So after a long weekend of basically living at my piano, I have finally almost gotten "Kill The Messenger" to the point that it should be at. I am still have an issue with playing it as fast as it needs to be played though! I sat at my piano for a good three hours tonight just playing the song over and over again, each time moving the metronome a notch faster. I started at half time, which is 80 bpm. I now have the song at around 130something bpm. It needs to be at 160! It's absolutely ridiculous. But I think with one more solid block of practise time, I should be set.
I am recording it very early Wednesday morning so I definitely have to get on this! This song has been much more of a pain in the ass than I ever thought it would be though. But hopefully it works out alright.
I am sad to say that I had to bail on playing "Beautiful Goodbye" for Caitlin's lift project. Although to defend myself, I technically did not fully bail. I found a replacement. I am excited to say that Lindsay will be coming to London to record it in my place. I have been practising this song like crazy too, but when I went to play it along with the recording tonight I realised that I'm playing it much too slow and that I had done the phrasing totally differently than how Amanda Marshall does it. I am so disappointed that I don't have the time to get it to the point that it needs to be at because it is such a beautiful song! But I know Lindsay will do a great job for Caitlin. I just wish we had a few less assignments to worry about and then I would have no problem spending the extra time to learn it. Sadly, I just can't give it the attention that it needs right now.
Another moment of this weekend that was filled with progress was Allan's orientation at Fanshawe. We went to gain some more information on his transfer to their Police Foundations program. It was a beneficial visit. We learned a few things that we didn't already know. Who knew that tranferring between schools would be such a pain?! Why can't all programs with the same title just be exactly the same between schools, haha. Then there would be no need for taking extra courses and paying extra money. But that would just be silly wouldn't it.. ? Life of course is never that simple. But all I can say is that I am so excited to have Allan be living with me for next year. Caitlin and Nikki will also be living in our house. It is just going to be a fantastic living arrangement, which will make for such a fun year! I just can't wait!
Now, here I am, back in London.. preparing for yet another stressful week of stressing and cramming to get my assignments done on time. It just seems as though there are not enough hours in the day! I find myself needing more and more sleep after my days, yet I seem to be getting less and less. I suppose that's just the way it is.
Wish me luck for this week because I'm desperately going to need it!
I'm just glad that this weekend is Easter weekend and we get to have Friday off. Thank God for that.
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