Music Theory: By far the hardest course I’ve ever had to take. I’ve always been somewhat musically inclined but this class is ridiculously detailed and difficult. I pray every day that I can make it through with a passing grade; I’d hate to have this class drastically affect my GPA. I do really like the teacher of that course though. Dr. Parker is such a sweet guy it’s hard not to like him; He's a beastly pianist though he never gives himself enough credit, and he's really good at explaining things when the textbook we use makes no sense (which is most of the time). Recently we had a ridiculous conversation about saving ink for the sake of the Octopus, Mountie Herman. He named it Herman which I felt was completely random, and I called it Mountie because that’s what I think of when I think of Canada, where Dr. Parker’s from. Just today I stopped by his office on my way through Memorial for no particular reason, and we ended up having this 20 minute conversation about different stuff. I really admire Dr. Parker’s commitment to Haiti. He goes there every year to teach music camp and talks about how beautiful it is all the time. I feel that Haiti is often forgotten by most people, except immediately after a crisis like the major earthquake earlier this year. It’s refreshing to meet someone who genuinely cares about it all year round. It’s also refreshing to be at a school where you can have interesting and/or silly conversations with your professors and know things about them, something you just wouldn’t get at a huge school.
So remember, save ink when you print your papers. Mountie is counting on you!
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