Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Issues in our Society.. (Typicality) & the usual
The term of typical becomes a very common word to be used on practically ANYBODY on this island.. like i could be classified as a typical bad ass by typing all the not so bright sided remarks about other people just Not directly..
its just appalling.. really APPALLING.. to go through Creative Workshop again today.. why? cos there is literally NO change from our teacher.. he Literally says the same things.. now i know why, concert halls or at least decent stages were never meant for him.. its just not critical enough..
Anyway.. yes.. this question VERY interestingly came up.. another lecturer (no names due to confidential identity) crashed by our class and gave us something more trivial than critical but ok.. "what can you imagine yourself doing in the future?".. wow with an imagination of mine.. i would be doing very well and Not being an admin of the school like a fraction of graduates do.. (i wonder why? maybe they just have a sense of fiery passion for LASALLE [i doubt it])
I have no idea why.. Why are classical musicians all given the future of gigs and not concert halls and theatre halls or concert stages or just a giant nice stage.. What is the definition of Classical Musicians?.. Musicians who plays Beethoven's Symphony in a bar? or perhaps Moonlight sonata in a night club.. or would it be better to have Contemporary pure Advant Garde music while having drinks (i'm pretty sure that will ZEST your evening)
at the end of the day.. the lecturer was smart enough to zoom outta sight.. and fast.. we had a small group congregating and plotting how we gonna throw him off the building.. since there were so many holes in the walls.. why not make full use of them and CREATE ART out of sheer CREATIVITY of the mundane human life.. once he saw us there he immediately turned and took the stairs instead.. (i wished u came forward.. we would let you feel like God for a moment..)
i found out the core and foundation of this module.. Repeating.. it is the core essence of music.. make it ring in your audience's ear so much that it feels like you're hearing Rihanna on "Umbrella" going "ella ella ella" foreva (of cos let us know that was looped and not really sung).. sometimes i do think does the teacher has memory failure.. i was almost late for class.. i walked past him with a GIANT FREAKING PIPA without its case.. and he could still call my name and wonder if i was in class and doubted it when i said HERE..
You know what i really think about Creative Workshop.. its really about being creative at 8am in the morning.. create the most outrageous and avant garde piece of thing ever and show it at 9am.. its like the remedy for his Wednesday blues.. after all he is a """Professional""" drummer (followed by lots of coughing*).. and he is far too good for the students.. so much so that someone had his LUNCHTIME CONCERT up since 2008 and has POSTPONED it till NOW.. we all wonder why?? too busy?? or too busy trying to figure how to shift from a 4/4 rhythm to a 3/8 rhythm.. sad isn't it?
Creative workshop.. a sad ritual that is practiced everywk for music students.. thank god i'm leaving soon... i can't imagine myself growing old with it.. i might not live as long as Mozart did.. and of cos i just love his DICTION.. he made such an effort to read.. for EXAMPLE.. he reads Sing Huey (chinese name) as Sing Hue-y.. when its suppose to sound more like Sing Hu-ay... the pathetic thing these people can't do..
makes me start to wonder also.. what does Aubrey do as the DEAN of performing arts? i only merely remember him giving a talk about how he grew up with the circus and then went to explore theatre and he is VERY fond of Chinese Opera (bet u he doesn't understand a word.. like the rest of em)
someone i have this weird wish that we could somehow get the queen.. Ella Fitzgerald to sing by the FRASS (FAKE GRASS pumped with $$).. i'd like to see the building shatter.. i'd name that moment.. FINE ART.. where literally you pay lotsa $$$ to see that beautiful moment..
at the end of the day... we all must face it that we are slaves caught in this network of Monarchy... your feedback and comments are not wanted unless you want punishment.. of cos everything they do is right.. if the students end up jobless its just tough luck.. its hard out there.. or the word commonly used.. its "COMPETITIVE"... well... i'm sure everyone feels so good to know it is and this school has only 1 aim.. which Arts school can earn the most $...
Technical Theatre.. gawd.. don't get me started.. its a lunatic house in there.. hours of agonizing torture sitting on that hard floor for 2 hours... comon we're humans.. even if you're gods we're still mortals.. spare a thought and maybe introduce some chairs?... its true that maybe 1 day i'll get reprimanded for bitching about every little damn thing in the school.. but well lets face it.. i pay enough money to say what i want.. if you have an issue, solve the problems 1st before talking..
L is for all the Lunatics we see
A is for the pathetic Atmosphere we reside in
S is for all the Shitty times we had in school
A is for all the Ample money the school makes
L is for the Luxury the school gives to the students (FRASS)
L is the Lament of the students
E is for the Excellent number of imbeciles they hired to teach..
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ok i'm tired commenting about school classes.. i'll face it.. They will NEVER change..
anyway did some browsing and i passed by Gramaphone.. and i saw a collection of Computer Mouse shaped into a woman's body.. i asked my friend.. how ON EARTH are you going to click it, and just as i thought.. u either press on to the left or the right.. i don't remember seeing a roller on the cleaveage.. probably would cramp it's style.. i just find it.. a sad thing that people would actually buy this.. whats so fun about click away everyday on a distorted shaped mouse that only stimulates you SOMEHOW by allowing you to press on boobs instead.. is humanity that deprived of bust that they had to make fake ones? i really have no idea..
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wJ
ABSOLUTELY DRAINED
Posted by wJ at 9:21 PM