My recital is tonight (Saturday)!

7:00 p.m., Colton Recital Hall. It will run between 45 minutes and 1 hour. It will be fun! I know I'm excited!

I've been on a roll the past two weeks. I've had the best piano and voice lessons of my life. My voice lesson today was incredible. I feel like I'm back on track with my singing, which is a relief (especially with the whole recital thing this weekend, ha).

Back to editing my program.

I have the most wonderful friends. I'm so lucky ( Read more... )

I've had a nice weekend. It's really relaxing to get to hang out at home with my family. All of my schoolwork isn't so bad if I break it up into segments. (Hmm, imagine that.) Completing my Byzantine chant paper is going to be a bit of a push, but I've written fabulous papers under pressure several times before, and I'll do it again ( Read more... )

I find it somewhat comforting that my fellow students are in the same boat that I am right now; it seems that everyone's feeling frustrated and overwhelmed with school. The camaraderie helps. My conversation with the good Dr. M helped immensely, too. If I can make it through next week (and I can and will!), I will be in good shape. The only major ( Read more... )

For a month this summer, I will be teaching and studying in ITALY!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

Put your iTunes on Shuffle & Answer questions with the songs that come up:

1. How does the world see me?
I Am Rose- Susan Graham/Ned Rorem

2. Will I have a happy life?
One Step Closer- U2

3. What do my friends think of me?
She Sounds Very Happy (from Little Women): Houston Grand Opera/Mark Adamo ( Read more... )

Rainy weather outside. Fresh black ink cartridge. Diet Coke. A magazine to read. Life is good at the moment, kids.

Rainy weather stirs me to such nostalgia.

Hot damn, I enjoy Billy Joel.

I heart our faculty.

The only comment I received on my sample bibliography was: "Excellent." (Faints.)

Opera workshop went wonderfully.

I have a free hour-and-a-half today.

Things are pretty good.