Here at the Music Faculty…
we like everything complicated.
That was one of the welcome messages we received while attending the course selection counseling session following a pizza dinner. That’s certainly a uh, good omen…
The counselor explained that the credits at Faculty could be 0.33, 0.67, unlike the credits in Arts & Science, straight out 0.5 or 1. Explained things regarding electives and other courses. Not a lot of students went, and there was a lot of parents. People are nice and strange; there was this guy who asked about four questions just on whether he could exempt taking keyboard harmony because he’s got a certificate of gr.5 harmony. Big hair, thick glasses, kind of geeky looking, reminds me of Kissin. I talked to him afterwards and he’s in piano theory; a very nice guy though, but I don’t think I can help but to call him Keyboard Harmony for the rest of my univeristy life.
There was a black guy who was dressed in a pink striped polo shirt, apparently in the jazz division, always asking questions. That’s not a bad thing until you keep on asking questions on the topic that’s just the next one the counselor is going to talk about which is put up on the overhead.
But anyway. Meeting new people wasn’t that scary. I also saw this girl who’s a very good piano player whom I used to participate in the same piano competition with, but she’s in common first year rather than piano performance, I think.
It is going to be a very interesting year. Lots of great courses, lots of great people, lots of great music. The foremost problem I need to solve right now is to decide whether I wanna minor in one specific program or just take all the courses I’m interested in as electives (which is like about 50…).
Yeah, lyke, I really can’t wait for September.
This afternoon I downloaded this CD called Classic Meets Cuba which is a fabulous CD to put on while relaxing. It’s got some Beethoven piano sonatas, some Chopin pieces, The Flight of the Bumble Bee, and some other classical music in the form of Cuban jazz. It’s great.
As far as summer goes, this blogging thing seems like it’s going to extinct.. for everyone. Kinda sad, but seems like everyone’s having too much fun to sit down and write stuff. Or too bored? =P
Yay, paddling + dinner + beach tomorrow. Whoohoo.
- just a day | Time: 10:16 pm (UTC+8)
check out Grieg Concerto in A minor by Maksim, it’s Classic meets Techno. Kind of freaky, but tres cool.
Comment by Anonymous — July 15, 2005 @ 12:29 am
yeah I listened to that before. it’s alright. I think the difference between him and classic meets cuba is that the former can’t be listened while you try to relax. =P
Comment by Sof — July 15, 2005 @ 12:55 am
at music bridge there’s this 15 year old guy from vancouver who’s in 3rd year uni taking compsci. iunno how he got in but it’s still pretty amazing. makes me feel like an idiot realizing i have nothing else other than piano. there are some real good beijing peeps here that will just blow u away if u hear them play. specifically the violinists and pianists
Comment by kenjamin — July 16, 2005 @ 3:48 pm
when u get this good, it’s sorta like everybody has some sort of big accomplishment. oh ya that kid won that or this person won this. u get confused after u hear the crappy polish and some (not all) of the north americans play. yesterday i heard both the best and worst performances of Bei 4 ever.
Comment by kenjamin — July 16, 2005 @ 3:51 pm
oh yeah, I felt like a piece of crap when I went to Eastman last summer too; everyone was so amazing.
and I remember reading about the youngest university students in China about a month ago, he’s only 10; he apparently got into Tsinghua or another one of the best unis in China. I wonder if he even knows why he wants to go to university or the purpose of learning whatever he’s majoring in.
Beijing music students are good. They are pro trained, man. it’s like the pre-college division of Julliard.
I hope you are enjoying your time there kiddo. =)
Comment by Sof — July 16, 2005 @ 4:42 pm