Scale The Summit

So it's now Sunday, a week later than I said i would finish my summation. I am in Wind Ensemble, miraculously. Galen Lemmon is a phenomenal percussionist, and I really think of him as a friend, as well as a teacher. Dr. Edward Harris is starting to get on my nerves though... all he thinks about is his wind ensemble, like it's the most important thing in the world. O_o Sometimes I wonder if I am in the right place for what I want to do...

My choice comes down to money, ultimately. If the Budget Crisis gets worse (which we all know it will) I might as well transfer down to MI, because at least I can justify wanting to be a performing drum set player. Anyone reading who is now thinking.... "wait, I thought he loved orchestral percussion..." well I do. I love it to death. I cannot get enough of it, but the truth is the SJSU music department is a mess. No one communicates; students are left to fend for themselves in what can only be called the hardest and most confusing major in the world. SJSU treats musicians like something to be stuffed in a dark corner of a darker closet. MI is all about putting music at the fore front of education.

For a change of pace, I have spent all of today reading various Wiki-articles. I started with "Lupus" and gradually because side-tracked, and ended up on "England." From there I read "Dodo," "Ostrich," "Black Death," "Elephant Bird" "Albertasaurus," Gigantoraptor," "Platypus," and about 15 more sub articles that are related to the afore mentioned. I have also found a steal on craiglist. A Rockstar DX drum set for $80.00! You can't find a deal like that.

More later....

Whoops

I missed a day, so I will be covering both Sunday and Monday in this blog.  yesterday was a bit of a flop.  the best part was playing Soul Caliber IV with my two brothers and one sister.  I drove home to San Jose, and got stuck in traffic several times along the way.  My radio is still not working, so I am making it my prerogative to get comfortable headphones for my iPod.  Pizza is sounding really good right now, and even though I have a 2500 word essay to write, proofread, rewrite and turn in by tomorrow, I can't stop thinking bout pizza.   

Tonight the SJSU Percussion Ensemble is performing in the concert hall.  We're playing all sorts of pieces.  My favorite of the night is entitled "Goblins"  it is for 9 percussionists, and is very characterized.  I love it.  My second favorite is "Cop Drama"  this intense piece is inspired by the music and antics of '80s and '90s cop flicks.  

........ Brief Interlude ........

The concert went really well, everything was spot on, and we were all excited.  I still have my essay to write, which I should be doing now.... some on stop me, blogging is addictive.  One of these days I will post pictures of my drum set and if I can figure out how, I will also put a video or audio file of my playing up... (does anyone who happens to be reading know if it is possible to embed a video into a blog?)

Besides the pictures and video, my next blog will be a detail of my journey through music, and how has affected my life.