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I thrive on competition. It pushes me
to be the best I can be. If someone
tells me that my goals are impossible
to obtain, it just makes me want to
work harder!
Nance continued ...
Q: When did you Ifrst become
interested in classicial music?
A: My family is responsible for
sparking my interests in music. My
father is a minister and my mother is an
English teacher. Even though they were
not musicians, they loved music and
wanted their children to be musically
inclined, We all started with piano
lessons and· then moved on to a
secondary instrument. Today, my dream
is to be a professional clarinetist. My
older brother is a music therapist for
the Porterville Mental Hospital. My sister
teaches music and physical education
in Washington. And my little brother is a
"musically inclined" senior in high
school who is interested in hotel
management. So I would say music has
had a definite impact on all of us,
Q: What has impressed you most
about the CSU, Fresno Music
Department?
A: The faculty. We have so many
excellent teachers who are renowned
musicians. Philip Lorenz, who is a great
pianist, tours regularly in Europe and
many of the other professors are very
talented soloists who are also in
demand. But most importantly, they
care about their students.
Q: How do you deal with the
intense competition in the music
field?
not easy to become a paid professional
musician, but I plan to work hard and
give it my besf shot. I think it is
important to love what you are doing
and I love music.
Q: Do you think it is important for
non-majors to stUdy music?
A: Yes, because everyone would
enjoy music more if they had the
opportunity to learn more about it.
Music 9 and Music 74 are good classes
for undergraduate non-majors. These
courses expose students to the "top
40" pieces of classicial music and give
them a general knowledge about theory
and various master composers, We
should all have some understanding not
only of music, but of art and dance as
well, in order to be well rounded
culturally.
Q: What advice would you give
students who are considering
majoring in music?
A: I would encourage them to study
wifh a good private teacher and
practice their instrument with dedication.
It is also important to listen to
professionals and to be exposed to
performing groups of all kinds, inclUding
orchestras, qUintets, etc. I would tell
them to enter the university with a
commitment to be serious about their
music and with a readiness to work
hard physically. But my best advice to
anyone entering a unIversity is to be
yourself. You will just become frustrated
if you keep trying to b~ someone else.
A: I thrive on competition. It pushes
me to be the best I can be. If someone
tells me that my goals are impossl"ble to
obtain, it just makes me want to work
harder! i try to expose myself to
situations where I am challenged to
improve. Experiences like playing in the
President's Quintet or being a regular
substitute in the Fresno Philharmonic
enable me to become more comfortable
with the competitive aspect of the
business. Of course, I realize that it is
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Q: What other areas of interest do
you have?
A: i am really interested in
communications. I have been involved
with extracurricular activities and
projects related to the media. For
example, I have had fhe opportunity to
do a coupie of commercials for a music
store and a marching band festival. I
also enJoy singing both gospel and
contemporary music and am actively
involved with my church choir,
Object Description
| Title | 1985-86 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1985-04 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 036 |
| Full Text Search | I thrive on competition. It pushes me to be the best I can be. If someone tells me that my goals are impossible to obtain, it just makes me want to work harder! Nance continued ... Q: When did you Ifrst become interested in classicial music? A: My family is responsible for sparking my interests in music. My father is a minister and my mother is an English teacher. Even though they were not musicians, they loved music and wanted their children to be musically inclined, We all started with piano lessons and· then moved on to a secondary instrument. Today, my dream is to be a professional clarinetist. My older brother is a music therapist for the Porterville Mental Hospital. My sister teaches music and physical education in Washington. And my little brother is a "musically inclined" senior in high school who is interested in hotel management. So I would say music has had a definite impact on all of us, Q: What has impressed you most about the CSU, Fresno Music Department? A: The faculty. We have so many excellent teachers who are renowned musicians. Philip Lorenz, who is a great pianist, tours regularly in Europe and many of the other professors are very talented soloists who are also in demand. But most importantly, they care about their students. Q: How do you deal with the intense competition in the music field? not easy to become a paid professional musician, but I plan to work hard and give it my besf shot. I think it is important to love what you are doing and I love music. Q: Do you think it is important for non-majors to stUdy music? A: Yes, because everyone would enjoy music more if they had the opportunity to learn more about it. Music 9 and Music 74 are good classes for undergraduate non-majors. These courses expose students to the "top 40" pieces of classicial music and give them a general knowledge about theory and various master composers, We should all have some understanding not only of music, but of art and dance as well, in order to be well rounded culturally. Q: What advice would you give students who are considering majoring in music? A: I would encourage them to study wifh a good private teacher and practice their instrument with dedication. It is also important to listen to professionals and to be exposed to performing groups of all kinds, inclUding orchestras, qUintets, etc. I would tell them to enter the university with a commitment to be serious about their music and with a readiness to work hard physically. But my best advice to anyone entering a unIversity is to be yourself. You will just become frustrated if you keep trying to b~ someone else. A: I thrive on competition. It pushes me to be the best I can be. If someone tells me that my goals are impossl"ble to obtain, it just makes me want to work harder! i try to expose myself to situations where I am challenged to improve. Experiences like playing in the President's Quintet or being a regular substitute in the Fresno Philharmonic enable me to become more comfortable with the competitive aspect of the business. Of course, I realize that it is 36 Q: What other areas of interest do you have? A: i am really interested in communications. I have been involved with extracurricular activities and projects related to the media. For example, I have had fhe opportunity to do a coupie of commercials for a music store and a marching band festival. I also enJoy singing both gospel and contemporary music and am actively involved with my church choir, |
