Pushing Toward the Finish Line
It’s only the beginning of December, but already I have a substantial to-do list formulated for the projects I need to get done before the end of the semester. I’m surprised at how quickly after Thanksgiving things start piling up on the drive to Winter Break.
My most difficult class, Music History, will involve a lot of studying to prepare for the final; I imagine that’s where the bulk of my work will lie. Another time-consuming task will be the final project for MIDI Techniques, in which I need to compose and orchestrate a piece digitally. For that class in particular, the final project encompasses the entire grade for the course, so it’s important that I do well.
The rest of my classes are substantially easier. Meteorology, for all intensive purposes, is done — almost all of the work for that class involved completing online assignments. I will need to study some vocabulary for Music Theory and complete another post-tonal composition, but that shouldn’t pose too much of a problem.
My only computer science class, Advanced C++, will be fine.
In addition, I will need to finish memorizing the three pieces for my piano jury (I’m playing Un Sospiro by Liszt, a Bach prelude and fugue, and one of Haydn’s sonatas). That may take some time too.
Add a smattering of jury accompaniments and some online projects, and I’ve got plenty to keep me busy through the end of the semester.
At least there’s a leisurely four-week break this year. It will be nice to have some downtime.
As for blog posting, I may not be churning out posts like fresh butter, but I’m satisfied with my intent to work toward more frequent posts.
