Hello! My name is Chase and I am a '25 from South Carolina. I'm currently considering studying more film scoring and video game composition to learn about writing music for movies and games! But when I'm not hanging out with friends or doing classwork, you can find me composing music. I'm involved in the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble (DCWE), Dartmouth Chamber Orchestra (DCO), and the fraternity Zeta Psi.
As someone who did not know the ins and outs of marine policy, I loved learning about aspects of the blue economy. This class encourages us to be aware of the human aspect of marine problems regarding coastal erosion, pollution, and climate change. Professor Webster is the coolest!
I could not recommend this class enough to anyone who goes to this school! Professor Beaudoin has truly influenced me as both a musician and a student. We learn the music from the 1800's to present day including famous composers like Tchaikovsky, but also music by Beyonce and even the music of Dartmouth's professors. This is much more than a music history class. It is a class about music, our lives, and exploring the concept of sonder through musical lens.
If you're scared of coding or have a love for music, this is the class for you. This computer science class is cross-listed with music to teach students how to code using a language called processing to learn the basic principles of design through coding. We created several projects throughout the term, but Professor Casey really taught me that there is more to music than I think. For my final, I created an interactive keyboard which created a visual effect for each key that created music which made it a musical instrument! Genuinely such an amazing and fun class that I think people should consider.
Although this class is only offered during the F.I.R.E. study abroad program, it was such an amazing class. I absolutely adored having Professor Canepa teach us about Italy from its politics, music, food, and much much more. This class taught me hands on what Italian culture is through visits to famous landmarks, food tastings, or tours of Italian regions. If you don't want to study abroad, I suggest taking a class with Professor Canepa because she truly is one of my favorite professors I have had yet.
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I was on an off term, but decided to live on campus to join a fraternity and work in town. I took the time to write music for one of my friend's short films and learned a lot about the film music industry.
Dr. Moseley has been one of my most favorite professors by far. I have loved taking this class to divulge into my musical passion through creating music and learning about ways to create music. If you are interested in taking a music class, I highly recommend Dr. Moseley if you find a class with him that interests you!
I took this class with composer Miguel Kertsman who was incredibly knowledgeable in every type of compositional technique that I wanted. I study electronic music composition with him to understand music digital signal processing better.
Recently, I have been reminded of what it means to be a member of the Dartmouth community. In the Summer, a group of dual degree engineering students from other universities joined Dartmouth for their first time as juniors. Since then, I have gotten to know several of them and see them learn how to do college for a second time in a new environment. Their newfound joy sparked memories I have with learning Dartmouth lingo and buildings for the first time. With new first year students on campus, this feeling has grown exponentially.
This last week is one of my favorite weeks I have had at college. Since I am heavily involved with interacting with the new band members who are '27s (first years! Dartmouth uses class year to denote grade and alumni graduation year). They have reminded me of the awe and wonder of exploring the Upper Valley for the first time. It is the little things that remind me why I love Dartmouth. Specifically, I enjoyed sharing the fall activities and traditions that I hold close to my heart that bleeds green. One of my favorite things was seeing them become friends in their joyous first weekend while berry picking.
Sitting outside watching orange leaves fall from the highest branch of a tree makes the time in the Upper Valley slow down. The only thing which snaps time back into reality is the sound of people walking upon the crunchy leaves. Although sitting outside can feel chilly sometimes from the Fall air, there is something warm and cozy about wearing a sweater sitting on the Green watching the trees sway in the wind. Fresh breaths of air remind me where I am, and why I feel calm. It's Hanover. It is the moments of the Fall of Hanover which encourages me to embrace my connection with the physical space of Dartmouth
It's easy to forget how easy it is to access walking trails during the hustle of a Dartmouth term. As graduation nears, I am reminded of how special it is to step off campus and enjoy quiet moments in nature.
With a solar eclipse sweeping across North America for the first time in nearly seven years on April 8th came a road-trip with hundreds of other Dartmouth students to a zone of totality near campus: St. Johnsbury, Vermont!
