((This is a continuation of Monday’s post, “No Cowboy Boots at the Symphony”.)) Grading concert reports, part trois. Some of these are so damned funny, it is my obligation as a human being to share them. – “I was looking extremely dapper with a sexy collared shirt and some nice trousers, while my roommate was looking [...]
Grading concert reports, part deux. Of course, I have more hilarious student quotes to share, but now isn’t the time for that. This assignment of theirs is actually making me realize some pretty important things. For the past 10 years, since I first picked up a clarinet in the 7th grade, I have always been [...]
I am not my most efficient when working on the living room couch. This seems like an obvious, dumbass fact, but it’s something that’s been bogging me down for months now. When we first moved to this town in June, we did a pretty good job of unpacking and setting things to right. We even [...]
((Brief note: the entry from 11/13 about teaching evaluations is finally done. Check it out!)) As usual, I’m spending another night grading a seemingly endless stack of Music 101 papers. The assignment this time was to attend the symphony orchestra concert and write a 2-3 page concert report. I’ve found reading these papers to be [...]
No, really. My subject line is neither sarcastic nor intended for humor (alone). Cake in a Mug is quite possibly the world’s most perfect food. I admittedly haven’t tried it yet, but just LOOK at it! It can be prepared just about anywhere. You can mix the dry ingredients ahead of time. You can add [...]
So, I asked for midterm teaching evaluations from my students today. Since this is my first time teaching a class, I gave them a pretty long evaluation to fill out: What do you like/disklike most about this class, what do you want more/less of, do you feel comfortable participating in discussions, do you do the [...]
Short post today for two reasons: 1) I have an assload of prep to do for class tomorrow 2) The Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack for World of Warcraft releases at midnight tonight. Hopefully I’m making up for length with content. I’d like to share with you some excerpts from papers my students [...]
So, my course schedule for next semester looks like this: MUSI 725 – Performing Antique and ModernitiesENSP 545 – Narrative & TimeMUSI 892 – Supervised ResearchMUSI 782 – Composition Lessons Respectively, these courses are: – A musicology seminar that “focuses on how people perform themselves as part of a modern world” and how “technology and [...]
Last night, I had an hour and a half long phone conversation with my professor and mentor from undergrad (we’ll call him “N”) about all the issues I’ve been having with the composition program here. I have to say, I feel immensely better now, and I no longer feel the need to bolt and go [...]
— Spectromorphology I have a great personal grudge against this word. In the field of electroacoustic music, it’s impossible to get away from it. One of the great dilemmas of the field is finding a good way to talk about music that often has no score and uses sounds in ways we aren’t familiar with. [...]
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