Don't jink it!
Remember when I used to write about music? Y'know, writing music, performing music... there are so many irons waiting to be dropped in the fire it's kinda stupid:
- I started sketching a new band piece earlier this week, but it's going to have to go on the back-burner for the time being...
- spoke to a band director on Tuesday -- we are rock-solid on a commission for drumset soloist and wind orchestra -- it'll be premiered at an all-Bonney concert in Colorado in January 2006...
- heard from a consortium of band directors in Texas on Wednesday, who are ready to talk turkey about a commission for 4 more tone poems based on water themes, to become a collection with "Reflections in a Tidal Pool"... I've been waiting 3 years to write these pieces!
- ran into a buddy at the gas station this morning -- I'm supposed to be getting a call today from an unnamed video game company, who's going to contract me to help them with sound effects for a new game...
- I'm still practicing guitar 1-2 hours a day, completely rebuilding my right hand picking technique and my left hand vibrato technique from scratch; as well as improving my chord vocabulary, improvisation abilities, and preparing for more Chaos Theory performances in mid-May...
... and I've got to start writing music for my wedding! 5 pieces for brass quintet (and hopefully percussion)... anyone know how I can get a full set of timpani into a choir loft?
- I started sketching a new band piece earlier this week, but it's going to have to go on the back-burner for the time being...
- spoke to a band director on Tuesday -- we are rock-solid on a commission for drumset soloist and wind orchestra -- it'll be premiered at an all-Bonney concert in Colorado in January 2006...
- heard from a consortium of band directors in Texas on Wednesday, who are ready to talk turkey about a commission for 4 more tone poems based on water themes, to become a collection with "Reflections in a Tidal Pool"... I've been waiting 3 years to write these pieces!
- ran into a buddy at the gas station this morning -- I'm supposed to be getting a call today from an unnamed video game company, who's going to contract me to help them with sound effects for a new game...
- I'm still practicing guitar 1-2 hours a day, completely rebuilding my right hand picking technique and my left hand vibrato technique from scratch; as well as improving my chord vocabulary, improvisation abilities, and preparing for more Chaos Theory performances in mid-May...
... and I've got to start writing music for my wedding! 5 pieces for brass quintet (and hopefully percussion)... anyone know how I can get a full set of timpani into a choir loft?
4 Comments:
"anyone know how I can get a full set of timpani into a choir loft?"
Very carefully.
Thanks, I'll be here all week.
Keep me posted on the Colorado commission, Jim -- I'll be at the show!
Grrr! Howlett you took what I was going to say! Timpani are rather bothersome instruments, I had to carry them around for 4 years of my life, I've even had them fall on me from a semi numerous times.
As Kevin said, very carefully. We don't want a incident like I had. It's bad news.
-Travis-
Well...the timpani can be quite a pain. Playing them for 4 yrs in winter drumline, I sure learned quick about how to move those things. Yes, this post was going to be witty, but Kevin and Travis beat me to it. Oh well.
Oh, and if you can't find a horn player by the wedding, let me know ;-) lol
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