has been great. It just hasn't been as great as Carroll ( Read more... ) -
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Well, the day has come and gone, nearly. It was fine. People in the dorm and around campus were very gracious and caring ( Read more... ) -
I'm a head case, get used to it.
For some reason, things in my life don't want to settle ( Read more... )