Posts about the Department of Music
Another year has been and gone. Lessons have been learned, new friendships have been formed and achievements have been made. The precinct is now a ghost town, in stark contrast with the steady stream of students resolutely pounding the pavements …
The final term of university (as apparently with all other ones) has flown by almost without me noticing. The intermittent deadlines have aided this speedy time-flow, and whilst precipitating no periods of complete stress in which everything is due at …
There’s no point trying to sugar-coat it: January is a terrible month for most people. The Christmas cheer has evaporated, it’s cold and dark, and there’s nothing to do but eat, sleep, revise, repeat. But when you walk out of …
My final term at University! Even as I write these words I don’t think I’ve fully comprehended the existential enormity of this situation. After spending much of the rest of my life knowing what is coming next, the end of …
After some frantic essay writing in January, it has been nice to get back into the steady routine of days spent in the library and weekly seminars. So far this term I am really enjoying my units; it is really …
Miraculously, I have survived another autumn term at Bristol. It’s been even busier than last year and I’ve loved every minute. That pace of life is finally taking its toll on me now though, and the tiredness is beginning to …
Over halfway through the term and I am thoroughly enjoying all of my modules. The choice of topics seems a bit more exciting than last year. This teaching block I am taking Philosophy of Religion, Political Philosophy and Realism and …
After all these years in education, I still can’t shake that inevitable feeling of Back to School excitement when September comes around. I’ve now had a year at University to make my mistakes and (hopefully) I have learnt from them. …
This has been the most challenging but the most rewarding term of my university life so far. In my previous two years at Bristol, my progress had been almost exclusively assessed via exams; however, this year is more heavily weighted …
It’s now reached the end of the first term of my final year at Bristol University and I can’t quite believe how quickly it’s all gone. This term has definitely felt like a step up from second year; even though …