I'm a week late in writing this because I have been busy preparing for auditions and my wedding. I currently am dealing with being frustrated with my singing, which is always a great place to be in a month before auditions. I realized however after comparing clips from practice sessions a month ago to more current sessions that I have indeed made considerable progress in the last month. In discussing this with JRL when I last saw him, he made mention that I probably get frustrated because I get to a plateau of sorts after about a month of work on my own. Upon my comparison I can say that this is unequivocally the case. It is not that I cease to improve, but that the work becomes more difficult as I reach a higher level in my singing. I feel well-prepared going into this audition season and am very excited about the prospect of finally get out and singing again!
I have been doing well with my German as of late as well. I have progressed well into the active wave of Assimil and am making better progress in LingQ as time goes on. I still have a lot of work to do to reach my goal in LingQ of knowing at least 7,000 words by the end of December, but if I can continue on the trajectory I am currently on, I think I will make it. I have found a challenge in the active wave of Assimil that I also ran into with French. As the lessons progress I seem to get more and more things incorrect. I figure that this is not a big deal, since for me the more important thing is the input and output, not the exactness of my answers. I'm learning even in making corrections to what I originally write. I see now the value some people find in going back and doing the active wave multiple times, although I would worry that at some point it becomes a thoughtless exercise rather than an active process. Perhaps with ample time in between repetitions this can be avoided.
