Started My Music Minor

[spanndrew]

All I can say is wow that's a diverse taste in music, glad your enjoying it.

Thanks! That was a big part of doing this, I figured in a couple years I'd have waaaaay more important things than learning about the famous composers or jazz or really anything other than my comfort zone (punk/hardcore/metal).

 

[cchorney]

Just remember your music minor can become your music major in just three easy half steps.

 

[twinjet]

As of this semester of College I have decided to add a music minor to my education (I am majoring in Communication & Rhetorical Studies with another minor is Business Management). So far this has been nothing but an amazing experience. I am enrolled in a music history class where we are studying music from Hellenistic Greeks all the way to a little past Baroque (tons of JS Bach to listen to!). I am enrolled in the university Singers (a choir class where we have about 3 performances per semester), and have been assigned the baritone position. It''s really helping me to diversify the music I'm performing. I am enrolled in Voice lessons (must take 4 semesters of applied instruction to achieve the minor), and it's kicking my butt! But I can already see it helping me in all areas of my musical journey. I am performing in the jazz band with an instructor who has toured the world as a jazz pianist, he's tough but I'm learning a ton; playing out of the real book and also adding in some songs like Bernie's Tune, Jingle Bells and some other christmas tunes for an upcoming holiday pereormcane. Finally, I joined a locally touring band, we are a Hardcore band called False Consciousness and I'm also having a blast doing that!

Just wanted to share what I have going on, being this surrounded by music has definitely changed the way I live my day to day life. Anyone else studying music in school right now? Maybe some tips on how to handle being stretched in so many directions? Thanks!

Good luck on balancing all this. I'm trying to balance 40 hours a week at my night job and 17 credits in an aviation maintenance/technology program during the day. It's hell :/