Schools Out For Summer!!!

As the temperature continues to rise and the sun continues to shine in Arizona, I am faced with a lot of free time on my hands and no job for the fall.

I finished the semester officially on Thursday, May 4th after my Masters portfolio defense. I ended the semester is a 4.0 GPA and am one class short of my Masters Degree in Choral Music Education. I will be taking Music of the Carribbean this summer to fulfill my final course and then in August I will be granted that Masters of Music - it's about time!!! Unfortunetly, I will have to wait until December to walk and be officially "hooded" as they call it. I'm not sure what that is all about, but I will get back to you.

Despite the fact that I have had a lot of "free time" in the last 10 days, I have been up to quite a bit! A re-cap for those of you at home on the East coast...

I auditioned for the Phoenix Bach Choir and although I don't anticipate getting into the choir, it was a good experience for me! (I will also be auditioning for the Sonoran Desert Chorale this coming Thursday - as I need to find some group to sing in this fall). I have applied for a number of jobs and have already been on one interview and have three more coming up this week - keep your fingers crossed for me. I bought myself a graduation gift...more to come on that, as of right now it's still top secret!

I have officially decided to stay in the valley of the sun for another couple years. This coming fall I will be taking some evening classes to begin work on my doctorate while hopefully teaching choral music at a high school in the valley.

More to come...