schooled.

schooled.

So today was relatively busy.

My for my first class, I needed to have a draft of an important composition today. Somehow, I didn't make it to class. Bummer, too, because she counts off for not being in class and not turning things in. Oh well. . . I wasn't finished anyways.

I also had a cognitive psychology test today as well. Cram cram cram. That went pretty okay, I suppose.

Then, I had a ridiiiculous amount of sounds that I needed to find, package, and setup for the programmers in my game dev. class. Basically, a long and tedious crash course. I was supposed to have it up by midnight, but I missed the deadline. Hopefully I converted and set things up correctly.

Cramming stuff for cgec put me behind quite a bit, but at least I got a good chunk completed. Gah, but I still need to figure out how the heck I'm supposed to compose something for my project.

Basically, I think my composition course wasn't quite what I expected. I was hoping for something that would explore the thought process of composing, characteristics of pieces, and etc. But basically, that was kind of a "no". I have difficulties writing songs down in notation (composing while recording is much more effective and requires less theory, haha), so that makes things awfully time consuming, as well as my lack of theory knowledge (I'm definitely the least knowledgeable in the class). But I think I have a grasp of things I'd like to compose, as well as a general understanding. Unfortunately, I really believe my professor is bias. Instead of cultivating each student's unique style, or helping us explore musically, I feel like she is wanting everyone to compose in a specific way. And this isn't just my opinion. Now she has quite a bit of credibility and knowledge, but to be directed in a way that suits her tastes isn't quite what I think we should be aiming for.

Anyways, basically a waste of time (except for a few handouts), and unfortunately, my not making it to class makes things difficult. At the very least, I wish I could just record what I want via Cubase, and just submit that. Boo. :(

I also find it funny. People tell me, "oh, so you're learning to compose?" or etc. because of the course. My answer, really, is no. In all honesty, this class will not guide you really, but perhaps will help reach a better understanding of an academic and technical appreciation.