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I began performing music in first grade when I started learning the violin. Over the years I have learned to play the double bass, cello, alto saxophone, electric bass, and piano. Transitioning between instruments is very similar to learning a new coding language. Although there may be some similarities between instruments, there is often lots more to learn. Having the adaptability to transition between instruments has made me a better developer with agility between coding languages.
Skills:
Violin
Cello
Double Bass / Electric Bass
Piano
Color Guard
Marching Band
Performance
Leadership
In my senior year of high school I served as color guard captain of Sherwood High School's marching band. Our marching band season always began with an intensive two week summer camp. This experience taught me how to have stamina throughout long and intensive days all well maintaining team morale. I also attended a leadership camp to ensure that I was prepared for my role. Serving as color guard captain taught me how to lead a collective team towards a large scale goal.
Performance
Over the years I have performed in book stores, the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, the University of Oregon's stadium, and so many more places. These experiences have allowed me to become very adept and comfortable in front of audiences. This has greatly helped me in my university career presenting.
Practice
To excel in music, it requires discipline to practice. Practice must be done consistently, deliberately, and with focused intention. To become very skilled, musician's must learn how to quickly and efficiently recognize patterns. This has directly impacted the speed at which I dynamically program.
Music Theory
When composing music, the composer is constrained by a set of rules called music theory. Even with this constraint, music ranges from Taylor Swift to Antonio Vivaldi. This is very similar to working within coding syntax. The developer is constrained by the syntax of the language they are working in. Writing bass lines for jazz band has improved my freedom of expression within a universe bounded by syntactical rules.
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