11/3 - Not South Indian Day

Let's take this post to explain why sometimes it is a good thing to ditch class.

Today, I had a make-up mallet lesson at 6:30, and I knew South Indian wouldn't get out until 7, and I didn't know if Sriji was even going to be there. So I decided I would spend that class time practicing my mallet stuff so I could rock my lesson, instead of going to class worrying and then leaving halfway through. I did rock my lesson, but I have another one Friday, and another Monday.

The reason I have so many make-up lessons is either health related, not my fault, or conflicting with a rehearsal. I couldn't make it to a snare lesson once because I had rehearsal for vocal forum with Jeremy the day before we had to perform, and the rehearsal ran over. I wasn't angry. I knew I was still spending my time well, probably doing something more important at the time.

Sometimes I don't go to Intro to Jazz Records. It's a 9:00 class and it's kind of difficult to make it to on Mondays especially when your roommate is a night owl and has the sniffles. But I always get the notes from someone else and I'm on a mission to get every CD we listen to in class from the library. So I'll know all of the music.

I'm a college student. I'm supposed to be making decisions about what to do with my time. I think it's interesting that I can handle the times when I have too much going on better than the times when I have nothing going on; usually when I'm not busy I'm watching Youtube videos or eating something, or sitting outside talking. It's up to me to decide what to do when, and if a class gets in the way of something that's more important at that time, don't go to class, especially when the other thing is urgent or if you have friends in your classes that take thorough notes (which is always the case).

Hm. Wednesday. No cool songs or anything today. Unless....

Here's the marimba solo I'm working on: Prelude from Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. It's played by Friedrich Guida.



Happy Thursday!

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