Self-reflection inbound as a person and musician.
When I began at college in September, I had no self-confidence in my ability as a musician, and as a person, to do what had to be done. While the entrance exam felt hard at the start, I with full confidence now believe I could perform a song in front of someone (rather than it being recorded on an iPad) without fail; and that is but one of the improvements I’ve made ever since beginning the course. This journey has affected how my taste in music has developed too, and my horizons have broadened after I began interacting with other people, sort of ‘absorbing’ their music tastes after the first live performance project.
One aspect that I didn’t touch on as much I would’ve liked to was Live Peformance in front of an audience – I just didn’t believe it my type of thing, but after a lot of encouragement I think I can do this in year 2 of the course. When opportunities arise, I want to offer myself up as a way of going past my comfort zone. I understand this will need me on drums more often and practicing, but I don’t mind that as long as I get to perform. I (unfortunately) can’t be perfect, because if I was, it’d be very boring.
The one thing I particularly enjoyed already when joining this course was digital music and creating soundtracks for video games. This was my final project and I see myself pursuing a career involving video games in the future, working in some kind of sound role for them. With a company would be nice (since it’s actually stable), but freelance work is something I wouldn’t spit on. I have learnt techniques that will stick with me through my career.