[jeshkaaaa]

dont know if theres already a topic on this.
but any music majors!
instrument? education? performance?
im music education, but switching over to music business~ & a piano player.

[hehateme]

NO music major, but i do play piano. Isn't it hard to read music? Especially Fantasy impromtu, that piece is difficult for me. Im learning to play both jazz and classical piano cuz i want to be a versatile player. How do you learn how to play accompany piano where you sing the melody and play chords underneath? I can read chord symbols, but i don't know how to add rythem to it and make it sound more interesting accompany i just always hold the chord down for all 4 measures. I don't know how to improve off of chord symbols.

[abviolinplayer]

heyyy I was beginning to think i was the only music major here xD
I play violin...currently music ed major but I'm switching to performance after this year.

[agnuque]

nice. i'm planning to transfer to a college of music next year on the 2nd sem
hopefully i get in, because it's the hardest COM to into -,,-
major in piano.

[앨 리 스 ☆]

I had a long debate with myself on whether or not to pursue music as a major.

I ended up going undecided. xD I'm still in marching band and taking concert band/music-related courses, though I can't seem to make up my mind. I play the flute/piccolo, and though I've played piano & guitar for a few years, I suck at those. xD

If I end up going into music it'll probably be music ed though.

[`faded]

I'm a music major..at a christian university as a vocal performance major right now..3rd year and I love it!!! =)...so ya

[vmoua]

I myself thought about being a music major. But with all the asian pressure and what not I decided to keep it as a hobby. I talked with my high school teacher and he said that I should just go into medicine. He himself was a Chem major going into Pharmacy but decided to switch to music after having only a few courses left for Chem. I think he kinda regrets it especially with all the time commitment with a field band. Well let me tell you, he decided to switch the program into an all street marching band and now I just give him the cold shoulder. Well it should be expected seeing as I was the Field and Street Drum Major since Juinor year. Thus, I decided I love music but cannot deal with crazy students like myself.

[kiwiaddict]

this thread dying showed the amount of music majors here i guess... but yeah i'm a music major =D =D i have no idea what to do with my life... this is what i got myself into, i know... any other music majors out there??

[Xkumagorobeamx]

I was actually thinking of applying to Berklee for either film scoring or music business major. But its too much pressure for me. Unfortunately I have to drop it. Although I'm still working on music as a minor right now

[d00lie]

i'm thinking of double majoring in it with human bio. it's kind of a waste to keep it just as a hobby... & i really enjoy it :]. worst case scenario, i'll just minor in it. haha.

[Krazim]

I haven't graduated from high school yet, but I've taken 3 university classes (Music Theory I and II, Music Conducting - this was for fun) and currently taking Music Composition (which is like Intermediate Theory I). Really enjoying it, and I want to go into composing or just vocal performance. But I'm double majoring this with Philosophy since I promised my parents to go for law as a back-up. =_=

[hey7]

i'm not in music major but i want to ask something, if i cannot play the piano can i still apply for vocal? since middle school i took course in vocal, but i never play the piano XD i wonder if we must know how to play piano well so we can take vocal major? or we can only know the basic? tq ~ please answer ~ ^^

[x stylejjang]

i was having sucha hard time deciding majors either fashion or music cuhs everyone kept telling me music is the most unstable job & yu dont get paid alot. but in the end i really wanted to do music i love fashion as well but idk deep down i felt like i was making the wrong choice.. But if yu love it then it would be worth it right? instead of doing something yu hate & then getting a million bucks. I would hate that.
Im going to community college rite now but im planning to transfer to a university in Korea or NY for theater major or just vocal major
& maybe do composing? I would to sing & dance so why not do theater? haha. but idk what id do after college unless i join like a broadway act or maybe go into the entertainment industry in korea as a singer. >< I was unsure if i should do music cuhs idk what id do with it after but i love it so yeah. & its my dream to be a singer so i guess ill just go for that? haha. everyones been pressuring me to do graphic design since its more stable & i was gna but i decided after alot of thought to do community college & explore different things & then decide but idk. why is so hard to pick? >< Are any music majors rite now like this? im having a hard time.. i love music but everyone keeps pressuring me to do something else & it feels right that i do music cuhs i love it but it seems wrong @ the same time? i was gna just go to fashion school for graphics but too much money & what not so cc it is. im still uncertain on if i really should do music. & i wanna learn guitar as well.. sigh, i sometimes wish i was like a medical major something or didnt have much interest in music then if be so much easier since its more stable. are any music major or going to be music majors having the same problem?
sorry for ranting.. i just needed to get it out there. yay music majors!

[spica14_1]

I am a music student~ Piano Major in UST. I love music like you guys ~

[BukAlan]

hehateme, on 04 February 2009 - 10:51 PM, said:

NO music major, but i do play piano. Isn't it hard to read music? Especially Fantasy impromtu, that piece is difficult for me. Im learning to play both jazz and classical piano cuz i want to be a versatile player. How do you learn how to play accompany piano where you sing the melody and play chords underneath? I can read chord symbols, but i don't know how to add rythem to it and make it sound more interesting accompany i just always hold the chord down for all 4 measures. I don't know how to improve off of chord symbols.

take music theory and put a lot of focus on chord progession. there's rules to follow.  i took theory but only because it was required.  pretty much useless unless
1. you're want to be a composer/arranger
2. you play piano
3. you're a jazz musician

i'm a flute player.  yeah, no creativity here.  i just play whats on paper.  I play for the U.S. Army Band.  It's a sweet gig.


edit: I just realized how old this thread is.... OMG.

but yeah, i played all thru middle and high school. i got to college and didn't do music because my mom told me "You won't do nothing with a music degree."
Look at me now mom!!! 

I missed playing a lot and it found its way back to me.  i say if you love it, stick with it.

[kimll]

abviolinplayer, on 23 February 2009 - 09:17 PM, said:

heyyy I was beginning to think i was the only music major here xD
I play violin...currently music ed major but I'm switching to performance after this year.

I wish I could do violin too.It is hard ,right?

[soranouta]

kimll, on 25 August 2011 - 01:29 AM, said:

I wish I could do violin too.It is hard ,right?

give it a try. don't ever pass something up that you want to do just because you don't think you can do it. you never know till you try.
and if you really wanna play it i'm sure you will be able to. its all about dedication and practice ^^b

ex-music major here, pianist/keyboardist. but i also play quite a few other instruments, along with vocal work.

i've gotta say, there's really nothing like music, and simply arts in general. they're so freeing and expressive.

[KinShippJamm]

kiwiaddict, on 19 October 2009 - 08:30 PM, said:

this thread dying showed the amount of music majors here i guess... but yeah i'm a music major =D =D i have no idea what to do with my life... this is what i got myself into, i know... any other music majors out there??

Jazz guitar performance major here. Although I am thinking of more practical options at the moment. I have been told that if you can't see yourself playing as a career, then do something else. I may switch majors at some point, but at least I was able to follow my passion to a certain extent. I have met amazing people along the way and have learned some skills that I probably would have never learned had I not been a music major.

[karebearr]

Music major here! v^_^ Freshmen at UoP as a music therapist major emphasizing on violin. I'm thinking of adding in performance later or possibly minoring in composition?