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songspinner) wrote2010-09-24 08:31 pm
songspinner) wrote2010-09-24 08:31 pm
Music, Invasions of Rome, and Bugs
One of my students, when asked in a test the other day (about ancient Rome) what Germanic tribes invaded that empire? He answered "Invisigoths." That will always be my favorite answer to that question, truly. Forever. *giggle*
I am currently still on a nice creative buzz - we recorded most of an amazing album track today. Our sound tech is a guy who's arranged stuff for us, so he knows our voices well, and he added a tabla drum track (those are tuned drums from India) that made it a truly infectious thing to hear and to sing to. I can't wait to get the final mix, and it was nice to have something work that well. Also, my voice didn't get any little annoying burrs in it from allergies today for a change.
I did, however, spend my day in our hot, fall weather (95 degrees or so) being irritated by a bite from a river gnat of some sort that gets me this time of year. On the eyelid, this time, oh joy. So I look like I got socked in the face. I told my students that no, I hadn't been in a fight, except with a bug. Several of them suggested really over-the-top skateboarding or surfing stories I could use instead. :)
I am currently still on a nice creative buzz - we recorded most of an amazing album track today. Our sound tech is a guy who's arranged stuff for us, so he knows our voices well, and he added a tabla drum track (those are tuned drums from India) that made it a truly infectious thing to hear and to sing to. I can't wait to get the final mix, and it was nice to have something work that well. Also, my voice didn't get any little annoying burrs in it from allergies today for a change.
I did, however, spend my day in our hot, fall weather (95 degrees or so) being irritated by a bite from a river gnat of some sort that gets me this time of year. On the eyelid, this time, oh joy. So I look like I got socked in the face. I told my students that no, I hadn't been in a fight, except with a bug. Several of them suggested really over-the-top skateboarding or surfing stories I could use instead. :)