Ahhhhhh! Chord progressions! Oh, I remember having to learn those!
Me too! That's about as far as I got in learning music theory before deciding that I had to give up some hobbies--writing, drawing, guitar, and skating simply weren't working in my school/work schedule--and guitar went out the window. Not literally, of course. ;)
Sounds like Macalaurë is adapting well to being in a schoolroom. And the food carts in the courtyard. . . I love that detail, because there are about a dozen food carts that take up residence on the mall just outside the music building at the University in fair weather.
*envies* UMBC had a draconian policy that only the Wood Company could serve food on campus. So when we had our book/bake sale for the literary magazine, we had to get permission from Wood to sell our brownies and homemade lollipops. (One guess who brought the homemade lollipops!) Of course, the Wood Company was comfortable with this monopoly...and with charging an arm and a leg for their subpar food.
I just see the Teleri more as street vendors, unlike the Noldor or Vanyar, who probably think this is weird or even a little icky.
So, is Macalaurë taking instrument lessons? He seems pretty good on harp -- does he have a voice teacher, too, or is he picking up another instrument?
I'm having him do harp and voice. Since you've given me such great information on how music schools really work, I'm going to add more on this during revision.
He and Vingarië might be able to make "use" of a practice room -- it's a standing music-school joke, probably common to all music schools, that the practice rooms get used for more than just instrument practice.
*snickers* That's good to know, and I will keep it in mind!
I have several more scenes that I want to add, but I haven't had time to write them, with this section needing so much revision, and so they'll make their debut in Draft Two.
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Date: 2006-03-17 06:58 pm (UTC)Me too! That's about as far as I got in learning music theory before deciding that I had to give up some hobbies--writing, drawing, guitar, and skating simply weren't working in my school/work schedule--and guitar went out the window. Not literally, of course. ;)
Sounds like Macalaurë is adapting well to being in a schoolroom. And the food carts in the courtyard. . . I love that detail, because there are about a dozen food carts that take up residence on the mall just outside the music building at the University in fair weather.
*envies* UMBC had a draconian policy that only the Wood Company could serve food on campus. So when we had our book/bake sale for the literary magazine, we had to get permission from Wood to sell our brownies and homemade lollipops. (One guess who brought the homemade lollipops!) Of course, the Wood Company was comfortable with this monopoly...and with charging an arm and a leg for their subpar food.
I just see the Teleri more as street vendors, unlike the Noldor or Vanyar, who probably think this is weird or even a little icky.
So, is Macalaurë taking instrument lessons? He seems pretty good on harp -- does he have a voice teacher, too, or is he picking up another instrument?
I'm having him do harp and voice. Since you've given me such great information on how music schools really work, I'm going to add more on this during revision.
He and Vingarië might be able to make "use" of a practice room -- it's a standing music-school joke, probably common to all music schools, that the practice rooms get used for more than just instrument practice.
*snickers* That's good to know, and I will keep it in mind!
I have several more scenes that I want to add, but I haven't had time to write them, with this section needing so much revision, and so they'll make their debut in Draft Two.