Week 18 - Prep for 3rd session

I found a few free minutes to update my journal. 

The last 2 weeks have been the busiest yet.  

Here's what I've been up to:

• Orchestration: 
• Writing my next cue, a Tension - Chase scene 90 seconds long 
• Conducting: 
• Preparing a video of myself conducting the next session cue along with an electronic mockup of my score
• Ear Training: 
• Preparing a full electronic mockup of "I'm Forrest Gump" by Alan Silvestri
• Studio Technology: 
• Writing a score for a 30 second video commercial, then combining that score, existing effects, VO, and video
• Synchronization / Timings: 
• Use Digital Performer to create a click track for a score that contains fermatas, then re-baring the music to fit the hit points, then retiming between hit points so they align perfectly with the required frame
• Logic: 
• Compose 30 seconds of music, align hit points to the exact required frame, adjust meter and tempo so if the tempo needs to change between hit points for them to align, verifying the tempo does not change by more than 2 beats per minute
• Sibelius:
• Create a new Film Score template
• Advanced MIDI:
• While recording myself playing an instrument, record 4 different pitches each at 2 dynamics, edit the sound files, import them into Kontakt, and using a variety of tools and settings create a new instrument from scratch that plays well across the entire piano keyboard and has volume control set to be altered by the modulation wheel

Here's the first 2 pages of the draft of my Tension / Chase cue:

The emotional roller coaster continues to change pretty much daily. My morning mantra is, "I'm doing the right thing and deserve to have a happy career in music". It helps!