I've had a really great time home with family these last few days, but I wouldn't mind going ahead and going home. There is nothing like having nothing to worry about when I am at home. I didn't practice yet today and I didn't practice on Christmas, but I am ready to start again. I started trying to memorize the 3rd movement of the Gliere Horn Concerto, but it is so many notes! I am determind though and want to have it done by the concerto competition so I can enter. I feel like I can win if I try hard enough. I am picking up the performance degree since I have so many free spaces in my schedule. All I have to add to get this major is 2 semesters of piano, 2 history classes, 2 small ensembles, and 3 semesters of lessons.

I want to take the 2 history classes this coming spring semester because I would have theory 5 and music 4323 in the fall which I hear are pretty difficult. I also have 2 more general ed classes that I need to take in the summer, so *hopefully* I will take them online while I am in a summer music program. Top picks are Brevard and the University of Houston's Music Festival. Got to go!

Off to live,

Deron