and decided it was useless to try to fall asleep again because my alarm was set for 6:30. So I jumped up, got in the shower, got dressed (decided not to blow-dry my hair, it’s overdue for a cut anyway so it’s hopeless) and then sat down and worked on the piece, setting the alarm on my cell for 7. I figured out some hard harmonic bits; typically, during the week, when I only get to work on it on the Metro, I don’t have the time to focus and can really only fill in the easy stuff.

I’m now at 149 measures on the first movement, and most of that is pretty well fleshed out. Dad says I should aim for about 200, though, so the next step is to figure out the big picture and how to wrap up.