... someone in a warm room mentions the A.C. and you think they’re talking about the Arts Center.
... the other members of your graduating class were freshmen when you were a senior.
... you know the entire staff of the Music Department on a first-name basis.
... the number of credits you've earned is higher than the number you get when you add up the ages of everyone in your immediate family -- and you're still not close to graduating!
... walking up Main Street is a major outing for you.
... getting to sleep is an exciting event that you look forward to all day long.
... you can sing Beethoven's entire Fifth Symphony.
... you can sing all of ANY symphony!
... your heros are Palestrina and Mussorgsky.
... you play "Name That Tune" every time the carillon rings
... the fire alarm in your dorm goes off and you pass the time spent waiting outside trying to figure out what pitch it was -- and as soon as you get back in your room you use a keyboard to check and see if you were right.
... you find yourself conducting in public places.
... people in your dorm refer to you as "that guy/girl who's always running out of here dressed entirely in black."
... you set a time in your schedule for checking your mail.
... you spend more time in the Music Department than you do in your dorm/apartment.
... it takes you 15 words to tell people which building most of your classes are in (the Music Department on the arts quad with the glass face at Humboldt State University)
... you arrive at the Music Department when it opens and don’t leave until the building monitor kicks you out.
... you see the Music Department building monitor more than your roommate.
... you can describe two differences between opera and oratorio, using the word "whereas."
... it's 9:30 p.m. and you're still in class.
... you can play more instruments than the average person can name.
... you and your friends spend several minutes banging on a restaurant table, trying to conduct three against four.
... you have extended discussions analyzing the effectiveness of the music in Disney's animated features, as well as instrumentation and trends from one movie to the next.
... you loved the soundtrack to "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" because it was filled with Gregorian chant that you so diligently studied in your music history classes.
... the thing you like best about your dorm is the resonance in its bathrooms.
... you have seen two consecutive sunrises without sleeping.
... you try to figure out what song is printed on the cute music napkins, mugs, sweatshirts, etc. you see in stores.
... you consider 15 credits in one semester "taking a break."
... you put a bunch of glasses on your tray in the Dining Commons -- all filled to varying heights -- so that you can play "Twinkle, Twinkle" using your fork.
... you have a favorite mute.
... you complain about the intonation of the staff singing "Happy Birthday" at Applebee's.
... you have ever had a "Mauler" party.
... tried to tune chords while drinking beer.
... watched a movie just to listen to the music.
... you see some musicians more then your friends.
This
is where I got the original idea.
Click here to go back to my homepage.....