Many people think I am crazy. This could confirm it.
Last year I posted about a long and frustrated relationship with music, how I felt I had finally 'found' my instrument and begun to learn the saxophone. After 9 months of weekly lessons I am now able to read music, nothing flash but well enough to sight read some pieces and work out the more difficult ones. I am not good at self-discipline but I made a commitment to practice and I did. Now I feel a bit isolated and bored practising on my own. So, I am signing up for Certificate 2, part-time, in Music at the local TAFE.
This is probably unwise, this year will be the final huge push in getting my doctorate done so I can submit in 2013. I have a 0.5 job that takes up way too much of my head space, a vegie garden, still want to keep surfing - as well as having to maintain all of the other mundane duties in my life. My rationale: I probably should have given the sax a miss this year altogether, but then I will lose ground. My lesson used to be after work in a town 60 km away, and then I would have to practice every day for about half an hour. So I figure: 4 hours a week on a Friday jamming and experimenting with other people with little homework is doable. I can't do my thesis every spare minute and I do have to maintain a level of functional sanity so I can do all the other stuff.
This might be the craziest decision yet - watch this space.
9 comments:
Good decision and it is called balance!
Getting out and playing music never hurt anyone. It's all waves.
When you put it like that - true. Balance? I think a thesis is a pretty unbalanced thing to do actually so perhaps.
Joan said:
I applaud your range of activities, especially the inclusion of music. I call it the Integral Life and I truly believe it is a real recipe for SANITY. One-pointedness and obsession have their rewards in the Jungle but often at an extremely high price.
Yes Joan, Merc and Robin. Diversity will keep your head on straight, for sure. Crazy Beautiful
I'll see how I go. It is only part-time and I can bail if it gets too time hungry.
I hope this means there'll be a sax at next years cricket match!
Well funny you should say that Barb. I have this deal with David, that if he plays the bass (and I will drop mine off so he can practise all year), then I will play sax! He was evasive......but we shook on it. I have yet to check with him and drop off said bass, so thanks for reminding me.
Hmm sounds like someone I know....lol Music is food for the soul. You go girl.
And just so you know I never thought you were crazy, interesting but definitely not crazy.
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