Time calculations and whatnot

So I haven't blogged much lately here, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been working. I have. Hard. And there is a lot of stuff being completed. That being said, there is a TON of work that goes into a project like this. I've done some basic calculating and think (if I stay steady at it) that I can finish the musical (orchestrations included) by November this year. That being said, I have to complete about 2 songs a week to do that. I set myself a goal a few weeks back to do that, but after the first week I realized it was too aggressive and stressful. So I cut the goal back to 1 song a week. That's for everything...music, lyrics, orchestrations. That being the goal, I feel quite strongly that I'll complete enough weekly work to qualify as 2 songs a week...but one song's worth will be spread out over multiple pieces, whereas I enjoy working on whims and on ideas that interest me at the moment. So I still think Nov will work as the overall goal month for finishing the musical. Of course, that does not include recording it. *sigh* So much work!

I also calculated the approx. length of the musical - based on how long I think the unfinished songs will end up being. It came in at 2 hours 58 minutes. This is acceptable to me. We'll see (in Nov) how close I actually come to that length. I decided that I need to stop worrying too much about things like length though, and just write. I can edit and cut later. And, whereas I plan on trying to produce the thing eventually, the first production (or the first few) will function as a workshop and...well...who knows.

Point of interest (perhaps): The current time length of the orchestrated music (what's finished) is 2:09:51. So I only have a third of it left to write. Keep in mind, not that many of the lyrics are written yet...so it's not really 2/3 done. But close.