The exams are finished and the grades are done so now I can turn my attention to cleaning out my office and packing my house for our move on May 13th. Marta is flying in late Friday night and we can really get down to the business of moving.

One of my key finals yesterday was the bi-annual sight singing marathon. It’s always fun to listen to 3 straight hours of sight singers and to try to keep the standards straight for all the students. At some point in the process, as the patience begins to wear thin, the students begin to start sounding the same and that Schubert melody with the cool Neapolitan that seemed so perfect at the beginning of the day is now the most hateful thing imaginable.

Final faculty meeting tomorrow, a few last composition lessons to teach and then I can start picking up around the house, paying the bills, and relaxing for a few hours.