Matt and Chris

So, my music theory class with the ASYO students is finally in full swing now that we've gotten a handle on the ASYO's varied schedule, and easily the most unique part of the class thus far are two fairly-hyper brothers I have as students, named Matt and Chris. To begin, Matt and Chris have to wake up at 4am every time they have ASYO rehearsals because they live all the way in Birmingham, Alabama! So, as they have confessed, they're often hyper enough as it is considering they've had such long days already by the point they arrive in my class, and hell, I can't really blame them. Secondly, another element that contributes to their level of excitement is that last year they were in my colleague (and boss, to some degree) Will's corresponding music history class he taught at the same time as my theory class, and as such, they got really comfortable with him and (indirectly) me well before my other current students will/have.

Anyway, I guess the guys also find me amusing (especially when I once tried to prove to them that the key of G# major doesn't exist), and as such, when asked what they were going to go as for Halloween this year, they both said, half-jokingly, that they were thinking about going as me. To be honest, I was pretty flattered by this, even though wanting to go as your teacher means you probably think he's goofy/dorky in some way. So I asked them what a Ryan outfit would consist of, and they said a suit and skinny tie (which I always wear to theory), pointy leather shoes, and of course, a moustache.

Pretty awesome costume, if I do say so myself... =)