ok...so i'm not good at this blog thing

i'm good at reading blogs (about knitting mostly)...but not at keeping my own.  there was about a 2 year period that i kept a journal (around 1992)...but since then, not so much.

well, what have i been busy doing any way?  well........since you asked....

SCHOOL...graduate school, that is.  MM in violin performance (expected completion date: Dec 08) and a MAT (master of arts in teaching)--by May 09. 

here i am as concertmaster of the EKU symphony

i am working on:
brahms violin concerto
vivaldi "autumn" to be played with the EKU string orchestra in april
recital pieces: bach a minor sonata (unaccompanied)
brahms a major sonata
franck violin sonata
various other orchestral and chamber works

i'm studying with peter mchugh, retired university of louisville prof, former concertmaster of the l.o., has played in l.a. (academy awards, movie soundtracks, etc).  he's amazing...he will kick your butt if you're not up to snuff, but when he says you sound good, you know you do.

at this point (after 13 credit hours--1 summer and 1 semester), i have a 4.0 and hope to continue on that trend!  i will perform my graduate recital in fall 08 and hope to participate (and win!) the concerto competition in spring 09 (brahms of course).

of course, i am still teaching privately, at asbury and centre colleges, at eku (as part of my graduate assistantship), at h.a.s.p., playing with lpo, not as much with rso because of school, gigging, etc. 

and trying to knit...for/over the holidays i knit:
an ivory mistake rib scarf for mom (burly spun)
a sage mistake rib scarf for sarah (rowan big wool)
a pink mistake rib scarf for stacey (rowan big wool)
a cabled (!) ear warmer for mom (alpaca blend from michael's)
a pink mistake rib scarf for me! (lion brand romance + crystal palace party ribbon yarn)
a toboggan hat (black yukon)
2 feather and fan scarves (debbie bliss pure silk, one rose, one blue)
a mason-dixon dishcloth
i will complete an organic cotton man's scarf...i really will.  soon.

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and trying to have a "life"...but need to work a little harder on that!
<3 you guys...thanks for reading, and i will really try to keep this up a little better...

Comments

[Katherine Rucker]

I didn't know you were a blogger, Meg. :]
Saw it on your FB (and I'm nosey)...very nice.
Crafty name. :]