changes that I'd do to my study program.

Hi!

In this case I will talk about a very important theme for me and the people who study with me. The highs and  lows of music theory study program and specially, the things I´d change in this.

         With respect to the workload, I can not speak much because I go in first year, but this year I carry I could say that the works and the tests have been quite good, with their clear purposes and the appropriate times to realize them, not at all Cases obviously, which is the only matter in which time is a complicated subject, however, this has to do with the way in which each one manages his time. On the other hand, I think the duration of the race, compared to others in the faculty, is quite good, since it is not too long as other artistic careers, but it lasts the same as a "traditional career" (4-5 Years approx)

         The methods of study vary greatly depending on the teacher, since there are some who teach very well and are very good guides, but I think that the faculty should better regulate the method of each, since there are many teachers who do what they want and not Take into account the objectives of the course, affecting student learning.

         The most sensitive issue for me is the infrastructure and the use of technology, since both are very limited in this faculty due to the scarce funding that receives. The rooms are occupied very fast, the instruments are old and few, and the use of technology limited by the few equipment. This is one of the main problems facing the faculty.

                Finally, with respect to the curriculum, I would only change some things to complement learning, such as music and movement, which I consider very important, in addition to removing some subjects that are quite "unnecessary”. That's my personal opinion.

Summer Holidays

When I was child, most of my summer holidays consisted on going somewhere, either the beach, other city, etc. I really liked that, because in this travels I met a lot of citys and towns in Chile. However, the last summers have been much less moved than in the past. Now, my vacation time is practically an “extra” study time. I like to take advantage of this free time to advance in the studies of an instrument and, specially, take advantage to read a lot of music scores, Thing that during university time I can’t do. That’s a good summer for me, a summer where I can study what I want and what I want.  

Clearly, one ends up getting bored if the routine is very boring, so this summer I especially like to dedicate to playing more than to studying. This summer I would like it to be an instance of growth rather than learning. For this, I would like to work playing in places (alone or accompanied) to develop a better performance. In addition, this summer a friend wants to record some of his songs, for which he invited me to play. Their idea is that we also play them live.

For this and much more, I look forward to the holidays, because although I have no plans to go somewhere, I have no doubt that I will not get bored this summer.