Struggling to play Irish Music.
I have almost no regrets about coming to Clarkson. The biggest one (and the one that is panging me the most right now) is how this campus is practically void of any sort of Irish music .
I knew that Irish Music was some sort of urban legend here when I came and figured that I could provide a spark large enough to get some sort of group going. I hoped to find some experienced Irish musicians and envisioned myself meeting every week or so and playing gigs all over the place.
However, I found maybe 2 people who have any actual Irish Music experience. I have found many people who are enthusiastic and motivated to join in an Irish group, but who have had very little to no experience. I still figured that I could get something going with relative ease.
The one thing that I did not take into account was that I would be too busy to play Irish Music. I figured that no matter how busy I was, I would still play music on a near day-to-day basis. However, it is now almost two semesters since I got here and I have not spent more than 2 hours playing music with anybody. I have not forgotten my goal and have not given up, I'm just too_freaking_busy. There is always something that is more pressing than playing music. Especially this month, when there are half-a-dozen papers and projects to finish, tons of tests and finals and presentations to prepare for.
I don't think I'll be able to play for more than an hour in the next month.
It pains me to put the Irish Music off again and again, and I'm still trying to motivate and provide the leadership to start an Irish group, but I do not think it will be a quick or a simple process.
This was a short post, but I just want anyone who reads this to know that I'm trying and trying to get this thing going.
BBS
I knew that Irish Music was some sort of urban legend here when I came and figured that I could provide a spark large enough to get some sort of group going. I hoped to find some experienced Irish musicians and envisioned myself meeting every week or so and playing gigs all over the place.
However, I found maybe 2 people who have any actual Irish Music experience. I have found many people who are enthusiastic and motivated to join in an Irish group, but who have had very little to no experience. I still figured that I could get something going with relative ease.
The one thing that I did not take into account was that I would be too busy to play Irish Music. I figured that no matter how busy I was, I would still play music on a near day-to-day basis. However, it is now almost two semesters since I got here and I have not spent more than 2 hours playing music with anybody. I have not forgotten my goal and have not given up, I'm just too_freaking_busy. There is always something that is more pressing than playing music. Especially this month, when there are half-a-dozen papers and projects to finish, tons of tests and finals and presentations to prepare for.
I don't think I'll be able to play for more than an hour in the next month.
It pains me to put the Irish Music off again and again, and I'm still trying to motivate and provide the leadership to start an Irish group, but I do not think it will be a quick or a simple process.
This was a short post, but I just want anyone who reads this to know that I'm trying and trying to get this thing going.
BBS
posted by Benjamin at 10:30 PM
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