Senior project has officially started! Coming in from such a long break meant I would have to make a real effort to get accustomed to having a daily workload. To ease myself in I spent this week preparing myself to dive deeper into my project. What's my project, you might ask? Well, I'm going to learn to play the cello! That's not all, in order to have a full comprehension of this new journey I decided to study up on some relevant topics as well. I started by finding some useful resources for my studies. I plan to spend an allotted amount of time each week learning about music theory and classical music history. I found a great music theory class from a university on the website Coursera, that I've spent around an hour on so far. My first lesson was focused on introducing pitches, scales, modes, and chords. For the classical music history genre that I wanted to study, I found and read three articles centered on the cello. Did you know, the creation of the cello was driven by the desire to accompany the tones that signers could produce back in the 15th century? Singers were leading the ideals and trends in western European music so there was a high demand for an instrument that could associate with their vocal range. As for playing the cello myself, I ended the week off by tuning and cleaning my cello. I also watched some beginner youtube videos on proper handling and posture. Overall, the week went off as well as I expected. I struggled with time management in terms of scheduling, but I felt really good about the fact that I'm finally getting to practice this instrument which I've wanted to learn how to play for so long. My plan for next week is to continue to music theory and history studies and to begin practicing playing techniques on my cello! Since I struggled with the workload, I also plan to reduce the time I spend on the music theory classes. My high for this week has been getting the chance to spend more time with family since there have been some work schedule changes. A low has been struggling to make my college decision and worrying about what my future in higher education might look like. Still, the future is unknown and there is so much to look forward too. Let's hope this school year ends off with a bang!
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