I came up with an idea for my fellow graduate students and I really hope we do it. I want to get the four of us together and share how we prepare a large work. We would take 10-15 minutes and walk our colleagues through the process of a piece and how we prepared it- then we could take 5-10 minutes to ask questions and discuss. I would love to hear how my colleagues prepared certain pieces, what they looked for, what they did to memorize what was coming next without listening to a million recordings (which I don't like doing if I can help it), etc.
I'm about to write a little bit more of my thesis. My goal is to have it written by the time the semester is done. Then, during winter break, I will revise and review. Trust me, it will need a LOT of revision.
Oh, and in a less than a month I need to start major studying for my aural exam about choral masterworks.
This week is Winter Festival. Did I mention that the professor that arranged the Coventry Carol for the Women's Chorus has told me he would love to actually write something for them? He said, "Now that I have seen how professional you and the choir really are, I would love to write something for you." Pretty exciting, eh?
At any rate, currently I'm listening to a Christmas album. You can't get much better than Choral Christmas music... especially choral music with brass and strings accompaniment.
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