A huge passion of mine is music and it is for many other people as well. I have noticed that many people contemplate whether it is a good idea to follow this passion and major in music in college. And honestly, at least for me, it probably is not going to happen. But, before making any final decisions, I thought it would be a good idea to talk to someone who has already been in the pursuit of music for a long time now. This past weekend, I conducted an interview with Michael Kim, an inspiring music artist and current Music Engineering major at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has just recently started to make his own music, hoping for the masses to listen to his hip-hop music creations. He has a rather interesting take on the world of music and he offers me, and possibly many others, very insightful advice. I decided to grab this opportunity to listen to what he has to say about majoring in music and pursuing music as a life career.
I had a great time eating dinner with him at California Pizza Kitchen (Gaithersburg, MD) then later heading over to my home to conduct this short but very insightful interview. Thank you Michael.
He emphasizes on the fact that music is a very raw form of passion. He finds it very different from other professions in the sense that passion and creativity is what drives one's career in music. It's not about studying, learning, or knowledge, but rather a simple understanding of what you desire to convey.
I asked him "What is a career in music like? How is it different? And how is it worthwhile?"
Later, I asked Michael for personal advice on majoring in music simply because I have really been pondering upon the possibility recently. This is what he had to say about the idea of majoring in music.
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