What I Learned in May

I learned about Alfred Schnittke, a brief summary of his life how it influenced the music he composed.
I’m in the process of learning thumb position on the cello, and how to connect motion between my shoulder blades (it’s still pretty abstract for me, though).
I’m fascinated with following the twitter feed of Jeff Williams, an astronaut currently orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station, and native to a small town nearby in Wisconsin. He posts amazing photographs from space.
In just a couple of days, I’ve gotten really good at sealing The Banana’s plaster cast in a garbage bag with duct tape so she can shower.
I learned Rachmaninoff Vespers (and rejoiced while singing it in two separate performances).
I’m using Rosetta Stone to learn Russian, and although I’m not nearly as fast as my kids, I’m amazed at what I’m able to understand with just a little work each day. Listening and reading and repeating is definitely going better for me than speaking and writing at this point, but progress is definitely being made.

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