Update

So it’s been quite a while since I posted last.  I’ve been pretty busy over Christmas and since, and it just hasn’t appealed to me to write blog posts here for a while.  I apologise for that.  I’ve got a few ideas in my head for a proper website, and a blog just sort of pales in comparison to the things I have in mind, so I haven’t really felt inspired to work on this blog.

So, as for an update… things have been going pretty well.  Happy new year, by the way!  Last year was a great learning experience for me, very hectic and stressful, but I think this year will be better.  Now that I’ve got a good idea of how things work at the Conservatorium, I think I will be able to handle my workload a lot better.  My results turned out pretty well in second semester – a Distinction in voice, Distinction in gospel choir, and Credit in core studies.

This coming semester I’ll be taking voice, gospel choir, advanced core studies, foundation theory, and history of jazz.  Should be a little more busy but a little more manageable.

I’ve also been applying for jobs – did a trial day at Sheepskin & Opal World, which seemed to go pretty well, but I’m not sure if I’ll be available for all the hours they want me to work.  Gonna have to wait and see when I get my timetable.  I also applied at a lot of bookshops, music shops, restaurants, and other stores.  If you hear of anything in casual or part-time work available, let me know!

On the singing front, I’ve done some recording work, had another performance with the SGC, and have my first paid live gig coming up… reeeeeead all about it over at my music blog!

I’ve also been doing a bit of modelling here and there for friends, images to come.

So, everything is moving along at a steady pace.  I’ve been writing again a bit too, but nothing worth putting up yet.

Keep your eyes peeled for more of me, and maybe a new website, sometime in the near-ish future!

Bec

A rare post…

Greetings! It’s been quite a while since I posted last… things have been busy! What has been happening? Well, apart from school and all that sort of thing, I have moved house… twice… in the past month. That has been rather stressful but now I am happily settled into my new flat.

So, life at the conservatorium has been also rather stressful and VERY busy, but fun! More on that, the Amplified festival, Southern Roots Festival, and Southern Gospel Choir news at… can you guess? … my music blog!

A few pieces of not-so-great news. I’m no longer working at the Mercure Hotel, so am once again looking for a casual/part-time job with flexible hours. Ideally something like waitressing or retail in an interesting store. And I declined Andrew Bonime’s offer to collaborate my lyrics with his music. It was a very interesting opportunity but required me agreeing to hand some rights over to a publisher, and I’m not quite ready for that yet. But thankyou, Andrew, for the offer! I really appreciated it.

The final thing I have to report is that the Fringe Festival Fashion Show went really well and was a lot of fun. I modelled for two designers, Elissa Knezevic and Jo Bootsma, and I wore a suit and a beautiful dress. I modelled for this show two years ago, and this year was even more fun, interesting, and full of amazing outfits. Some really nice photos came of it, and I’ll upload them here soon. I was also asked, as a result, by a couple of photographers to model for them, which should be a lot of fun. I love modelling. I got a lot of compliments saying I was a natural… and that I am talented at posing. I’m not sure whether that’s a good thing or not, haha! But it was fun. As a result, Brady Denehey of Stygian Studios asked me to model for him, which of course I agreed to! Also a friend of mine who lives in Sydney has asked me to come up some time in the holidays to do a photoshoot, and I intend to get together with a few other photographers and models I know in Sydney while I’m there.

So, back to it now, assignments to do, birthday presents to buy, parties to attend, a housemate and a job to find. Maybe I’ll come back for an update here in another 2 months! Haha. Please forgive the lack of up-to-date information/photos/etcetera on this site. When I get a housemate I’ll be able to afford internet at home, for the first time in a year! So everything should get tidied up then.

Adieu!

Conservatorium First Impressions

Well, sort of. Seeing as I have really been lurking at the Con for three years, I can’t really claim that any of my impressions over the last couple of weeks are anything particularly new. But they are my first impressions as a Uni student.  Mosey on over to my music blog to read more…

Before I get into all that, what else has been happening? I got the job at the Mercure Hotel! They asked me in for “second interview” today and pretty much gave me the job straight away. I’m going to be working there as a breakfast attendant on weekends. That means being there at 7am… which is a little painful, but ah well. Apparently it’s 7-11, so if I work both days of the weekend that’s only 8 hours max. I’ve been a little stressed about how much work I have now I’ve started school, but I think I can manage this.

Exciting things…

So, a few exciting things have happened since I last wrote here.

The two smaller exciting things are:  I have been offered the chance of a gig on a Thursday or Sunday perhaps, at the Alley Cat Bar (very awesome venue by the way) if I get some sort of band or act together.  So I plan to get something organised soon!  And secondly, I have been called back for a second interview for the position of receptionist at the Mercure Hotel.  Wish me luck!

Over at my music blog you can find a detailed post on the Conservatorium/Elizabeth College Summer Rock School, which I attended, and all the great things I learnt there.  Click here to read it all!

The most recent exciting thing that has happened has been through my writing blog, where I post all my poetry and prose.  I have been made an offer involving selling my poems to a composer as lyrics for songs.  Read more by clicking here.

In less significant news, I’ve been rearranging and redesigning this blog a little, you should see some changes happening gradually over the next little while.  I have also  booked my ticket to see John Fogerty, one-time member of Creedence Clearwater Revival, live at the Southern Roots Festival!  Of course there are other artists too (and you’d want to hope so, for $130 a ticket) but it is he who I am most excited about.  I don’t even remember who else is playing.  I saw John live at the DEC a few years ago, an absolutely amazing and explosive concert, so am really looking forward to experiencing him in an open-air gig.  Unfortunately the rules state no musical instruments are to be brought in by patrons, so I can’t get him to sign my guitar as I was hoping… but I’m thinking I’ll maybe just take in my guitar case for him to sign, what do you think?

Theory is not as boring as I expected.

On Sunday I began my lessons in music theory with tutor Ashton Maggs, in preparation for my Conservatorium entry test. Read more at my music blog by clicking here.

Last night I finished a critique for Drama, today being the final due date for them, and got it done, which was incredibly satisfying because now I have no more written work left for school! It is such a wonderful feeling of freedom. I have so little left now before I’m off completely for holidays, and all that I have left is fairly easy and enjoyable.

Updated to do list:
-Theory lessons (plus homework) twice a week until my theory test for the Conservatorium.
-External music performance exam next Monday.
-Singing with Claire in her external performance exam next Tuesday.
-Conservatorium audition, then theory test
-Southern Gospel Choir rehearsals & final concert

And that’s it! I am very much looking forward to a break after such a busy year. However I won’t just be sitting around playing video games the whole time. I’m looking forward to getting a bunch of stories, poetry & philosophy writing done, doing some musical collaborations with a drummer friend of mine, perhaps doing some modelling for some friends of mine who do photography. And most of all, finally getting together with those who have offered to model for me, and attempting some of the ideas for photos I’ve had written down for a while.

Something else I am looking forward to is spending some time with my friend Paul George of Digital Graffiti: http://www.digitalgraffiti.com.au He’s offered to teach me how to properly use Adobe Photoshop and other graphics programs, which would be handy, and could even possibly lead to some kind of employment. We’ll see. He also said that I can borrow his digital SLR camera if I need to, which is good.

So yes, the holidays are shaping up to be productive and fun. I might even see if I can get a waitressing job or somesuch.

One more interesting thing before I go, I found this site and that of my friend Justin Smith linked to from this page:  http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline/Nav/Topic.asp?Topic=Personal%20sites
There’s even a small summary that someone has obviously taken the time to write.  I was delighted that someone would do that, and that my blog was deemed interesting or informative enough to be of use in that stockpile.

Looking forward to the warmer weather!

Bec