update, some changes, etc…

I remember mentioning something about the new website providing me with more opportunities to post…well, it’s been almost two months since my last update, so that didn’t necessarily went the way I envisioned!
In my defense, I’ve been keeping busy with a new academic adventure; I started in the PhD program at UCSC in September, and it’s been quite a bit of work right from day one – not to mention the rather drastic change from both a summer of leisure and my previous performance-oriented (and practice-heavy!) experience.
Despite the massive amount of reading and the menial aspects of my double involvement as a TA (it literally pays the bills, so no complaints here), I’m trying to keep a dynamic attitude towards the many aspects of my musical enterprise, both on the playing and now scholarly side.
This is where the website comes in – ideally, I’d like to start posting some musings, short writings of sorts about matters more or less musical. I’m not sure what kind of audience there might be for this (what I call the “is this thing on?” syndrome), but if nothing else I will be practicing my writing, as well as developing a style for talking about music in more and more accessible terms.
I do have to be realistic about the frequency of my postings, especially given the amount of my other commitments – let’s say I’d be happy to get something up at least once a week. So, if you’re reading this, expect more to follow – I have other developments in the works, and they’ll be unveiled at more or less the proper time.