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.
To all those prospective students who may be reading this post, deciding on where to apply to college and where to commit is one of the most difficult decisions you may have had or will have to make so far in your life. You may be thinking that you will choose a school based on its name or one that will change you into a new person as you step onto campus. Maybe you are thinking about applying to an amazing university for engineering. However, I highly recommend you to take a step back and look at the amenities that your university would provide.
As I applied to colleges, I always based it on their status, department offerings for my major, and the general attitude of the campus. I thought that going to one of these schools meant I would instantly be just like them and excel in my major since that is what they were known for. After going through my first year of college, I realized that college gives you what you want out of it depending upon how you use the resources offered.
Baker Library with a rainbow!
With this in mind, I think Dartmouth offers and encourages students to take advantage of their time in different ways compared to other places. At Dartmouth, you're assigned a first-year dean and first-year faculty advisor who are there to help guide you through looking at career options. After several lovely meetings with my incredible advisor, they recommended that I also go talk to some of their colleagues who I have not taken courses with. Professors and deans at Dartmouth are incredibly kind and willing to help any student talk about anything. Almost every staff member on campus has been there to help consult me with not only course selections but also my career goals. I even remember my house professor sitting down next to me in FOCO (Dartmouth's food court) one day, and I asked her about how I should take my distrib classes.
Happy foliage season everyone!
However, there are many knowledgeable people on campus to talk to about other things such as finding internships or jobs. I've had professors who have told me how to find internships in the music industry and how to explore career options. My friends have relied on their professors to guide them while they write applications for scholarships such as the Fulbright scholarship. I have also had brilliant RWIT tutors (students knowledgeable about writing papers) talk to me about my essay ideas and classes to take. Several of my friends also take advantage of our Academic Skills Center or meet up with the Student Accessibility Services to help them study or recognize the accommodations that can be provided. Although it would be amazing to have you all fall in love with Dartmouth and its academic resources, make sure that you know what is available to you everywhere in your college journey too.
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As I approach the halfway mark of my Dartmouth journey this spring, I find myself reflecting on the significance of distributive and world culture requirements in shaping my academic experience.
