



07.04.25
Studying, studying and more studying. Can’t complain though, what I’m reading is very interesting. I only wish deadlines didn’t exist.

Context I binge multiple boxes of Gushers while crying all the time so I made a sad junk journal spread lol
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ALTstart classes again next week :> been watching movies, biking, rereading pride and prejudice, practicing piano, and studying music history over the break
learning a new instrument from a single teacher is so funny bc that’s your point of reference for a while until you start branching out a little. was talking to a specialist in irish music history about my early irish harp lessons and i was like “it’s a good thing i have strong fingernails so i don’t have to get acrylics to play” and he was like “you’re playing with your fingernails?” and i was like “yeah my teacher said that’s how you play” and he was like “that’s how irish harp players used to play like 1,000 years ago. i don’t know anyone who plays with their fingernails now. even in the 1700s at a harp festival we have record of just one guy playing with his fingernails.”
i guess he can’t say no one is playing like this anymore bc at least my teacher is but this is why when ur new to something u can’t walk around assuming you have all the facts. thought i was learning harp like usual meanwhile my teacher is an extremely dedicated medieval reenactor.
John Green is speaking at my University tonight! The topic is on Tuberculosis. I’ve already read his book, and have done a little research of my own, but I’m ready to learn more!
I’m finally studying music theory and I think it might kill me and none of the fucking textbooks including Open Music Theory have answer keys to the workbook pages 😭