Placement Exam = Done

Placement exam is done. It was so great to be done. The history portion, which was the second test we took, was fine. I felt very confident with most of it- with a few listening example exceptions. The theory tripped me up. I did fine on some of it, but am a little worried about some of the analysis. I did not review fugal analysis, mainly because I was not sure how to review. I should have looked at previously analyzed fugues, but I did not think that would help much. It would have. It seems like there is much more room for small mistakes to trip a person up in theory. So, that's what I'm worried about. I hope I do not have to take a theory review, but what is done is done.

On a fun note, in the history section I did call Wagner a jerk, said sprechtstimme sounded creepy to me, and mentioned that Ben Folds uses prepared piano in the song "Free Coffee"- kind of. He puts altoid tins on the piano strings and then pumps the sound through a distortion pedal/amp/whatever it's called.

Today I have been able to spend time on some music- just spending more time with it and singing through some of the parts. I've also done a little research on some of the songs my ladies are singing.

I am now going to head to the school and put together my choir folders. I am still missing my sight reading material, but I can copy that and put it in before Monday's rehearsal.

Running this morning was awesome. I listened to a Fresh Air about the beliefs that have shaped Michelle Bachmann. Very interesting. A little scary.

And I have discovered that Palestrina was amazing at word painting. What a smart guy.