Happy New Worries

Another year gone, and here arrives another one.

Happy New Year all – I hope 2008 proves to be (another?) successful year. I know I’m hoping for it to be!

As we hugged a Happy New Year to each other I could not help feeling worried.

There were a few large worries in my mind at the time, but as the year as started making headway they have taken more shape. And I realise I’m writing this is retrospect so my worries to be detailed did not all come flooding to me in such specifications.

I just realised that my Music Techniques 3-1 and Econometrics classes clash on the Tuesday. Which sucks. And they both matter. Not that all classes don’t matter, but the point is that they are both important subjects. Techniques because it possibly will count towards Honours. Plus it’s a compulsory subject. And Econometrics is a pre-requisite for Honours and is a fundamental subject in taking later year Economics subjects. Ok, and plus Techniques is one class I think I’ll enjoy because of the friends taking it.

I have been thinking for a while now about who I’d like to play with next year. In terms of musical partnerships. As well as chamber music. There are more people I’d like to play with, and more pieces I’d like to work on than time available. Perhaps re: Musical partnerships, I’ll keep just a couple regular ones through the year and then take others on a project basis. I think chances would be better if people gave me an idea of what they’re playing and when they’d like to do it (and perhaps what for too, if that’s an idea). Because I’m all too guilty of saying stuff like “Sure, we’ll do that” but never getting round to it. Although the longer time I have to think, the more ideas I get. Apart from horn music and violin music, and perhaps cello music, I’m contemplating a piano duo of sorts. Who – I’m not sure yet but I have a couple of people in mind. Which could possibly lead to exciting things. I don’t know.

Re: chamber music. I’m glad M keeps his research up. But the more I think about it, we stay may be able to keep our currently-unnamed trio for the subject. Not that it’s all about assessment for uni. In fact, the more I think about the less it is about assessment. But that also leaves us with the prospect of another trio, with clarinet, violin and piano. There’s a lot of stuff I want to do chamber-music wise, but again, time is limited. What a pity.

I’ve just found out that a couple of my really close friends won’t be returning to Queen’s in 2008. For this, I am very sad. I totally understand though and of course, I can’t dictate what everybody else’s plans are. So, however it pans out for this year, I still hope I can keep in contact with these friends.

I really am looking forward to 2008, really. It's just that there are lots of things to sort out too and you know me, I'm a worrying sort of person. Hopefully it'll just figure itself out...