Full weeks

February is usually a cruel yet joyful month for music teachers, as it seems to be filled to bursting with events and activities. That has continued into the first week of March as well. In the last three weeks — I am reminded regularly that I don’t have to do all of this; rather, IContinue reading “Full weeks”

In the saddle

I’m back in the saddle, as it were. Jeffrey Richard Carter Studios LLC voice lessons resumed this past Thursday after a four-week holiday. I returned to the office at Webster University on Thursday as well. Yesterday I finished syllabi for this new semester. We music faculty held a three-hour workshop, dealing mostly with policy mattersContinue reading “In the saddle”

2023: the final week

Monday. Christmas Day. Wake up feeling a bit off. Love on Maisie for a while. A nap. No worries, as all I’m doing is cooking and attending Zoom church and napping and prepping a meal for 12. A peaceful day concludes with feeling really off as I joined the Jones family for Christmas dinner of brisket and such. Come toContinue reading “2023: the final week”