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We dragged ourselves away, but it was worth it
Happy 21st birthday to us! Well we have officially made it 3 weeks. As we have done so much it feels like longer…and we still have so much to do – awesome!
We awoke this morning to our amazing view of the mountains and the lake. We had a long drive ahead of us but it was just so nice sitting in the sun relaxing with the view. Half way through brekky our ...
The final day at the college
... particularly as they don't see them all the time. Perhaps this is something we can build on.
We couldn't have wished for a better outcome. We have made some really good friends here and it would be a travesty not to cultivate this relationship. Here is hoping that the current developments in Scottish FE do not hinder our plans.
After this we observed the Jazz ensemble learning "Autumn Leaves".
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The day of our workshops
... He called me "Dotteressa". I said my name was "Punto" in Italian. Matteo found Annette's college Facebook page and wrote "Thank you Annette and Dot! Great teachers and great musicians!!"
We then moved onto the singing workshop. We decided to work on "Georgia". The students were so excited about this and had prepared for this by learning the song, listening to it and writing out the lyrics. Amazing. Annette noticed that all their voices ...
Meeting everyone
... Ian Paice, among others. Apparently Princes' drummer , Chris Coleman was here on Monday. Bit of a come down - 2 wee wumin' fi Edinburgh tomorrow!
As far as delivering the course is concerned they have a lot of freelance teachers on staff and there seem to be small classes. This is because students can take up to 3 years to achieve the ND qualification ( it is the full 12 units). Max says many of them work and need to have flexible classes, this seems to suit. The ...
Travelling
Spent all day yesterday preparing Dvds for workshops. Very keen to impress the people we are going to meet. That's the best chance of an ongoing relationship. Bag is packed and waiting on a taxi to take me to the airport.
Arrival in Bologna:
We got into Bologna and had a weird taxi ride from the airport. The driver was swearing in Italian because the traffic was so bad. The hotel is ...


