Audio Engineering Career Progression

I’ve always been a people pleaser, aiming to impress. I thought in order to impress I needed to do everything that my parents wanted me to do. They wanted me to be an athlete, however, that wasn’t in the cards. I was always the kid that worked the hardest, but sometimes that’s not enough. After I gave up trying to be the athlete my parents wanted me to be, I found music. Not only was music a great way for me to express myself, but it’s the first thing I was ever good at. I love to perform if I could do it as a career I would. I’m also what I consider an accomplished composer/arranger for my age. Composing movie music is my ultimate goal, but I also find audio engineering an interesting career. I think I could succeed in an audio engineering career because I enjoy meeting new people, and it is a career which requires much interaction with others. …show more content…
Since I was young I’ve always had trouble communicating my thoughts, music helps me do that without words. Mr. Rodgers has been one of the most important people in my life by continually encouraging me to expand my musical repertoire. It is because of him that I am adept at a variety of musical skills. He convinced me to join Varsity Singers which was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. One of the only musical things I did on my own was write music. After writing a few pieces I asked Mr. Rodgers if our band could try to play them, however his response was always lackluster or that it was just too difficult for our band. He pushed me to get better, not only in writing good music, but also writing according to a specific group’s abilities. When I joined Varsity Singers I had no clue what I was