Today was a normal day. A full day of classes was followed by dinner and bio lab. My bio lab go out early, which has been happening more on a regular basis lately (which is also AMAZING). So I got out of lab at about 7:1opm. On my walk home, I ran into one of my good friends, Allie, whom i havent seen in quite some time. I asked her what she was up to and she replied, "I'm going to the Wind Ensemble Concert." To my surprise, the wind ensemble had a concert tonight, and I had been wanting to go to one. So when this happened, I had to join Allie to the concert. At the concert, they played about an hour and a half of music. My two favorite pieces were the Turrin Concerto for Trombone in One Movement (Mark Hetzler was the soloist and OUTSTANDING!!) and Blue Shades by Ticheli which has a kick ass clarinet solo in the middle that Katie Johnson rocked at! I wasnt really impressed with the songs until those two. I have played Blue Shades before, and it was performed wonderfully by the wind ensemble.
So anyway, after the concert two great things happened:
1. My friend from back home, who goes to Stevens Point for music performance and ed, was there and i got to see her and catch up.
2. i had an epiphany about my life.
Yes, an epiphany. I am going to double major in music and chemistry. DECIDED.
All throughout grade school and high school, I was extremely involved in music. I was a member of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra for 6 years, a member of the UWM wind ensemble for 2 years, and had the opportunity to study privately with many different people and play with the MSO. I play all the woodwind instruments: sax, clarinet, flute, oboe, and bassoon. I was really hard to give up music. I was planning on majoring in it until a last minute change-of-mind. I figured there is a lot of opportunities to be involved in music without majoring in it, and I had a lot of interest in the sciences.
But I see myself not being as involved in music as i once was. And i am going through withdrawal.
So i have decided to audition for the school of music next semester and stay an extra year to get a music major. It kinda sucks because im deciding to do this so late, but i figured i have to do what i love and theres no better time to do it. It's gunna be A LOT of work in the next couple months, but I think i can do it. And if i never try to get into the school of music, then i will never have the satisfaction of knowing i did everything i could to follow my passion.
so It's decided: a double major in chem and music. my life will be hell, but i figure, if im doing what i love (both science AND music) then i will be happy. it will just be a lot of work.
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I'm very impressed. I am a junior, and I have no idea what I want to do after college. Power to you for recognizing your passion and going for it.
I also am impressed that you had the courage to change at the "last minute" and do what you want. You only get one chance, and now is the time to try for it. I think a lot of people would be too scared to change or add majors so late in their college career, largely for the work effort involved. But the only way you can get where you want to be is to put in the effort, and you are doing that, so more power to you. What are you thinking of doing with your double major in music and chemistry?
Thats great that you are deciding to get a double major. I would never be able to do that. I actually played the trumpet all through high school. I stopped when I got to college because I really didn't enjoy it enough to continue.
I was at one point thinking of the whole double major thing, with AOS and Math. Just a warning - all of my roomates are chem majors, and said the major alone is hell. One roomate I see once a week. Just a warning.
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