Music

The Music degree allows you to create and research musical culture through history, its composition and vocal or instrumental practice.

The musician recognizes and masters the musical language and has the knowledge to compose, create orchestrations, play various instruments, work as a teacher in public or private schools and conduct large choirs. Through study they can perform music on instruments such as the piano, guitar and violin.

The graduate can teach in musical creation workshops, hold important positions in orchestras, research national or international music, work in the media as an organizer of musical events, participate in renowned film companies and create jingles and sound themes for advertisements.

Studying Music provides knowledge to advise singers before their auditions, participate as a judge in competitions and practice music therapy, where the goal of their music is therapeutic. The professional can work in universities, art schools, advertising companies, recording studios or as an independent professional. The degree is ideal for people sensitive to art, with a good sense of rhythm, great auditory perception and a creative mind capable of designing new musical expressions.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of studying Music are:

• Having the ability to play various musical instruments.
• Wide job opportunities from cultural centers to radio stations and music production workshops.
• Ability to communicate through music.
• Good adaptation to teamwork.
• Great artistic sensitivity to compose and evoke emotions through hearing.

The disadvantages of the degree are:

• It is a long-duration degree that demands and needs constant practice.
• Buying instruments is usually expensive.
• Possible financial instability if you only work as an independent professional.
• A lot of job competition.
• It requires a mind prepared to overcome frustrations due to criticism for being an art degree.