College
My college week got off to a bad start as i was told by one of my colleagues that Wednesday was an in service day, when in fact it was not. Although i place much trust in this particular colleague, i must make a mental note to find out this information for myself before assuming the outcome. So my Wednesday consisted of working an extra day at my work. Although not musically driven, this decision allowed my to gain more money to fund my musical career.
Thursday began with the last of the Beatles presentations. Both were very informative. Next week we will be focusing on interview techniques which i welcome greatly. We then had Music History where we focused on a musicology dissertation on assessing genre. We had to do half an hour of reading which was quite straining for me personally, as i had to get up at 6 to catch my bus in the morning. I have to solve this by managing my time better and going to sleep earlier the night before. An good Instrumental Instructor needs to have a good grasp of time management and obviously, needs to be alert and awake during a lesson! In session skills, we were given a very long talk on music production which i did find quite interesting. Digital Audio focussed on honing our skills on Cubase.
Friday came as a big surprise to all of us, and opened many of our eyes. Out of our class of 42, only 25 will get into the degree! This has made me more determined than ever to produce high quality work and pass all of my exams! Everyone in that room has something very unique about them, and i cant see how the college will split the group. All i can do is produce my work to the best of my ability and hope for a place next year! To add to this blow, Pete also explained to us that their is little to no work for both session musicians or instrumental instructors! He then went on to tell us about job opportunities in Morrison's and as a primary school teacher. Not to be disrespectful to Pete, how can we be inspired as students if we keep getting beaten down like that! Lecturers should be there to inspire us, not constantly beat us down. After the class, i felt so deflated and re-considered my plans for next year. There was alot of talk of moving courses and colleges from those i talked to...
I put so much time and effort into these blogs, countless hours on my presentations and months working out songs and how to perform them. Sometimes it just seems like its all a joke you know? With the new dilemma of having 3 DRUMMERS IN ONE BAND is silly. Just because one band couldn't get along, we all have to suffer for it. I dont think that is fair on the rest of us. We have a set and songs learnt, now we need to incorporate another drummer? Having two drummers in a hip hop band was hard enough! I get that as a musician, you have to take what you get and make the best of it, but this is ridiculous.
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Despite all of this, nothing will get resolved about it so i must plough on. I will still work to the best of my ability and work with what i'm given. In lighter news, i received a B for my last performance which was good!
I hope that next weeks blog proves to be more productive.
Good job on the Blog! You're doing really well with this.
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