Listening List
I'm back from Cinci. Listened to a lot of church label compilations, organ demos, etc. But mixed in with that:
Karl Henning - Henningmuzik
SAVAE - Ancient Echoes
and
Shelby Lynne - I Am
Shelby completely redefined herself with this 2001 CD - got herself a "Best New Artist" Grammy for it, after a 10-12 year stint in the C&W market.
Whatever. This is great great pop music - Dusty Springfield meets Bonnie Raitt, or something. Every song's a keeper, killer instrumentation and arranging, really supports Shelby's emotive voice. I didn't like her that much as a country artist, but THIS is one of the best CDs I own. If you appreciate well crafted rootsy pop, you gotta buy this.
Friday, July 11, 2003
Now THIS sounds like fun...
Song Contest
Please limit your song to three minutes or less. An eight-minute musical manifesto may show your true genius, but some of us have sound-bite attention spans and tend to get impatient cooking Minute Rice.
Great attitude anyhow. BTW, already have a first prize (BLUE Baby Bottle condensor mic), but a second one would be cool. And second and third prizes are great, too.
Side note - I'll be offline for a week or so - church musician's convention, plus mini-vacation. Back 7/22, I think.
Song Contest
Please limit your song to three minutes or less. An eight-minute musical manifesto may show your true genius, but some of us have sound-bite attention spans and tend to get impatient cooking Minute Rice.
Great attitude anyhow. BTW, already have a first prize (BLUE Baby Bottle condensor mic), but a second one would be cool. And second and third prizes are great, too.
Side note - I'll be offline for a week or so - church musician's convention, plus mini-vacation. Back 7/22, I think.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
Listening List Update
Melanie Michaels (1995 Demo)
Little Feat - Representing the Mambo
Ry Cooder - Mambo Sinuendo
Ma/O'Connor - Appalachian Waltz
Van Morrison - Moondance
Earth Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits I
and
Diana Krall - Live in Paris
Sweet voice, good chops, lotsa taste, hot band, what's not to like? A bit more stylistic variety would be nice - strongest tune is her encore, Joni's "A Case of You" - just brilliant. Nothing else like that on the CD, though, all standards and show tunes. And the final track, Just the Way You Are, sticks out like a sore thumb - studio rather than live, heavy pop jazz instrumentation, kinda crappy sounding rhodes-like piano, and way too licks-off-the-record --- Brecker's solo is nice, but way derivative of the original Phil Woods take.
It's not bad, it's just kind of like tacking a Bob James cut on the back of an Oscar Peterson LP, or sumpin. Rest of the CD is great, though - standout tracks are The Look of Love and Under My Skin, plus the Joni cover.
Melanie Michaels (1995 Demo)
Little Feat - Representing the Mambo
Ry Cooder - Mambo Sinuendo
Ma/O'Connor - Appalachian Waltz
Van Morrison - Moondance
Earth Wind & Fire - Greatest Hits I
and
Diana Krall - Live in Paris
Sweet voice, good chops, lotsa taste, hot band, what's not to like? A bit more stylistic variety would be nice - strongest tune is her encore, Joni's "A Case of You" - just brilliant. Nothing else like that on the CD, though, all standards and show tunes. And the final track, Just the Way You Are, sticks out like a sore thumb - studio rather than live, heavy pop jazz instrumentation, kinda crappy sounding rhodes-like piano, and way too licks-off-the-record --- Brecker's solo is nice, but way derivative of the original Phil Woods take.
It's not bad, it's just kind of like tacking a Bob James cut on the back of an Oscar Peterson LP, or sumpin. Rest of the CD is great, though - standout tracks are The Look of Love and Under My Skin, plus the Joni cover.
Wednesday, July 09, 2003
Someone sent me this
Should be required reading for all rock/pop musicians:
The Life and Art of Bass Playing
by Tony Levin
In the beginning there was a bass. It was a Fender, probably a Precision, but it
could have been a Jazz - nobody knows. Anyway, it was very old ... definitely
pre-C.B.S.
And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very
good in fact, and couldn't be improved on at all (though men would later try.)
And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.
And lo the man looked upon the bass, which was a beautiful 'sunburst' red, and
he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the
earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments (thus reverb came to be.) And
it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.
Then in the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo it was
funky.
And God heard this funkiness and He said, "Go man, go." And it was good.
And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice
upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops. And
he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the
heavens.
And God heard this sound which sounded something like the wind, which He had
created earlier. It also sounded something like the movement of furniture, which
He hadn't even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man,
saying "Don't do that!"
Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability
that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook
with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels
started to dance, but that's another story.)
And God heard this - how could He miss it - and lo He became Bugged. And He
spoke to the man, and He said, "Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would
have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts."
And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he
had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off of
the bass which God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the
fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And, in his
excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a
frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with
the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.
Now God's wrath was great. And His voice was thunder as He spoke to the man.
And He said, "O.K. for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. Lo, I shall create
a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of."
"And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And they shall play so
many notes thine head shall ache, and I shall make you to always stand next to
the drummer."
"You think you're loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make
thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and
lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass."
"And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this; that all the other
musicians shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play
too high or fast all the other musicians shall say "Wow" but really they shall
hate it. And they shall tell you you're ready for your solo career, and find
other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play
your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night."
"And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand
and go to the bar for a drink."
And it was so.
*****************************************************
Should be required reading for all rock/pop musicians:
The Life and Art of Bass Playing
by Tony Levin
In the beginning there was a bass. It was a Fender, probably a Precision, but it
could have been a Jazz - nobody knows. Anyway, it was very old ... definitely
pre-C.B.S.
And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very
good in fact, and couldn't be improved on at all (though men would later try.)
And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.
And lo the man looked upon the bass, which was a beautiful 'sunburst' red, and
he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the
earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments (thus reverb came to be.) And
it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.
Then in the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo it was
funky.
And God heard this funkiness and He said, "Go man, go." And it was good.
And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice
upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops. And
he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the
heavens.
And God heard this sound which sounded something like the wind, which He had
created earlier. It also sounded something like the movement of furniture, which
He hadn't even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man,
saying "Don't do that!"
Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability
that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook
with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels
started to dance, but that's another story.)
And God heard this - how could He miss it - and lo He became Bugged. And He
spoke to the man, and He said, "Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would
have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts."
And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he
had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off of
the bass which God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the
fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And, in his
excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a
frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with
the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.
Now God's wrath was great. And His voice was thunder as He spoke to the man.
And He said, "O.K. for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. Lo, I shall create
a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of."
"And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And they shall play so
many notes thine head shall ache, and I shall make you to always stand next to
the drummer."
"You think you're loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make
thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and
lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass."
"And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this; that all the other
musicians shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play
too high or fast all the other musicians shall say "Wow" but really they shall
hate it. And they shall tell you you're ready for your solo career, and find
other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play
your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night."
"And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand
and go to the bar for a drink."
And it was so.
*****************************************************
Monday, July 07, 2003
Updated Listening List:
Waitresses - Best of
Oxford American (compilation) - 2003 Southern Songs #6
and:
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will
If you like their formula, you'll like this. If you really wish they'd stretch out, there's some things to like here too. Christine's gone, but not really missed. And, for a change, instead of just revisiting their Rumours hit factory, they also revisited Tusk.
So between the Tusk spinoffs and the seriously new stuff, this was kind of a fun listen. They kind of clean the palate between the lush 3-chord pop harmony tunes that make them all their money - which are also pretty good.
"Come" and "Bleed for Your Love" were my favorites on my first pass through. They rock especially hard on "Come" - heavily compressed and distorted drums were especially compelling. There are 1000 guitarists who could have provided a better solo than LB does in this - a bit out of his genre - but it was okay. Souinded like maybe Sheryl Crow on the vocs on this one - I know she's somewhere on this CD.
One last thing - remember the scene in "Amadeus" where Mozart does his impression of Salieri at a costume party? Makes fun of him for his serious scowling approach to his EZ-Big-Note music? Anyhow... Mick Fleetwood is Salieri. Whole damn CD is full of Drumschool 101 patterns. They work, but sheesh....
Waitresses - Best of
Oxford American (compilation) - 2003 Southern Songs #6
and:
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will
If you like their formula, you'll like this. If you really wish they'd stretch out, there's some things to like here too. Christine's gone, but not really missed. And, for a change, instead of just revisiting their Rumours hit factory, they also revisited Tusk.
So between the Tusk spinoffs and the seriously new stuff, this was kind of a fun listen. They kind of clean the palate between the lush 3-chord pop harmony tunes that make them all their money - which are also pretty good.
"Come" and "Bleed for Your Love" were my favorites on my first pass through. They rock especially hard on "Come" - heavily compressed and distorted drums were especially compelling. There are 1000 guitarists who could have provided a better solo than LB does in this - a bit out of his genre - but it was okay. Souinded like maybe Sheryl Crow on the vocs on this one - I know she's somewhere on this CD.
One last thing - remember the scene in "Amadeus" where Mozart does his impression of Salieri at a costume party? Makes fun of him for his serious scowling approach to his EZ-Big-Note music? Anyhow... Mick Fleetwood is Salieri. Whole damn CD is full of Drumschool 101 patterns. They work, but sheesh....
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Updated listening list:
Compilation (Various) - All Blues'd Up - The Songs of the Rolling Stones
Uncut Mag Compilation - Acid Daze (60's psychedlic trax from the UK)
Uncut Mag Compilation - Bob Dylan Tribute
and:
Steely Dan - Everything Must Go.
If you agree that Aja is the finest album ever recorded, the pinnacle of the arranging / recording craft, the consummate achievement that all recording should strive for... then you'll love this album. Let's do the time warp again.
Performances are excellent, arrangements are stellar, writing's as good as ever. But MAN, I wanted to hear some new ground being broken. We get to hear Walter sing one, finally - not bad. And the title track starts off with a Pharaoh Sandersesque free time thing, that's kinda nice, and gives us some much rawer vocals from DF than we're used to. Song topics have shifted, there's a bit of a breakup theme in here, less about life in the scofflaw lane. But it's largely refried Aja, just like Gaucho, Firefly, Kamarkiriad, and I imagine, Two By Nature (which I've never heard, so I'm only guessing).
I would buy a lifetime's worth of refried Aja, if they keep producing it. It is rich, deep stuff. But there was a time, when the boys were moving by leaps and bounds with each album: Thrill->Countdown->Royal->Aja was an amazing progression (yes I left out Prezel and Katy) - and then WALL. We have achieved perfection, we're not moving off it. Or something like that.
In a nutshell: Good album. No surprises. Can't have a great album without surprises.
Compilation (Various) - All Blues'd Up - The Songs of the Rolling Stones
Uncut Mag Compilation - Acid Daze (60's psychedlic trax from the UK)
Uncut Mag Compilation - Bob Dylan Tribute
and:
Steely Dan - Everything Must Go.
If you agree that Aja is the finest album ever recorded, the pinnacle of the arranging / recording craft, the consummate achievement that all recording should strive for... then you'll love this album. Let's do the time warp again.
Performances are excellent, arrangements are stellar, writing's as good as ever. But MAN, I wanted to hear some new ground being broken. We get to hear Walter sing one, finally - not bad. And the title track starts off with a Pharaoh Sandersesque free time thing, that's kinda nice, and gives us some much rawer vocals from DF than we're used to. Song topics have shifted, there's a bit of a breakup theme in here, less about life in the scofflaw lane. But it's largely refried Aja, just like Gaucho, Firefly, Kamarkiriad, and I imagine, Two By Nature (which I've never heard, so I'm only guessing).
I would buy a lifetime's worth of refried Aja, if they keep producing it. It is rich, deep stuff. But there was a time, when the boys were moving by leaps and bounds with each album: Thrill->Countdown->Royal->Aja was an amazing progression (yes I left out Prezel and Katy) - and then WALL. We have achieved perfection, we're not moving off it. Or something like that.
In a nutshell: Good album. No surprises. Can't have a great album without surprises.
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
Updated listening list:
Moby: Play
Trojan Records (sampler): 20 Reggae Classics, 1966-74
Jackie Lomax: Is This What You Want?
Fleetwood Mac: Say You Will
I should actually read the Lomax liner notes someday. Sure sounds like Ringo on most of the tracks, plus some trademark Lennon guitar sounds on a few songs. Three or four GREAT songs on this, either marred or made parfect by Lomax's voice, depending on what you think of his unconventional sound. The rest is substandard filler. Duynno if he ever did another album - this one was hot in its day (1970?), but apparently hasn't made the Clear Channel Inc. playlists. Grumble.
Moby: Play
Trojan Records (sampler): 20 Reggae Classics, 1966-74
Jackie Lomax: Is This What You Want?
Fleetwood Mac: Say You Will
I should actually read the Lomax liner notes someday. Sure sounds like Ringo on most of the tracks, plus some trademark Lennon guitar sounds on a few songs. Three or four GREAT songs on this, either marred or made parfect by Lomax's voice, depending on what you think of his unconventional sound. The rest is substandard filler. Duynno if he ever did another album - this one was hot in its day (1970?), but apparently hasn't made the Clear Channel Inc. playlists. Grumble.
Thursday, June 26, 2003
Grreat, yet another new posting interface. Can't imagine why they think this is better.
New truck today. WOOHOO! 2003 Chevy S-10 extended cab. Killer price.
Updated listening list:
Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redemptor
BoDeans - Home
Prince - Very Best Of
Also, one of the weird little coolnesses of a musician's life - stumbled across an old off-the-radio tape from 1983. We'd make these to help us figure out what to learn next. Some songs I had COMPLETELY forgotten about by Rick Springfield, Don Henley, the Call, and (I think) 38 Special. Plus some more that I hadn't heard for a really long time from The Cure, INXS, Chris DeBurgh (Don't Pay the Ferryman - great tune), Duran Duran, and the English Beat. Made for a magical trip down memory lane.
I've got some even older Casey Kasem countdown tapes somewhere - I should dig 'em out.
New truck today. WOOHOO! 2003 Chevy S-10 extended cab. Killer price.
Updated listening list:
Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redemptor
BoDeans - Home
Prince - Very Best Of
Also, one of the weird little coolnesses of a musician's life - stumbled across an old off-the-radio tape from 1983. We'd make these to help us figure out what to learn next. Some songs I had COMPLETELY forgotten about by Rick Springfield, Don Henley, the Call, and (I think) 38 Special. Plus some more that I hadn't heard for a really long time from The Cure, INXS, Chris DeBurgh (Don't Pay the Ferryman - great tune), Duran Duran, and the English Beat. Made for a magical trip down memory lane.
I've got some even older Casey Kasem countdown tapes somewhere - I should dig 'em out.
Monday, June 23, 2003
Wow, my listening list is so far outta date...
...I think I'll just start listing 'em here:
Oxford American mag: 2003 Southern Music Sampler
Steely Dan: Everything Must Go
Vanguard Records: 2001 Sampler
Cream: 20th Century Masters
Morphine: Greatest Hits, 1992-95
Jeff Beck Group: Rough 'n' Ready
Radio Deutshe Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, 6
Clare College Choir: Rutter: Requiem
Return to Forever: Where Have I Known You Before
Uncut Mag: Psychedelic Sampler
Return to Forever: Light as a Feather
Dusty Springfield: The Ultimate Collection
...I think I'll just start listing 'em here:
Oxford American mag: 2003 Southern Music Sampler
Steely Dan: Everything Must Go
Vanguard Records: 2001 Sampler
Cream: 20th Century Masters
Morphine: Greatest Hits, 1992-95
Jeff Beck Group: Rough 'n' Ready
Radio Deutshe Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, 6
Clare College Choir: Rutter: Requiem
Return to Forever: Where Have I Known You Before
Uncut Mag: Psychedelic Sampler
Return to Forever: Light as a Feather
Dusty Springfield: The Ultimate Collection
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Any Mountain fans out there?
Here's the story behind the dedication for Nantucket Sleighride.
I had no idea. Apparently not the story of the song itself - not much connection to the lyrics...
Here's the story behind the dedication for Nantucket Sleighride.
I had no idea. Apparently not the story of the song itself - not much connection to the lyrics...
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
Well, I HAVE been working in the studio a bit, just not talking about it here...
Voice classes at college this summer have made a real difference in my singing - my recorded voice is still not gonna give a real singer a run for the money, but it's at least less painful to listen to.
So, follow this link:
Beautiful Still
for a song I wrote for Kim last year, and finally recorded a scratch vocal for.
Or follow this link:
NoWhereRadio
for:
1) Baby Baby Girl, a song I wrote for Alyssa,
2) Lift, a rock/gospel setting for Charles Wesley's "Rejoice, the Lord Is King", and
3) a far more polished version of "Beautiful Still", performed by my friend Al Carmichael. I don't think any vocal class will ever get me singing like THAT...
Voice classes at college this summer have made a real difference in my singing - my recorded voice is still not gonna give a real singer a run for the money, but it's at least less painful to listen to.
So, follow this link:
Beautiful Still
for a song I wrote for Kim last year, and finally recorded a scratch vocal for.
Or follow this link:
NoWhereRadio
for:
1) Baby Baby Girl, a song I wrote for Alyssa,
2) Lift, a rock/gospel setting for Charles Wesley's "Rejoice, the Lord Is King", and
3) a far more polished version of "Beautiful Still", performed by my friend Al Carmichael. I don't think any vocal class will ever get me singing like THAT...
Monday, June 16, 2003
Wow - Blogger weirdness. Strange new interface at the back end. Apparently I'm the victim of an autodetect scheme that says I don't support the right kind of stylesheets, and that it'll eventually be overrideable, but not yet. Sheesh.
So I gotta learn the new interface before I post anything of substance...
So I gotta learn the new interface before I post anything of substance...
Friday, June 06, 2003
Nice dinner with fatsarah last night, who is neither fat, nor particularly princess-like. Especially compared to some other Princess Sarahs I know.
A couple of weeks back, I found out a fellow CCAN listee was in my summer vocal class. And a couple of fellow listees from a private list of classical composers managed to attend our DC concert, linked below.
It's always a thrill to meet people that you sort of know, but have never met. I'll have more chances this summer - NPM convention in Cincinnati in July, Homerec BBS's second annual Jamfest in Connecticut in August.
A couple of weeks back, I found out a fellow CCAN listee was in my summer vocal class. And a couple of fellow listees from a private list of classical composers managed to attend our DC concert, linked below.
It's always a thrill to meet people that you sort of know, but have never met. I'll have more chances this summer - NPM convention in Cincinnati in July, Homerec BBS's second annual Jamfest in Connecticut in August.
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
New listening list, that's all.
Oh, and check out my trip report at http://stceciliawashere.blogspot.com/.
For those of you who like that sort of thing, it's the sort of thing you might like. ;)
Oh, and check out my trip report at http://stceciliawashere.blogspot.com/.
For those of you who like that sort of thing, it's the sort of thing you might like. ;)
Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Yahoo! News - Sony Buys Sonic Foundry Products
Another one bites the dust, UH
Another one bites the dust, hey hey hey yeah
Crap. This can't be good. SF has been hurting for a long time, I knew something was coming. Hadn't thought of Sony, though.
So, of my major music software investments:
Encore: Passport is owned by GVox (and sinking fast?)
Gigasampler: Giga is now owned by Tascam
EVP-73: Logic is now owned by Apple (no PC upgrades coming, I bet)
Cubase and Model-E: Steinberg is now owned by Pinnacle
Acid, Sound Forge, and Vegas: Sonic Foundry is now owned by Sony
IOW, the only music software that I use that is still owned by the people who developed it is:
B-4 and Pro-52: Propellerheads
Are they next?
That's it, except for some loop libraries. The rest is freeware, except for some stuff from PGMusic (PowerTracks Pro, Band-in-a-Box) that I haven't been using.
Another one bites the dust, UH
Another one bites the dust, hey hey hey yeah
Crap. This can't be good. SF has been hurting for a long time, I knew something was coming. Hadn't thought of Sony, though.
So, of my major music software investments:
Encore: Passport is owned by GVox (and sinking fast?)
Gigasampler: Giga is now owned by Tascam
EVP-73: Logic is now owned by Apple (no PC upgrades coming, I bet)
Cubase and Model-E: Steinberg is now owned by Pinnacle
Acid, Sound Forge, and Vegas: Sonic Foundry is now owned by Sony
IOW, the only music software that I use that is still owned by the people who developed it is:
B-4 and Pro-52: Propellerheads
Are they next?
That's it, except for some loop libraries. The rest is freeware, except for some stuff from PGMusic (PowerTracks Pro, Band-in-a-Box) that I haven't been using.
Monday, April 28, 2003
Missed that one
The (former) band got together Friday night - I couldn't make it, due to the choir concert. It was gonna be a jam, but I called over after the concert, Carl's son said they went out to the bar. Probably a karaoke bar - Fred and Luke used to go a lot. Sorry I missed it, though it woulda taken a LOT of drinks to get me up there, I think...
The (former) band got together Friday night - I couldn't make it, due to the choir concert. It was gonna be a jam, but I called over after the concert, Carl's son said they went out to the bar. Probably a karaoke bar - Fred and Luke used to go a lot. Sorry I missed it, though it woulda taken a LOT of drinks to get me up there, I think...
Friday, April 25, 2003
Another semester gone
Choir concerts tonight and Sunday. Prof loved my term paper on pre-1950 music technology. Think I did okay on the final. Choir's an "A" as long as I show up. Music History's floating along at about an "A-" right now.
That leaves Organ. I completely hosed up "Wachet Auf" at juries. My other piece, Foote's "Pater Noster", went okay. Ah well, public humiliation is an excellent opportunity for personal growth...
Choir concerts tonight and Sunday. Prof loved my term paper on pre-1950 music technology. Think I did okay on the final. Choir's an "A" as long as I show up. Music History's floating along at about an "A-" right now.
That leaves Organ. I completely hosed up "Wachet Auf" at juries. My other piece, Foote's "Pater Noster", went okay. Ah well, public humiliation is an excellent opportunity for personal growth...
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
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