Studyschmudy

One of the things that’s annoying about being a Music student (especially one heading for a Performance major) is probably finding suitable environments and times to practise. As a person who regularly gets up around 6-7am even on weekends, I’m constantly frustrated at the fact that I can’t practise anywhere in this house in the morning without waking up my brother – and once he’s up I have to deal with a constant stream of noise in the house, be it whether his giggling at the latest anime he just downloaded, or the consistent tapping of keys as he plays Counter Strike. It just seems so frustrating to have to centre practice time around everyone else just for convenience, but then that’s something I guess a lot of musicians who live with friends or at a college have to deal with.
But I shouldn’t complain, because I can at least bring my cello to places – so I’m just going to direct my sympathy to the pianists who have to deal with the added problem of dealing with a variety of out-of-tune pianos (which really hurts my ears, because I have perfect pitch) wherever they practice.

I’m not one to study in the mornings or at least right after waking up. One time last year, I picked up and read a Biology book after getting out of bed and started studying – it felt like I was drugged on coffee for the rest of the whole day. Two weeks ago I swore off having a cup of tea every  morning and changed to having hot milos. Sleep is underrated, if you ask me. Now I understand how people enjoy having ten hours of sleep. Usually a few hours on the computer doing something that doesn’t require much intensive thinking (I normally play games) and then I’m pretty much set for the rest of the day.

Study wise – apart from being flat out trying to memorise scales of keys which I absolutely hate, it has been going pretty well in general. I do have a fairly easy exam schedule, though, and two of my exams don’t have much one could study for. Wish me luck for Monday though, three hour Psych exam and then my music Technical Recital.

Oh and just so I don’t sound so self-conceited – I hope everyone’s faring well for Exams and studying!