Education
Summary
I am pursuing my Bachelor of Sciences degree in computer science from the University of South Dakota. Currently in my senior year, I plan to graduate in May 2018. During my years at the U, I have spent time studying interests besides technology. Particularly, I have completed minors in both composite mathematics and the German language. I have also been a participant in music ensembles for a number of years.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
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Composite Math Minor
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German Minor
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Music
My experience in music dates back to 2005. I was nine years old and just beginning fourth grade. Interested by the orchestra recruitment performance put on by a small group of high school students, I decided I wanted to learn how to play the violin. It was then that I learned my great grandfather was quite talented with the violin back in his day. In fact, my grandparents still had his violin in storage. We dug it out of the basement, and the rest is history. I still use the same violin to this day.
The next year, fifth grade, was when band recruitment started. After a year of hard work on the violin, I decided I wanted to try band. Would band be in place of orchestra? Of course not! I would go on to practice and perform with both the violin and the trumpet. Originally, I wanted to be a percussionist. I opted for my second instrument of choice, trumpet, when I learned that they recommend having a couple years of piano lessons for playing in the percussion section. This experience was preferred because a person could learn pitched percussion instruments, such as xylophone and marimba, more quickly.
In high school, I was a part of several music ensembles. I played violin in the string orchestra and trumpet in concert band, symphonic band, pep band, and marching band. In addition, I played trumpet in jazz band for a year, and I spent a year of symphonic band filling in as a horn player. (Horn is the instrument colloquially known as French horn.) Make no mistake: violin has always been my "main" instrument. I enjoy playing it over trumpet, and, probably because I do enjoy it more, I can play it better.
My high school in Norfolk was the host of the annual District Music Contest. High schools from around northeast Nebraska come together to compete in large ensembles, small ensembles, and solos. Groups and individuals are scored by judges on a 1-5 scale, where 1 is Superior and 5 is Poor. I consistently scored Excellent (2) on my violin solos each year. I performed with a number of small string ensembles and small wind ensembles, helping each group score Excellent or Superior. I decided to try a trumpet solo during my senior year, and to my absolute surprise, I scored Superior.
I have continued to be involved in music through college. In fact, I started out as a double major in computer science (BS) and musical arts (violin emphasis, BMA). During my freshman year, I took music theory and had my first professional private lessons on violin. Unfortunately, due to time and financial constraints, I decided to dial back from music major to music participant. For my post-graduation goals, I didn't see much advantage to holding a music degree, or even just a music minor, so I knew it would be best to focus my effort in computer science.
Despite changing my plans, I have still been active in the Department of Music. I enjoy playing violin in the symphony orchestra, which includes students, faculty, and members of the community. I played with the chamber orchestra, a small, audition-only group, for three years, and reluctantly sat my senior year out so I could focus on my major coursework. I wasn't as active with trumpet in college as I was in high school. I played in the marching band, The SOUND of USD, as a freshman and as a junior. It was a lot of fun, but it also took up too much time to participate all four years.
The next year, fifth grade, was when band recruitment started. After a year of hard work on the violin, I decided I wanted to try band. Would band be in place of orchestra? Of course not! I would go on to practice and perform with both the violin and the trumpet. Originally, I wanted to be a percussionist. I opted for my second instrument of choice, trumpet, when I learned that they recommend having a couple years of piano lessons for playing in the percussion section. This experience was preferred because a person could learn pitched percussion instruments, such as xylophone and marimba, more quickly.
In high school, I was a part of several music ensembles. I played violin in the string orchestra and trumpet in concert band, symphonic band, pep band, and marching band. In addition, I played trumpet in jazz band for a year, and I spent a year of symphonic band filling in as a horn player. (Horn is the instrument colloquially known as French horn.) Make no mistake: violin has always been my "main" instrument. I enjoy playing it over trumpet, and, probably because I do enjoy it more, I can play it better.
My high school in Norfolk was the host of the annual District Music Contest. High schools from around northeast Nebraska come together to compete in large ensembles, small ensembles, and solos. Groups and individuals are scored by judges on a 1-5 scale, where 1 is Superior and 5 is Poor. I consistently scored Excellent (2) on my violin solos each year. I performed with a number of small string ensembles and small wind ensembles, helping each group score Excellent or Superior. I decided to try a trumpet solo during my senior year, and to my absolute surprise, I scored Superior.
I have continued to be involved in music through college. In fact, I started out as a double major in computer science (BS) and musical arts (violin emphasis, BMA). During my freshman year, I took music theory and had my first professional private lessons on violin. Unfortunately, due to time and financial constraints, I decided to dial back from music major to music participant. For my post-graduation goals, I didn't see much advantage to holding a music degree, or even just a music minor, so I knew it would be best to focus my effort in computer science.
Despite changing my plans, I have still been active in the Department of Music. I enjoy playing violin in the symphony orchestra, which includes students, faculty, and members of the community. I played with the chamber orchestra, a small, audition-only group, for three years, and reluctantly sat my senior year out so I could focus on my major coursework. I wasn't as active with trumpet in college as I was in high school. I played in the marching band, The SOUND of USD, as a freshman and as a junior. It was a lot of fun, but it also took up too much time to participate all four years.
