On the up

Computer crashed last week and went to hospital. Apparently the stupid Norman software I was so faithfully paying for was not an antivirus at all and some horrible virus took over my pc. Luckily the IT guys at the RNCM saved the day and reinstalled everything from scratch.

Its been a good few weeks. Singing with Barbara is going well and shes very pleased with me. Am using muscles I never knew I had and boy are they aching from being stretched beyond their comfort zone. People have been telling me to sing into my back for years and I'm now only finding out whats its about. What a diff to the level of support and clarity of voice. I'm finally feeling like I have control and hence options now in my singing.

Have talked to the powers that be and have been promised better funding next year. Looks like I will be staying a third year at the RNCM. Will be good to have the extra time with Barbara to solidify and stabilize. Only down side is that the only course now offered to me is the MPhil which is the start of the Phd course. Really not keen to do another masters after this year.Esp a bigger dissertation. Bah! Well hopefully something will turn up. The long and short of it is that I should have stretched my PGDip to two year instead of rushing it last year and just passing. Well the masters recital in May will be much better. Am already preparing rep. Also need to think of another dissertation title. It has to be linked to my MPhil recital. Maybe something on the effect of Indian poetry on western music? Then I can do a whole recital on Indian inspired music.