Not my day off

You know how you get used to something and then expect it to be that way, like it’s your right?

That’s how I feel right now.

Usually Wednesday is like my day off. I don’t’ have any regular rehearsals or lessons to play for, unless I’m doing a show and we rehearse that night. I am doing a show right now—Violet—but we haven’t been rehearsing Wednesdays lately.

So this morning I feel like this is SUPPOSED to be my “day off”.

It’s not supposed to be. It just happens to be, normally.

I feel I just don’t play for enough people to have to go to school every day every week. As I was scheduling coaching with the singers I accompany, I saw that Wednesdays seemed empty, so I made a little effort to maintain that.

Well, today is not my day off. In a little while I have to go meet a trombone player and sight read the music for his recital.
And then I have to play a voice recital jury—where the student has to be prepared to sing any of his recital rep for a panel of voice faculty who then decide if he’s ready, or on track, for his recital next month.

And one of the cast from Violet wants to meet and work on her music. She’s had to miss some rehearsals ‘cause her house was broken into and she’s dealing with that.

Did I mention I’m sick? I think. It could be allergies. I tend to get like this, or some version of this—runny nose, itchy eyes, sinus pressure, tired—at some point every fall/winter/spring. The weather’s been weird lately and I think maybe it tricked something into blooming.

I’d much rather go back to bed for a few hours, then maybe eat a little something, & maybe soup later this afternoon, laze around watching some crap on netflix and dozing off.

But no! It is not to be.

So, I shall take a couple of dayquil, drink some coffee, probably drive to school instead of walk—it’s cool and drizzly and gross out there—and be the dutiful, reliable accompanist.

At least I don’t have rehearsal tonight. Maybe I’ll go to bed early. And next week is spring break. But there’s a tuba player (and possibly others) who want to rehearse some next week. Of course I have Violet rehearsals all next week, even Wendesday. And I have to do some prep work for Next to Normal auditions which are a week from Sunday.

I’d like to finish the draft of a kids musical I’m writing. Wouldn’t spring break be a great time for that? Guess not.