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Travisimonito
ubw newbie
Joined: Aug 20, 2005
Location: Asheville N.C.
Posts: 18
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:04 am |
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I'm majoring in english, and my passion is singing, writing, and playing guitar. Should I be afraid to major in music? Will majoring in music dull my creativity? I'm sure these types of questions are asked by tons of people, but it's ok to be cliche when it's natural. 
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minusme
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Joined: Jan 25, 2004
Location: New York
Posts: 3647
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:48 am |
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I have seen both sides fo the coin. I've known people that majored in music, and then starting to fade out of enjoying it as much as they had previously. I think adding too much structure can sometimes limit creativity.
HOWEVER!!
I've got some other friends that majored in music and it helped them continue their passion.
I guess it depends on you, and how solid your conviction is to be in music. If it is STRONG, then I don't think Majoring in music would be a negative...
Welcome to the UBW by the way, cool to see you're from Asheville. I graduated from WCU, my band used to play 31 patton ave. (Is that place still opened???)
Take care,
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Zel
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Joined: Aug 12, 2005
Posts: 51
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:12 am |
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If you guys are American then I have no idea how it works over there. I know in the UK there are popular music type degrees and there are classical degrees. The classical degrees where you learn all the theory are generally the ones that get taken more seriously... The popular music type courses however are really good for meeting other musicians and getting your foot through the door in terms of session work. I know someone who taught on one of the popular music courses however, and he was of the opinion that its nothing you cant do on your own if your focused enough and work for it. As in, if you want to be the guitarist in a band, practice really hard and get some lessons, watch dvds and videos, go to gigs and absorb as much as possible. The classical courses really go in depth though and teach you all the theory and a lot of history too.... |
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Soulfish
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Joined: Nov 07, 2004
Location: Brighton
Posts: 704
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:14 am |
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I reckon if you are serious about music - then do anything and everything you can to improve your knowlege, skills and overall ability. I don't believe you can learn to write a great song but you can learn how to play one brilliantly and also give yourself more technical options for your own pieces - at the end of the day - even music comes down to commmitment and discipline at some point so if those are the issues here - they'll be there what ever you do.
Just my 50 cents - bottom line - take a deep breath and follow your gut instinct - trust yourself.
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