In between
My Balinese midterm went both extremely well and extremely poorly. The transcription went really well, and I had no trouble hearing it at all, plus I remembered the kotekan patterns and which mode was which and how to transpose to it, all of which, for me, is amazing. Sadly, I spent so much time listening to the cd that the transcription was supposed to come from that I forgot to listen to the other cd for which we were supposed to know all the names, eras, social contexts and forms for. Colour me stupid. Argh, I think I did tolerably well with the short answers, although one on the difference between the intervals in selisir mode and slendro (a scale) really sortof frightened me - I was either really right or really wrong on a few. Bah, at best I'll get a middling B, at worst a C+, this is just not acceptable for this course. grrr. The worst part is that I know that I could have been better prepared.
I have half an hour, a lesson and then a masterclass. I have one reed that is dying and one that is so new it's barely playable, but the comforting fog is back and I'm starting to feel connected to what I'm doing again, which is good. I'm extremely tired, but full, and somehow settled in a way I haven't been in a while. Maybe it's just the music.
Currently listening: some mellow folky country stuff