b natural. c sharp.

So, as if I needed to add anymore changes and confusion to my life, I found out that it’s very possible for me to have bass as my primary instrument. So if all works out right, I will be switching to bass from flute. I just think that’s where my “niche” is (as my flute professor said when I told her I was thinking about switching). If my heart is fully in it and it’s possible, I figure why not go for it! After all, bassist are very in demand around here. I’m not going to stop playing flute.. I’m actually going to take lessons on both. So I get the best of both worlds.

I hate to sound wishy washy by doing this. I sort of wasted $560 of my parents money on flute lessons.. but to me it wasn’t a waste. When I started I didn’t know if I even had what it took musically to get into the program here. With the support of my private instructor last semester, and my new professor, I have gained the confidence and found out I really do have what it takes. Now that I know I have the opportunity to be a bass player, which I love the most, and learn all the cool things like how to play an upright, how can I turn it down?

So we’ll see if I make it in. (:

Moved back into school today. Ahh.. it’s nice to be back. I missed my dorm. I’ve finally got almost all of my crap put away.. I don’t know how I ended up with so much stuff. That’s okay a lot of it is necessary. And by necessary I mean not at all. =D

Speaking of unecessary but cool stuff, I got a Korg ToneWorks Pandora for Christmas. I never had a chance to play with it until tonight. I’ve been practicing all night with it, it’s the coolest little thing ever. It has 122 effect variations, a bunch of amp models as well as cab models, a tuner, a phrase trainer that records 31.7 sec of a song so you can slow it down (you can also record yourself playing), and my favorite is the rhythm function. It has 100 different rhythm patterns. The first 8 or so are plain metronome clicks, but then it has realistic sounding drum loops in all different styles and time signatures. It’s great! I was practicing my jazz band audition music to it to the jazz beat, and working on my scales with the metronome. It’s really a cool little toy. It’s nice for my dorm because I can play with headphones, without it sounding like poo.

Haven’t posted in a few days because I couldn’t think of anything to say. I’m still pretty much in that state, but I figure I’ll just ramble.

My second semester at Towson starts on Monday. I’ll be moving in this weekend sometime, not sure when. I think I’m going to try to move in a little bit on Saturday afternoon (we have a show Saturday night).. and then do the rest Sunday. My parents don’t want me to move in Sunday night because of the superbowl. I figure it’ll be the best time to move in since nobody will want to miss the game… but then again I don’t care about the game. =D

I got my schedule all finalized and ready to go the other day. The only problem is I have to try to get into a bio class that is closed. My theory class got moved, so I had to drop the bio I have now. Here’s what I’m taking:

Symphonic Band
Honors World Music
Psychology 101
Musicianship 1
Music Theory 1
Flute Lessons/Master Class
… and hopefully bio

I’d really like to take a jazz ensemble also, so I can play bass.. I need to find out when auditions are, and I’ll go for it. I dunno if I’m really prepared for the auditions.. we’ll see. If not, I’ll learn and be ready for next time. (:

Since we weren’t recording last night, we went to the Thunderdome to see the first SR-71 show in a while.

Agents of the Sun opened. I wanted to check them out becuase we ran into their singer at the Paper Moon one night. He overheard us talking about where we should record, and he told us to go to Wright Way. They had just finished their album there, which was backed by the label that Trust Company is on. I got a chance to hear some of Agent’s CD in the studio and it sounded really good. I wish somebody would pay for our time at the studio, must be nice. =D

SwiftHolly played next. I liked their energy.

Then came the time for SR-71 to play. I had never seen them live. I always ended up missing them at HFStival. I do like the first CD though. But it was so weird and kinda of lame.. they played their new music video on a big screen before the band came out. I mean.. it’s the Thunderdome.. a small intimate club.. Then at the end of the show, after they drew out “Right Now” for seemingly ever.. a big friggin burst of confetti went everywhere. (When I changed into my pj’s to go to bed, there was confetti all over the floor) I just got a weird bad-rockstar-attitude impression from the whole thing. On a more positive note, Mitch has a sweet ass custom Les Paul, and still has an awesome voice.. The new drummer sings backup, and has a really crazy, high voice. I liked that all of them sang at times.. I’m into lots of harmonies and parts. Still not sure what I think of the newer darker songs…

mood : geeky

I got tired of Winamp 3.0 being really crappy and not working well.. so I switched back to 2whatever. Why do you care? You probably don’t. But old plugins won’t work with 3… so now that I’m back to 2whatever, I can use the blogamp plugin. So now, I have a snazzy program that posts my most recently played mp3s on the right side of my blog. No more need for “music : blah”. (:

Only problem is that if my mp3 isn’t ID’d it’ll show up as the filename.. I’ll ID them as I listen.. so DEAL WITH IT.

… flavin!

mood : sick, but good
music : the faint - glass danse

Other than my ridiculous sinus problems that I’ve had since last Friday, everything is going quite well. I recieved a call Monday morning telling me that I passed my audition! I made it! Wee! So I am now officially a music education major. I’m glad because I was tired of telling people that “I’m hoping to be a music education major.” (: I get to go new flute shopping soon.. my flute is a piece of crap.. I’m excited.

Plus, I talked to the studio and setting up an internship won’t be a problem.

And I also confirmed that I will be giving at least one person bass lessons this summer.

Recording is going well. Everything is done except vocals. It sounds great.

Rock and roll.

mood : hopeful
music : goldfinger - it’s your life

Just got back from my audition.. it was pretty short and sweet. Well, the actual audition was longer than I expected becuase it turned out I was the only flute (meaning they had all the time in the world)… but I went in at 10:15, and I was done and free to go by 10:45. I have met with both of the judges before, so it wasn’t too scary. I didn’t shake either! (shaking is my biggest problem with flute.. becuase when you shake, you can’t control your air.. you can’t fake it like you can in bass and dance) I think overall it went well.. a few hookups here and there.. but as my teacher says they don’t expect you to be perfect. Let’s hope so. (: So now I will wait and slowly freak out scheduling my classes as the 26th (first day back) gets closer. *thumbs up* At least the actual audition is over with.. and my teacher told me I didn’t have to practice for my next lesson. We’re just going to do duets. Wee! (:

Recording Day 1 - There’s just too much rock for the snow to handle.

mood : slightly less distressed about the future
music : Save Ferris - Everything I Want to Be

This summer I would like to:

-work in the office at Merriweather again and/or be a VIP waitress
-intern at a recording studio
-teach bass lessons
-continue my flute lessons
-go on a one or two week tour

mood : blah
music : weezer - the good life

Gah, I’m such a moody bastard. I got in such a crappy mood after recording today. I spent all day waiting for Steve to finish, only to not be able to record becuase the other studio was using the mics we needed. I didn’t really care.. it sucked but whatever.. but then as I drove to Katie’s I hit practically every yellow light and finally got lost because I was so far behind them. I got so pissy and cryie.. so the rest of the night I didn’t talk because everytime I said anything I started crying.

Katie and Joe were talking about the band, and how great it would be to tour and do it for a full time job. That just depressed me even more. I want more than anything to be able to drop what I’m doing to go live the life of a rockstar. I want to tour, I want my job to be playing music. The problem is that I can’t just quit school.. it’s such a big deal to me.. not school, but the conflict between a semi-permanent cool ass job and my future. I guess I just have to take things as they go. All I know is that I will dedicate every moment that I’m not in school to the band.

Speaking of school, my audition for the music education program is on Saturday.. I’m nervous. If I have to pick anything, teaching music will be pretty cool.

I wish I could just do what I really wanted to do and be an recording engineer. Our producer guy laughed today about the fact that he’s working and getting paid to do what he does. He’s a lucky man. What I’d give to be able to work in a studio and be surrounded by music at all times. I just don’t know how I’m going to get into it.. it’s good that I’m doing the HalfCab thing with David, but I need to get an internship. Maybe someday.