<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Josh Lawrence <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hardbop200@gmail.com">hardbop200@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
minimal background: I went to college when I was 18, and in my youth<br>
and stupidity, wasted the opportunity. I went to work in the IT field<br>
and have done reasonably well, but the 8 - 5 corporate grind is<br>
destroying my soul. I'm now 35 and have a family.<br>
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is there such a thing as electronic music-related degrees (undergrad)<br>
in the US? or, are there composition degrees that primarily focus on<br>
electronic methods? I'm considering going back to school, and I would<br>
like to investigate this possibility, if it exists.<br></blockquote><div><br>I'm going to sort of play devil's advocate here and recommend that you not study electronic music as an undergrad. <br><br>Even though I'd advocate that you pursue just what you want to do, you might not have to go through all the BS that comes with getting a BA in fine arts. The graduate degree is where you'll be able to make a career for yourself in computer music/audio and it usually comes with a (mediocre) job teaching or doing research.<br>
<br>Your admission to a music program does not often depend on having required credentials, but your "fit" with the program/advisers. So, you could do anything you want for your undergrad, perhaps more like EECS, that won't require as much time/effort outside of your established skills.<br>
<br>Full disclosure here: I'm nearly 30, and left the career academic track in audio/acoustics to take on a job in IT. Now, it crushes my soul too, but I'm making the best of it by building skills that I'll use in academics (computer programming and parallel computing).<br>
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sorry for the off-topic post.<br>
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thanks,<br>
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Josh<br>
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Josh Lawrence<br>
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