My Future
My future… Where am I going in life? This is a question that every graduate has been asked an annoying number of times. The real answer for me is that I don’t have a single path I want to take in life. I have so many visions and dreams that I aspire to make a reality!
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Let me begin with my dreams in music. As I mentioned in last week’s post, I grew up learning to play piano. A dream I’ve always had is to perform as a pianist in a piano bar as a night job! I just find the vibe incomparable, and definitely unmatchable. I know it can be serious at times, but if I were performing, I would play the type of jazz covers that would get everyone on their feet dancing, singing along, and laughing for the entire night. If I pursue completing my degree through RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) by getting their Associates Diploma (ARCT exams), you can either take the route of teaching or performing to obtain this degree. As I have always loved to perform, I would definitely choose to be a concert pianist. I know it would be an immense amount of work, however it would be so worth it!
I think my first and best step forward in life is to pursue a career in radio. I’m not sure exactly which position I would like to go for, however that’s why I am currently in school! I want to learn about different opportunities and routes I can take. So far, the sound of being a news anchor or a sound engineer has appealed to me the most. A news anchor is the main host of a news channel, where they guide listeners through all of the stories written by reporters. A sound engineer could be pretty broad too, but I think it would be cool to create the sound for movies, like sound effects and sound enhancements that go well with each scene and the genre of the movie. It’s a given, but I would also love to be a “performer”! Just someone that’s either talking behind the mic or in front of the camera, or both! If I were to work in a radio station, I would love to work in a music station. My great uncle, Paul Grant, worked as the voice for the CBC Jazz station for many years, and not gonna lie, that’s my dream job too! So basically, I haven’t decided what I specifically want to do yet but I’m excited for the many routes this program could take me.
One of my biggest passions is making people happy, and I could really see myself being able to achieve this through a career in the media!
