What Are Mt Union Strengths And Weaknesses

Attending Mount Union has given me many opportunities to better myself musically and as a person. Since attending, I have been given the opportunity to join numerous ensembles and clubs. I was also given the chance to notice my strengths and weaknesses with my major. These strengths and weaknesses are exhibited in my everyday life and help lay the foundation of my future. One of my biggest weaknesses is procrastination. There are times where I have assignments and obligations that I tend to push back until close to the due date. In my head, I think “it will get done on time”. Doing this is not the best idea because it causes stress to scramble and get the assignment done. Along with this, my time management skills need some improvement. There
When I practice, I can be very productive with as little as 20 minutes, up to 45 minutes. Personally, I feel like I need to put more time into practicing my secondary instrument. I have been playing mallet percussion since the start of middle school in sixth grade. With this experience, I find sight reading piano music easy at times. Due to this, I sometimes only work four days a week compared to the six I do for percussion. Whenever I feel stressed and overwhelmed, I am not able to get as much done as I would like to on certain weeks. Two classes that have given me the most trouble are History of Western Music and Musicianship. When in classes that are lecture based, I find it difficult to take notes fast enough and be able to memorize the tiniest details. This was one of my biggest issues in taking History of Western Music. When starting Musicianship, I had no prior vocal experience like most of the people in our class. I never learned solfege and had a difficult time trying to hold a pitch. As time progressed, the class became easier. I feel like areas such as my ear training and ability to hold a pitch have greatly improved this