Great things yet unseen: glacial progress

Progress, at times, is very slow. Especially when I'm accompanying ten-ish people and teaching eleven piano students, all as a lowly undergrad. Were I a more accomplished pianist and educator, this would hardly be daunting, but all this collaborative piano and all these lessons will surely sharpen my skills and leave me with a greater capacity for each in the future. And, as busy as I am, and as far off as excellence may be, I'm looking forward to it. I really want to be an exceptional educator.

The other side of this is that being so busy leaves me with precious little composing time. I am, however, making progress each week. Perhaps in this regard, I am the glacier and my cantata is the prairie—or, what will eventually become the prairie. I am working slowly, advancing little by little but creating yet-unseen eskers, kames, and kettles in my music. I'm very excited to see where this composition takes me.