School starts next monday!

There's been quite a bit of changes made to the syllabus...for example, we as third year students are supposed to have history and counterpoint as two compulsory subjects, but now it seems that we have 'Performance History' and 'Music Theory IIIA' as replacements, and I personally would not know how different they are from the previous syllabus...

We still get to choose two electives in addition to our core modules (that translates into compulsory subjects) and i chose Ethnomusicology II (music of the world other than south-east asia) and Conducting. Two subjects compulsory to me as a composer would be the usual Orchestration II and some weird looking new subject called Music and Multimedia II. Heck, if i didn't take Music and Multimedia I (because it didn't exist then) then how can i jump to the respective subject's sequel? XD Well i'll find out soon...

Orchestral seating auditions for this academic year is slated to be this friday, and my timing is at 5pm. There are SOOOO many trombonists this year, seven including me to be specific. When I was in Year One there were only two of us...hardly enough for the orchestra and band. Now we have seven trumpets, seven trombones, one euphonium, three tubas and three horns for our brass section...oddly enough the horns are lacking a member...oh well. Mr Adams (our head of music) wants to start a brass band cos we finally have enough players to form one? Haha hope the auditions go well first...

Have been busy practicing on my bass trombone for the auditions. Writing my own short piece to play. I'm rather busy now...and will be getting even busier i suppose...so i suppose i'll update this blog just once a week minimum? haha yeap so check back once a week...

P.S. Happy belated 18th Birthday Beiyang!!! :D