Research and Documentation class

I'll be teaching a class on researching and documenting music at Highland River Melees, June 14. I'm still trying to figure out its structure, but I foresee:

1) The research process, in brief (goal-setting, information gathering, creation, performance, feedback)

2) Special issues for researching music (or other performance)
2a) For performing existing period work
2b) For composition of original work

3) Structuring documentation (summary/abstract/introduction, background, methods, result, conclusions, future work)

Baby Versus Cake!

Happy Birthday, Spud!

Yes, it's been a whole year since His Imperial Majesty, Lord High Emperor of All He Surveys, arrived a month ahead of schedule. I could do a touching photo retrospective. Instead, I will post the blow-by-blow photodocumentary of our baby versus cake deathmatch. Many many pictures after the cut.

( Two go in; one comes out! )

( And the presents... )

And then it was time to call the grandparents, refuse to babble into the phone, and take a well-deserved nap.