Student Teaching
After a very busy January Term at Columbia, lots of changes in my life, and most importantly 16 classes and countless papers, lesson p..
Three Instruments
I thought I would spend this post discussing three of my favorite instruments to add to any class assignment or student film. Melodica..
Film Adaptations of Books
Okay, Chicago, we all know it’s cold outside. I even went to Michigan recently for my first time ever and played in a foot-and-a-half ..
A Reflection on My First Semester and Everything Leading Up to It
New Ambassador Danielle (right) and her predecessor Katie (left)
Wow, I can’t believe my first semester is over and I am working on my..
Why do I do this Art stuff again? Oh yeah, because I think it’s fun.
The other day a professor of mine was telling me the story of his first performance in Chicago back in the 70’s. Nothing was going right. ..
Interesting Evening at MoCP
My first day of the Spring semester was a long one. This was mostly because there was a new show up at MoCP (which is in the bottom of..
The City of Broad Shoulders
Making the decision to go to grad school is hard enough itself, but that verdict marks only the beginning of the decision making proce..
Evolving into a New Semester
If you’ve followed my past posts, you know that last semester I took the Composition Theory and Praxis course. Basically it is a gradu..
Shaking Things Up in January
Ahh! It’s all moving from snail’s pace to lightning bolt speed in the blink of an eye. We had a three week lull from winter break unti..
To Roomie? Or Not To Roomie?
Many people have asked me about my living situation out here in Chicago and how I went about deciding on a roommate. ..