| >Hey, flopsy, I had a quick question about playing in orchestras and such. Do you know any engineers who play in UCLA's orchestra/band/theatre? Do they have time for it? I love playing violin, so I'm hesitant to give it up. What do you think?
I'm not Flopsy (though I know him, I was one of your writing partners in our Ethics class), but I do have a lot of friends who play music at UCLA. From my experience, I don't know anyone in the band or orchestra who is also an engineer, though one of my friends is a physics major and played with one of the orchestras. I know there are engineers in marching band though obviously you can't play that with a violin.
The big problem is the time and the scheduling. Engineering lectures are long, usually an hour and a half or two hours each twice a week (plus a discussion). Fill your schedule with 2-3 engineering classes plus some other requirements and your time on campus will get eaten up. Orchestra and band rehersals are pretty long too if I remember correctly. You also have to try out for a spot in orchestra and be really good. You have to remember you will be playing with a bunch of people who are music majors and already got in here with impressive try outs.
So if you think you can manage your time well enough and have the chops, go for it. If you can't make either I'm sure you'll find your outlet somewhere, the campus is littered with high school athletes and musicians who now find their fill of their hobbies off of campus. |