Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Changing of the Major 2nd time is the charm!

So, today I officially changed my major. Exciting! Woot woot. I'm now a Middle Childhood Education Major, with concentrations in Math and Science. I also plan to get my generalist endorsement and my reading endorsement. I've decided to change my major for a variety of reasons.
1. I suck at playing solos on my euphonium. And everyone and their mom decides to tell me this. Including some people that I really was surprised to hear it from..... :(
2. I've been praying a lot about it and it seems like God is pointing me in this direction (this should probably be #1!)
3. I'm tired of busting my butt for a music degree, and still fall short of exemplary. Freakin Music History.

So a lot of people have told me I'm stupid for changing my major. Yes, I know I'm going to be at MVNU for a while longer. I'm looking to graduate in FA2012. Yes, I know it's a huge jump from music to math and science. Yes, I know I have a lot of classes to take. But you know what? I want to do what will make me happy, not what will get my out of school sooner. Yea, I want to be done soon. But I don't want to e told how much I suck at what I want to do in life. That just makes me miserable. I guess what bothered me the most about when people said I suck was that they constantly told me, practice more practice more practice more. I DID! I can play the piece just fine and dandy when it's only me in the room. But when other people come in the room I tense up and suck at life. I hate hate hate hate hate HATE solos. Like a tiny one in band is ok, but not a 5-8 minute long one with only the piano and I. No, and honestly, when would that be a reality for a Music Educator? Most of the music teachers I know from high school haven't played a solo in decades. But that's just me. Juries don't bother most people I guess, I just hate them.

Well that's enough ranting for now. I just hope people get off my back about my decisions about MY life.

Michael

1 comment:

megan said...

i think that you should MOST DEFINITELY do what God is leading you to do and what makes you happy. who cares what other ppl think. and woot for changing majors so late in college! lol! and i hate music history as well. but its almost Christmas break!