What software do you use?
MuseScore; probably the best free online music software available, I think.
Why are you considering pursuing a degree? What are you looking to get from it?
I guess it's because I don't know everything there is about music yet as far as composing. I mean, I know quite a lot, as you can probably already tell by now, but I'm sure I'll learn a lot more about it upon going into college. I still have time to reconsider, too, as I graduate from high school next year (yes, I'm 16 and you just heard that stuff from me.
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What do I hope to get from it? Say, for instance, if LBT (or whatever other media I'm interested in) is still running in my late 20's or so, and I wanted to write a score and/or songs for it or something, the producers and directors might say yes when they see I have a music degree. Then again, they might not, but you never know. In addition, I could compose music or write songs for other singers, writers, and producers, or I could just write and perform them for myself. I constantly perform throughout school and other places; I'm a percussionist in band and I am a bass singer in the school's select choir (which is an audition class of sorts), as well as playing drum set in a combined jazz band, in addition to other instruments I play. I also offer a pretty wide vocal range.
So yeah, I suppose a degree for me is helpful just for the fact that I would be better educated for more challenging particles in the near future.
