Thursday, September 18, 2014

1st Week of Ph.D. School Recap

My life is not my own. I now belong to Temple University. I am a TA for Brass Methods I and II, co-conducting the Night Owls Community Band, directing the Temple Prep Wind Ensemble, and working 5 hours a week in the instrument room.

And then, there are classes. I am taking Psychology of Music Learning and Behavior, Child and Adolescent Development, and Introduction to Research and Statistics.

And then, because I am a glutton for punishment, I decided to take ensemble auditions. And because I am the Turbo Contra (ask Steve Kemp), I was placed in the Wind Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra. They also suggested that as a contrabassoon specialist I might want to connect with the contrabassoonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra - we will see if that turns into lessons with her.

And then I went to happy hour... and spilled salsa on my shorts. You know how outdoor tables are often just metal grilles in fun patterns? Well, that keeps the table largely cleaner because food dropped on the table has a better chance of falling through the holes. The problem is that when the food falls through the holes, it falls on your lap.

It turns out we have have inadvertently adopted pets in our house. There is a colony of angry super kamikaze death flies living with us. Today we bought fly traps. Will update soon. If I disappear, assume the flies won. Or that I am just living my life on campus.

That is all for now.

Future Doctor Mitch, out!

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