I am taking 15 credits again this quarter. I am debating on whether or not to drop the CHildrens lit/Library Science class cause of the work load and that most of it is online and group stuff. When i registered it said nothing of it being online and to make matters worse, the online system is in beta so God only knows what could happen. I will be talking to some others that have taken the class, see if they had to take it online or if it was all classroom work.
I have a couple new students, one of which is starting tomorrow and the other questions why he even needs the knowledge i can give him...duh...don't you want to be able to communicate with other musicians on a professional level? He is in his 40s so I guess he is kinda like me(though i am at least 10 years younger than him), wanting a practical application for everything instead of wasting time on random BS. My death metal student has been arguing with me over a part in this song he wants to learn and its driving me nuts. I ahve been playing longer than he has been alive and he is trying to say that the way i have been going at the song is wrong. The dude doesnt even practice what i give him nor can he really play anything other than noise so i am about to put him in his freakin place. That or I will have the other teacher that is teaching him piano help me out by helping this lil putz to understand rhythm and time, cause the kid is freakin clueless and he is going on a live version of the song which is different from the studio recording and there is also the possiblity that he is looking at the worng guitarist since there are two different guitar parts going on according to some music I ahve for the tune. The joys of dealing with know it all teenagers (ie I am a teenager and I have my head up my backside can you direct me to the exit?).
Me on stage
Mike Leslie guitarist with American Cabaret Theater; heating up the stage during Rockspell.
About Me
- Mike Leslie
- El Cajon, California, United States
- I always wanted to play the guitar since hearing Van Halen blaring on my neighbors radio. What fully hooked me on rock music was hearing Def Leppard in 83'. I began learning the guitar my freshman year in HS on an acoustic guitar a friend gave me. I later got a electric guitar and amp. Upon graduating HS I formed my first band. 93' began college at Green River CC. I joined the Music Company and took theory and ear training classes; playing all over the Pac. NW, Hawaii, and the WA state fair. After my second year I joined Luna's Web. Because of the vocalist, we were able to set up a showcase with a label in LA. It never came to pass. Our bassist quit followed by the drummer. I played with several bands, was a roady for some of the local bands, then I joined Jordans Crossing. We recorded a 3 song demo for a potential gig. Soon after I left the group. In 99' I also played with the church bands. In 01' moved to the Portland area, starting at Portland CC in the professional music pro-gram. After two years, I went to PSU in the jazz program, but saw my heart was not in it. Now I work on my own material and try to improve on the guitar.
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Well, good luck this quarter with school and the new students. Only four more months 'til summer vacation.
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