Final Project!

So I have finally decided what I am going to do for my final project.  For a little while I was juggling the idea of adding or changing the music to a video clip.  Prof Cee gave me that idea, and I am pretty sure I could accomplish it.  However, I have decided to make a complete archive of my performances during my time here at UAF.  This is a project that will benefit me for years to come.  So not only will UAF have my performances on file, but once I complete this project I will also be able to enjoy them.  I can't wait to start! 

Blog Update

So... the circuit bending project has come to an end and I feel pretty good about it.  Even though my creepy spider toy started smoking and I had to start over, it was a good learning experience.  I only completed one bend in the new toy at the last minute.  When the creepy lady would start singing her creepy song, I enabled a mute button so she would shut up.  

All in all, even though I only did one bend I still learned a lot.  Before this project I had no idea what circuit bending was and didn't think I would be able to do such a thing.  An awesome project even though we had limited class time to work on it.  Everyone was very helpful! I'm excited to figure out what my final project will be and get to work! 

Notation Project

So I just finished my notation project in a record amount of time.  I decided to give Sibelius a whirl, and it took me about 1/3 the time to finish in comparison to Finale.  Now I understand why a number of students here at UAF prefer Sibelius over Finale.  My experience with Finale has been limited to Orchestration class last year, but I remember spending a ridiculous amount of time working on the final orchestration.  Now if I had just used Sibelius, my life would have been SO much easier... well probably not, but I would have been done sooner.  

So that's my rant. Now it's time to start thinking about the circuit bending project and what I can do to my creepy little alphabet-singing spider....