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.
FallHanover, New Hampshire
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.
Personally, I believe that I find Dartmouth's community of professors to be absolutely astonishing. As someone who grew up practically a friend of my high school teachers due to my small classes, I was worried I would lose guidance from my academic mentors when going to study in giant classes at college. However, Dartmouth has provided me with ample opportunities to find mentors on campus and classes that give me individual guidance too.
Over my time at Dartmouth, I have gone to many office hours and talked with professors about our passions even if they differ. Gratefully, it has not been unusual for me to find value in many professors who are not music professors even though that is my major. One of the professors I look up to the most actually is the professor who ran my study abroad to Rome for learning Italian. Nancy Canepa teaches within the French and Italian Department with focus points on Italian fairy tales, dialect literature and translation. This term I emailed Professor Canepa and sat down just to talk with her for hours! I have so many memories of cooking dinner in her apartment with other students and exploring Italy with her and my peers.
The dinner my friend and I cooked for our professor while abroad!
This term, I finally met a music professor who I heard about from other students on campus a lot. I'm taking Creative Music Theory II with Professor Moseley, and I love it so far! I can definitely see why people love taking his classes. Last week, I went into office hours and merely talked about my passion for music. We discussed potential musical avenues for me to explore, possibilities for composing music for performances or musical grants I could research. As someone who is about to declare their major, I'm very grateful to find a musical mentor who shares similar thoughts and interests to me.
However, I've made so many meaningful relationships with professors throughout longer times too. I love saying hello to Professor Dong (who taught me film scoring) as I leave my music theory class. I remember my many lectures with Professor Webster in marine policy since I have another class in the room she taught in. I enjoy seeing my friends' art in the sculpture studio and talking about Professor Lee's approach to sculpture and design. There are so many professors at Dartmouth that have left positive impressions on me and my life that I never envisioned a university experience could. Dartmouth has shown me to love the liberal arts and appreciate its close-knit community.
After returning from an enriching study abroad program, I'm diving into a bustling spring semester here at Dartmouth. Here are my four courses I'm taking this term!
Dartmouth's liberal arts curriculum pushes students to explore new departments and draw connections between seemingly disparate disciplines. Come explore my Economics, Physics, and Asian, Societies, Cultures, and Languages classes!
Over half of Dartmouth students study abroad at least once during their undergraduate journeys—quite a high percentage, right? Do you want to know how to best prepare for your own abroad experience? Come check what it was like for me.
