Victorious!
A new school year has begun. Funny that that should be the time I finally sit down to blog again, when I feel like I have no time to breathe amidst the rush of things that have to be done now . Especially considering I spent my entire summer reading Harry Potter in German, watching Dr. Who, and staying up too late with John every night. It's been a victorious day for me. In my two freshmen classes, my boys are tripled by the number of girls in their sections. They also can't sing (yet). The first day of school, one boy asked, "Wait...we have to sing in this class? Everyone? Even the boys?!" They were aghast. Freshman year is a rough time for boys. Their instruments are so wonky, poor things. All those changes...or worse, none of the changes just yet. I do have one boy alto still. He bears it well. Individually, they can all match pitch pretty well. Stick four of them together, and something goes terribly wrong. Instead of a surprisingly developed ba