Time for an update of my progress so far. I'm one week into the course, and thoroughly enjoying it. Already I feel I have learned and experienced a lot.
Over the last few days I have been working on the exercise "Exploring Genres" which I completed today. Alongside that I have been keeping an account of all music I have heard during this past week, as per the requirements specified near the beginning of the course materials. I will publish that list shortly.
A few days ago I purchased Dec '12 issue "BBC Music" magazine, a journal recommended in the course materials. Aside from some interesting articles, I have also discovered some works that were favorably reviewed, and have been listening to them on Spotify.
The magazine also featured an article on Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" (The Magic Flute). As I would like to explore Opera, I thought this would be a great starting point, as I am familiar with a little of the music from this work. I have acquired a DVD of David McVicar's 2003 production of this opera at The Royal Opera House in London, which I hope to watch soon.
With Project One almost completed, it is time to start Project Two - "Music In Modern Contexts".
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