Gearing up for School
Saturday September 22 2007
Well school starts on Monday but my practicing began today. I went to school this morning at 10:00 am and practiced for an hour. Then Kitty the other Grad student who plays oboe came around and we played duets for another hour. Ferling duets, and Handel Duo Sonatas. By the end of the session my face was about to fall off. I don’t think I’ve played that much in at least 4 months. (My concerto in May?) It hurt!
I’ve worked out my schedule, and I’ll be going for the gold! I’ve registered for 16 grad-level credits. It’s not as bad as it sounds. Oboe studio is 4, Wind Ensemble is 2 and Orch is 2. My other classes include History of Opera and Counterpoint, each worth 4 credits. I can still drop counterpoint if its too much for me and be fine with 12 credits. We’ll see!
Jillian
Sep 23, 2007
(Side note: Oh Patty, don’t talk like that!)
Cooper, remember what I told you: less is more. Whether you take that advice is up to you… In my experience, UO put way too much emphasis on academics for their performance majors. I’m not saying we don’t need it. That’s why we’re there instead of a conservatory. It also may be a little different for Master’s students. Most of my history courses made me spend six or more hours a day in the library, where I would have appreciated six hours to practice or work on reeds, or spend time with my spouse.
By the way, are you required to be in wind ensemble? (I do like Ponto a great deal.)
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Sep 22, 2007
So what does “oboe studio” entail? My students at SCU get 1 unit for a 1 hour lesson, .75 units for a 45 minute lesson ... it doesn’t exactly encourage people to bother taking lessons (at a school where there are rarely—if ever?—oboe majors). I’d love to hear what oboe studio is!
You have my admiration; I don’t think I could go back to school. I think I’m just too stupid. Sigh.
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