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A Break before Break
Mar. 5, 2010—The week leading up to break is never easy. Teachers trying to get last minute assignments because we all know that the continuity of our class material will be severed by spring break. It feels good that I am writing this Thursday evening knowing that I have one assignment to go until freedom – my...
A Different Approach
Feb. 25, 2010—Today Julie Simpson, Professor of Voice at the University of Colorado at Boulder, came to conduct a master class for the voice department at Blair. Before today, I knew what a master class was, but had never been lucky enough to attend one. Not to insult the intelligence of people that already know, but for...
Week # 7
Feb. 23, 2010—This past weekend was a busy one. Being in Blair, we are required to attend certain performances when faculty or other professional musicians perform. I attended a stellar show featuring our own Blakemore Trio (faculty pianist, cellist and violinist). They also played behind the well known composer and Soprano Susan Botti. The show was very...
Never a dull moment at Vandy
Feb. 12, 2010—Events on campus are starting to pick up intensely. If you have been following college basketball, you would know that we are well within the top 25 in the NCAA Division I rankings. Tuesday night was an incredible game where we took on #12 ranked Tennessee and topped them by 19 points. It was an...
Melodores in Action
Feb. 8, 2010—This past weekend was the ICCA Acappella competition at UGA in Athens, Georgia. Although the Melodores did not advance to the next level of the competition, we did have a successful performance and a great time to bond with each other. As I mentioned before, Vanderbilt does a great job of actively supporting student organizations;...
The "Melodores"
Feb. 2, 2010—Monday evening – 11:52pm (aka the only time I have had to write this today) So I got into the “Melodores” acapella group last week. They needed a couple of guys to fill spots quickly as this coming weekend we are competing at the University of Georgia for the quarterfinals of the ICCA acapella competition....
"Chores"
Jan. 18, 2010—The residual effect of the first semester is starting to set in. I am noticing simple things paying off, like all the drilling from Music Theory I. Yes, repetition is annoying, but now I don’t have to worry about thinking “which note is which on the staff?” and “which chord would come next in a...
Back to School
Jan. 17, 2010—The first official week of classes are done, albeit only a three-day week. What counts is that I have met all of my professors, gotten all the syllabi and received the expectations of each class. My schedule is a lot fuller than it was last semester, so I have done something I never thought I...
1st semester in review
Jan. 15, 2010—First entry of the year, so obviously not much spring semester class to talk about…the focus will be on the end of 1st semester. Exams were surprisingly manageable. It wasn’t like the stereotypical sleepless two weeks that “every college student” has to endure. I was delighted to find out that paying attention in my classes...
Life as a Freshman
Dec. 15, 2009—So I’m pretty new here – I’m finishing up the first semester in the Blair School at Vanderbilt. I have to say, from the get go this place was a blast. I was delighted that as soon as I got here everybody was so welcoming and kind. Being a new student anywhere can be nerve-wracking;...