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9/1/10

^_^ In which I decide I should probably start looking to change my major...

After my second day of classes I realized something. I don't like my ed class. The idea of teaching a bunch of squirming pre-pubescent boys how to use a snare drum, dealing with their parents, the school board, etc. DOES NOT APPEAL! My goal... and it still is my goal, is to help people through music. Well my psych text, which I find FASCINATING has led me back to an idea... I want to study music therapy. Music therapists work in hospital, clinical, school and private settings helping people with all sorts of disabilities and mental illnesses of all ages. THAT, my friends, is what I want to do. Unfortunately my school doesn't have the major. I'm thinking of talking to my advisor. I would need to double major in Psychology and Music to get the pre-reqs for the master's program in Music Therapy. Therefore I would need to change from an ed degree (from which it is IMPOSSIBLE to double major) to a performance degree, and start taking lots of psych courses. This switch may mean I'd have to take summer courses in order to graduate in 4 years... but I don't mind, since I wanted to take summer courses anyways. I'm going to wait until the semester is out though. I already bought my books for all of my classes (well actually I still need to get 4 more), plus I'd only be changing ONE of my classes (percussion method and education), this semester. Worse comes to worse, I transfer to a school with the program. I only know of one school in New England that has the major, and that my friends is good 'ol Berklee... =/

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