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> Studying Music At Uni
hellokitty
post May 14 2006, 03:48 PM
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Hiya,



Just a quick question: How many of you (who aren't already) planning to study music at Uni? I want to but i really dont think i have the talent so I'm going for law instead!
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nicki_flute
post May 14 2006, 03:52 PM
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If you want to try, then go for it, you still have a couple years before you have to apply.

I don't want to do Music, I am going for History.
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hellokitty
post May 14 2006, 04:03 PM
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Well I'd have fun being a lawyer anyway.



"OBJECTION, YOUR HONOUR!!" lol
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pianoandflute
post May 14 2006, 04:39 PM
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i am going to study music in uni and by the way(it is really strange and i think it is related) LOTS of great composers studied law before music
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bohemian
post May 14 2006, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE(hellokitty @ May 14 2006, 04:48 PM) *
I want to but i really dont think i have the talent

Same, but I don't know what else I would do, so I'll probably do music anyway.
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bohemian
post May 14 2006, 05:28 PM
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Oh please, you have grade 8 with distinction and are going to do a DipABRSM and you don't think you're good enough to do music at uni? Ridiculous. People who think that make me sick.

Mm...I wouldn't want to come out of uni and not be certain to get a job - music isn't the most reliable career choice! So I would need to be confident in myself before making that decision. And I wouldn't want to be a teacher, not exclusivley anyway, but doing anything else (orchestral playing specifically) requires immense talent, dedication and pure hard work. So considering that, I have a lot to do before I could study music.
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YetAnotherPianist
post May 14 2006, 05:35 PM
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Mm...I wouldn't want to come out of uni and not be certain to get a job - music isn't the most reliable career choice! So I would need to be confident in myself before making that decision. And I wouldn't want to be a teacher, not exclusivley anyway, but doing anything else (orchestral playing specifically) requires immense talent, dedication and pure hard work. So considering that, I have a lot to do before I could study music.


You are assuming, of course, that one has to get a career in music if that's what one studies. Graduates rarely get employment in a field making direct use of what they studied at University.
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harryjamespotter
post May 14 2006, 05:51 PM
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I would absolutely love to study music at university or music college or something but saying that, there are loads of things I would love to do. Being in Y11 is annoying, everyone keeps asking me what I want to do and I keep changing my mind! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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Annetta
post May 14 2006, 07:11 PM
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Being at the age of 14 and already having grade 7 piano... I mean wake up call of course your good enough. they ask you to have grqade 8 in one instrument or voice or equivalent and you have 4 years to get to grade 8...ur nearly there.

I'm hoping to study music at university and I was a late starter so I've got loads of work to do to try and catch up and get on with it

You'll be fine

Annetta

what university you thinking of going to?
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hellokitty
post May 14 2006, 09:29 PM
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what university you thinking of going to?




For law? I'm not really sure. I've talked to me career officer and to study law i need straight As in GCSEs and A levels as it is a very competitive career. I've heard that Winchester has a very good law school - i mean it IS winchester! For music i haven't really looked at it. I've had a general browse over the Royal College of Music but I've not really had much intention of going!

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Julie the flute girl :P
post May 14 2006, 09:36 PM
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I'd love to study music at the RSAMD or something . I don't really see myself actually enjoying anycareer other than one to do with music . I've got a few years before i can apply so I'll wait and see what happens (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Julie x
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nicki_flute
post May 15 2006, 06:32 AM
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QUOTE(Annetta @ May 14 2006, 08:11 PM) *


what university you thinking of going to?




For law? I'm not really sure. I've talked to me career officer and to study law i need straight As in GCSEs and A levels as it is a very competitive career. I've heard that Winchester has a very good law school - i mean it IS winchester! For music i haven't really looked at it. I've had a general browse over the Royal College of Music but I've not really had much intention of going!

As Law is so academic, they like you to have "other" things to show you're not just academically able, so law will serve you will.

I think for some things, you can study something which isn't law and then do a conversion degree to be able to become a lawyer
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anakrron
post May 15 2006, 07:15 AM
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A law degree is not a prerequisite for becoming a lawyer. In fact, just passing your Law LLB won't be enough to be a lawyer when you graduate, so you'd have to go through further training anyway - so doing a law conversion course willl be perfectly fine as well (abeit perhaps a little more difficult, as you're essentially cramming in the 3 years into 1). That's one option you could consider - Music, then a law conversion course.
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sarah-flute
post May 15 2006, 11:44 AM
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Depends on the firm but I have heard that some law firms prefer people to have studied something else first.
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hellokitty
post May 15 2006, 12:29 PM
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I'm planning on spending my summer working in a law firm for first hand experiance. I can also ask my cousin about what employers here will like as she is currently working in a law firm. I can also ask my firends dad who's an advcat (sp?) so perhaps there i can see if i really will enjoy law!



I've also had a crazy fantasy of perhaps going into politics but probably not...

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