And with May and June passed my end-of-semester exams. It’s funny how university is so geared for semesters. In college and high school it was all about the end of the year – the classes were structured to last the whole year, there were mid-year exams and “progression reports” or something like that, but they really didn’t matter all that much, and the end of year exams and everything were what was important. But a couple months into uni I realised that no one had even SPOKEN about 2nd semester. We had mid-semester exams (technical exams – scales, exercises and jazz standards) and then our main “performance” exams (in which we perform whatever pieces we like) at the end of semester. Then it starts all over again in semester 2.
So how have I been going? Well, let’s see what’s been happening in my diary since April 26th, which was when I last updated here. Lots and lots of things, mostly music-related. So head over to my music blog to read about my tech exam, performance exam, results, Southern Gospel Choir gigs, and the Festival of Voices.
I did a quick photoshoot with some nice evening light and the remnants of red dye in my hair with my friend and photographer/graphic designer Paul George, of Digital Graffiti. Photos to come!
I also saw Tania Bosak, a local musician, at the Theatre Royal. It was a SPECTACULAR show, and she is an AMAZING performer with many talents, not least of which are singing, playing the drums, and humour. I answered a silly quiz and won a bottle of wine, which was nice. My teachers Kelly Ottaway and Alistair Dobson were in her band, as was my friend and past accompanist Randal Muir and a host of other talents. If you ever get the chance to see or work with Tania Bosak, DON’T pass it up. She is completely fabulous.
And this week I have frantically been trying to get some stuff done before I throw myself back into school. Oh, I also found out my results for semester 1! I got 74 for gospel choir (Distinction), 62 for Foundation Audio (Credit), 63 for Foundation Core Studies (Credit), and 78 for my performance exam (Distinction – 2 away from High Distinction). Very happy with all that. Looking forward to doing better next semester!
Now I really should get some sleep. Only 2 days of holiday left, don’t want to waste them sleeping in!
Heh heh.
Bec
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