{"id":1491,"date":"2018-02-22T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rowewp.mydrobo.com\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2022-12-15T06:46:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:46:20","slug":"rehearsal-and-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelrowe01.com\/index.php\/blog\/rehearsal-and-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Rehearsal And Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently rehearsing for my favorite Light Opera &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/durhamsavoyards.org\">Ruddigore<\/a> by Gilbert &amp; Sullivan.  Rehearsing is a lot of hard work. You have to learn the &#8220;rules&#8221; (blocking, lyrics, dancing, notes, and dialog).  You have to practice these rules over and over until you can do them without thinking.  And then magic happens, and you start performing.  Performing allows you to interpret the rules and put a piece of your heart and soul into the final product &#8211; the Show!  The becomes the experience that others get to have, based on all your hard work.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I am working on building a new iOS application.  In order to do this one right, I am having to learn new things (core date, swift 4, dealing with new APIs like the camera, TestFlight for testing, etc.) Once I have this down, I will improve the design, making it much more engaging &#8211; even if now it is a very rudimentary experience.  Magic happens once I can get it all working without thinking.  I hope the outcome of this app, will be just as engaging as Ruddigore!<\/p>\n<p>What are those things that you love doing, that take a lot of hard work, and that you can never truly master?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently rehearsing for my favorite Light Opera &#8211; Ruddigore by Gilbert &amp; Sullivan. Rehearsing is a lot of hard work. You have to learn the &#8220;rules&#8221; (blocking, lyrics, dancing, notes, and dialog). 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