The World According to Me

Hi, to anyone out there that finds this:

( this is kind of like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it out into the sea in the hopes that someone finds it)

My name is Rose G. and I have wanted to write a blog for a long time, so here goes! 

Why write a blog, you might ask? Well, it seems that I feel I have a lot to say about a lot of things; or so my family seems to think! I have a real knack of giving people my "2 cents' worth" so to save my family from my tirades, I am now writing a blog.

I am a stay-at-home Mom; or rather I was.  My son is now college-aged so he doesn't need my constant supervision anymore, thus I have a lot more free time on my hands. I have taken it upon myself to go back to school and enroll in a University transfer program for Music.  I wish I had done this 30+ years ago when I first graduated, but somehow, life got in the way of that dream.  Also, the Music Theory entrance exams were very intimidating and since I had little formal theory training, I felt I could never pass the entrance exams, so I never pursued it further.

Fast forward to three years ago:  a friend mentioned that you can usually take lower level theory classes first, to bring you up to first year University level music theory.  I was astounded!! What, you say?  You don't need to take Grade 10 Royal Conservatory to have a hope of entering a Music Program? I was hooked, so I promptly set up a theory assessment  test at my local College. Well, I was right! I failed the theory assessment miserably, but the college offered Basic Musicianship Theory classes and so I enrolled in those first. I  have now completed 3 years of Music Theory and  Ear Training/Sight Singing and have also finished Composition and some Piano.  I would like to finish this 2 Year College Program now that I have started it and who knows where it will lead.  The moral to this story is: Don't think you can't enter a Music Program if you have little theory background. You can take lower level theory classes to bring you up to  first year University level music theory. I did this and you can too!

My main instrument is the Trumpet, which I started playing again about 7 years ago, after not playing for 26 years. I am so sad that I did not play for such a long time, but am happy to be back playing the music I love, which is Big Band Jazz and Concert Band Music.  It is never too late to realize a dream and I am the Poster child for this exact sentiment.

Well, enough of my ranting!  This blog will be about my opinion on many things.  I dabble in a lot of different things - music, painting, quilting, jewelry making and writing and I will share some of these things with whomever is out there reading this.  We shall see how this goes.  Jump in and visit, from time to time.

Rose