A Music Majors Future Goals by Dylan

A Music Majors Future Goals by Dylan - March 2025 Scholarship Essay

The world we live in can, and often is, a harsh and cruel place that many of us need to escape reality from. One of the many ways we do that is through sounds, or in this case, music. This scholarship allows me to ascertain my goal of “making the world brighter”. Music and all the little things pertaining to it are, what I believe to be, vital to the way we as individuals feel and express ourselves. Without it the world would be not only quieter, but bleeker. At least that’s how it was for me. My entire life has and continues to be engulfed in music. Whether it’s the way I approach a conversation or how I feel in the moment, music is there in some way. I might hear lyrics in people’s words or might associate a song to the way a conversation makes me feel. Anytime I succeed it’s through music which I express that joy, not through the many awards I’ve received. The emotions matter more than the physical presence of a trophy. Anytime I fail, it’s through music with which I create a plan to succeed next time. Anytime we don’t have the words to express an opinion we have music to thoroughly communicate our emotions instead. I wish to attain a Bachelors in Sound Recording Technology to further my goals in music as well as to branch out from my original goal of Musical Performance. Sound Recording is my end goal as the little details in the music, games, and videos we watch are what help immerse one into that reality. Hearing the roar of an alien creature, or listening to the chirp of birds in the calm and quiet forest add a lot to the stories we tell each other. In addition, this scholarship not only gives me reason to continue pushing myself academically, but it enables that future goal of Sound Design. Those smiles and little details don’t seem nearly as far away with this Scholarship.