What a week!

Well, first week of school is complete - and it was a hard one! My oven caught on fire, and I struggled to practice as I should. I also went through some orientations for my new job, which starts on Tuesday of this week. Though it was a hard week, my lesson was GREAT! I was honest with my teacher about not practicing as much as I should over break, but I showed her what I had done on my Hindemith and was ready for some rough criticism. However, I was hugely surprised when my teacher was quite complimentary about my initial work and preparation. It is AMAZING how much of a boost a little bit of a compliment from a teacher can give you! I'm not so happy that I have to have a lesson tomorrow - one the ONLY vacation day we get for school, but it's better than trying to re-schedule. Also, on Tuesday, I have my core exam. 4-5 hours of pure torture. Start my exam at 8, quartet performs at 2, start teaching at my new job at 3, study and practice before sleep...sooooo I guess no sleep. Hopefully I can start blogging a little more often as things settle down.