One of my classes is Survey of Music - it's pretty much the SCC version of Music Appreciation. It's one of those courses everybody has to take, so we've got a combination of people who are definitely into music, and those who haven't a clue what a quarter note is, and a teacher who has to find a way to bring this all together.
Teacher's name is David. Part of having all of your classes in the same department is that you don't have a whole lot of variety in your instructors. Mine are David, Brian, and Scott...and my Logic teacher, whose name I have yet to need a reason to recall. She's nice.
I sit next to Ashley - we have Theory together as well. I'm a transitory music major, she's a double-major in music and theater, but that's about the extent of our relationship. Nice girl.
So, David's trying to coach the 'generals' half of the class to a level where we can all make common progress together. This means that the first few weeks are just a review of the basics. I appreciate this in another fashion - anytime someone's presenting material I already know, I just compare teaching styles, seeing what works and what doesn't. There's constantly something to be learned, and with David, there's an underlying amusement to much of the class.
Today, for example. We were trying to define the concept of 'pitch'.
"So, using the childhood pictoral images, we say..." he plays C8, turns to the class with hands outspread, "...like a bird." Understanding briefly flits around the room. "In contrast, we have," he plays A0, turns back with a questioning expression, "like a..."
Ashley and I, "...walrus."
I'm not sure how we came up with that, but I think I like this girl. I believe we have choir together as well. In general, I like my classes quite a bit. I think, for the sake of amusement, I will post my schedule here later. I had to make a table out of it in Word - it was the only way I could organize everything. At the time, I was just trying to figure out what my maximum availability could be for work, so...I don't actually work as much as it says I do.
But, yes. Walruses sing in the first octave of the piano.
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