Musical Activities

[kenjari]

I had e-mailed Dr. Bell (my composition teacher at Boston Conservatory) to see if he could recommend someone to proctor my theory fellowship test. And he asked one of his colleagues at the New England Conservatory Prep program if he would do it, so I now have myself a proctor. Yay!
I also had a wonderful time this afternoon working on music with pantsie. As a composer and pianist, most of music-making is of a rather solitary nature, so it is a real joy to make music with other people. The only thing better than making music is making music with your friends. We had lots of fun with the Mozart and Bartok. Even though our attempt at the Bach was kind of shaky, I think we got a lot out of it. I now have a much better sense of what to do with the piano part and where I need to practice more. pantsie has a great voice, and she's delightful to work with. I'm really looking forward to getting together with her again soon.

Comments

[pantsie.livejournal.com]

I definitely got a lot out of the Bach -- thank you so much for working through that passage with me. It's fascinating to see the way that Bach put the vocal and accompaniment parts together in a cascading call and response style. That piece is a workout.

Thanks for the kind words about my voice! It's definitely a work in progress, but a joyful thing.