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First World Problems, Too Much Education Edition

Instagram Looks like it’s about time to get another bookshelf! Ultimate First World Problems

 
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Moved To Chicago

Published on March 19, 2012 by in Journal

Marcus Norris x The Angola. Downtown Chicago, February 18, 2012. I moved to Chicago now. I’m going to Columbia College Chicago as a Music Composition Major…. I haven’t been here very long, but I love it so far. I really think this is where I’m “Supposed” to be right now. There are so many opportunities,

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First Ever Schoolcraft College Synthesizer Ensemble Concert

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Two Nights ago, (Monday December 12th, 2011), was the FIRST ever Schoolcraft College Synthesizer Ensemble Concert. I have it admit, it went A LOT better than I expected it to. We spent ALL DAY setting things up and rehearsing on the Sunday before. Rehearsal started at 3 and didn’t get out until 8:45. It was

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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – The Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Last night Young Neil, Young Ben, and I went and saw the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. They started out with Bach’s Orchestral Suite no. 3. I liked it a lot. I was trying to focus on all the counterpoint studying I’ve been doing while realizing how he can make something so “scientific”

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Da Vinci Institute “Speech”

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Today I did a “motivational speech” type thing at The Da Vinci Institute in Jackson. Honestly, I didn’t want to do it at first, but I’m happy I did. Like I told them, I really don’t like to talk about myself. Seems pretentious (and DoucheBaggy.) But it went well. I think they enjoyed it a

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Canon Assignment

Today I was given the assignment by Dr. Polot to start my first canon. I’m excited. I’m really looking forward to starting to get a solid portfolio. I have to have a 32 bar canon done by a week from today. Pressure’s on! I’ll post the final results when I have it done.  

 
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Black Friday Thoughts 2011

Pretty much spent the whole day indoors thinking. Got all my Christmas shopping done online tho. I’ve been thinking about this move coming up (Chicago). I’m ready for it and all the opportunities that will come with it. I feel like after things going wrong for so long they are finally going right. I need

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We’ll see how this goes..

Got a new iPhone… They have an app I can use to blog straight from my phone now. I have no excuse not to keep updating this. Although, im not sure how many people even read this now lol. Today’s thanksgiving. It was really cool. Not cool, as in eventful, but cool that I got

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