Dr. 3ELMAH

[unbound_spirit]

In honor of Markusha's birthday, where ever he may be, a random and humorous skill set evaluation.

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Language:

-Extensive training in French, training in German, training in Italian, training in Korean. 
-Worked as University tutor in French, German, and English as a Second Language for Korean students
-Helped in audio creation for French Praxis Exam for ETS.
-Used Korean skills during internship with NJSO in 2004 to communicate with producers and sales to the Korean community.   I also stopped some creepy guy from stalking Sumi Jo and stealing a bunch of money from NJSO. 
-Created language based on English, Cyrillic symbols, and Arabic numerals.  Only like two people other than me can read it.

I'm also interested in learning Russian next. 

Competition:

-Was a member of the team that won the National Engineering and Design Competition something like ten years in a row.
-Won 2nd place in the bridge design contest for that team.  (Designs were evaluated at Picatinny where a simulation machine was used to basically smash them to bits to see the point at which they would collapse.)
-Academic Decathlon Gold Medalist for Music, Silver Medalist for Neuroscience
-NFAA Merit Award recipient
-recipient of several university scholarships and grants.

Accents:

-After hanging out with so many people from Russia, I have developed the ability to immitate a Russian accent so well, I have managed to fool many Russians.  The jig is always up when they start speaking Russian to me, though, ha.
-I can also do British, Irish, and several others. 

Random training and research:

-Astro Physics
-Medicine and medical anthropology
-Immunology
-Phsychopharmacology
-Otolaryngology in relation to thyroid disease

Not so random training:

-Vocal performance and composition  A.B. and M.M. from Ivy League schools
-international opera experience
-extensive training in classical voice, contemporary music performance, musicology, music theory, etc.
-Recipient of numerous awards and grants
-Tutor for university in music theory, music history
-experience as voice teacher for students of various ages and backgrounds

Other:

-Strong writing and reasoning abilities.  Published essays.
-Experience in administration, software research, and funding research

Personality:

-Able to perform well under pressure
-Restless being in any one place too long
-Tendency towards depression
-Perfectionist
-Dedicated to succeeding at any given task

And yet my degrees (Bachelor and Master)  are in music.  Seriously, what should I do with my LIFE?

Comments

[kvschwartz.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Sounds like things are really rough for you right now.

It's good to be able to get it out of your system what you don't want to do.

But it might help to start listing things you DO want to do. For example:

You're an operatic singer who wants to perform new (or new-ish) works. Which is to say: you are the Dream Come True for thousands if not hundreds of thousands of living composers out there, who are desperate for a champion. OK, not every single one will be the next Benjamin Britten. But who cares? Back when opera singers were singing brand-new stuff by Mozart, they were also singing plenty of contemporary works by people no one remembers anymore.

You have some networks already. It seems that every month the intranet-tubes come up with a whole new method for networking.

Could you place ads, saying you're seeking new manuscripts? Facebook has places for such stuff. MySpace probably does (if you're willing to wade through all their crap). You probably know the places to check a lot better than I do.

And, you know, if you want to take some math or physics or astrophysics classes, why not? You don't lose the ability to explore a new field, or re-explore an old one, just because you turn 25 (or, for that matter, 65, as my father keeps demonstrating).

[unbound-spirit.livejournal.com]

Thanks Kevin *hugs back*

I'm in contact with a lot of new composers, and frequently get sent music by them. I just don't have any infrastructure through which to execute a performance of that music. If someone said, "Here's some music. Here's the dates we're going to record it and here's when such-and-such record company is going to release the recording, so please plan your schedule accordingly" that would be different. Right now I just get a lot of "Here's some music. You might like it." (The exception being the new opera I'm doing at the end of this year, where a composer said, "Here's some music. I actually got a grant to have this premiered, so set these dates aside and lets start making some music.")

I've lately kind of lost some of the networking fervor I've had in the past. Maybe I need to be going to more concerts or something. I guess I've just been so down, you know?

I'd like to take some math/physics courses, but the question is Where, When, and Will that be helpful in furthering my career in those fields if I choose to pursue it?

I feel so old...