College Preparation

I am studying a course called “Economics”, and this is my first Action Project. For this project, I had to weigh all the pros and cons of going to college by developing an elaborate investigation to learn the “true” cost of college, and deciding whether it would be worth attending. I must admit that this project put me face to face with a series of questions which I was putting off, but needed to answer. I am most proud of the fact that even if I don’t end up picking the carrier I chose for this action project, I have a much bigger picture and further understanding of all the things I need to take in consideration when making a budget for my college preparation, as well as all the things I need to have clear before choosing a College as a future option.

I’d like to study Music Production & Engineering in Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA

I like the Music Production & Engineering carrier Berklee offers precisely because it provides knowledge in both Music Production and Music Engineering, which may sound the same but are different lines of work. Music Producers usually are the “managers” of a recording, making sure things such as the creation of a record and the logistics where it will be recorded are planned out neatly, as well as working with the musician by making sure the exact sound the musician wants for his record is achieved. The music engineer, on the other hand, works on all the technical side of the creation of a record.

When studying music engineering, you learn many basic and complex principles that may be applied in other lines of work, such as media production, engineering sound for live performances, etc. I consider music engineering to be especially valuable, because it broadens my working possibilities in the future. It also gives me a baseline that might permit me to choose my future specialization studies in a wise way. I am not sure what I’d like my occupation to be in the future yet, but both music production and media engineering are jobs that interest me.

For this Action Project, however, I chose my  future profession as a music producer.

I believe media is a very powerful weapon in all its different forms. Everyday, media we listen to and watch tell us how we should dress, talk, behave, etc. Most of the time, media influences us in negative ways. I ask myself, what would happen if we were to use media, in all its different forms and expressions, to influence in positive ways only? Surely wonders!

I’ve had the amazing opportunity to serve in projects whose whole mission is to experiment on how to use media to influence in positive ways, and these experiences have helped me realize that those of us who use media to express an idea, such as music in my case, must be aware of its immense potential and power. Therefore, I’d like to study music production and engineering to experiment and make a living off of making music that may influence positively to as wide as a group as possible!

For this Action Project I created a presentation where I further developed the case scenario of studying in Berklee. All the investigations and calculations I did reinforced in me the social argument that states that attending college is a great decision, and a possible one.