Post graduate studies

I study bachelor in arts with mention in music theory so, if I were to do a postgraduate, I would focus in something related with music, like a master’s degree in musical interpretation or a master’s degree in arts with mention in musicology. I think the only reason why I might want to do a postgraduate is because I really like to study, and if I could, I would do it my entire life.
In my career we have the option of finish the bachelor and do the titling with mention in coral direction or like specialized teacher in general music theory, but, if we want to, we can only finish the bachelor and do some postgraduate immediately. I guess that if I were do a postgraduate I would like to do it here, at the University of Chile, or, if I lucky in these years, I would like to do it in Argentina, Brazil or in some country of Europe.
I hope to have piano (like a subject) in any postgraduate that I could do, or something related with neuronal bases when we play, create or listen to music.
Other areas that I like are psychology, physic, math and neuroscience, so, maybe I can link this areas with music, especially neuroscience or anything related to understanding the neural processes behind music.

My favorite movie

I chose “Inception” as my favorite movie, even though I’ve got many other movies I really like. It was directed by Christopher Nolan, the music was written by Hans Zimmer, and the cast is formed by Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and many others.

The argument of the film is based on the story of Dom Cobb, a professional “extractor” who works using special military technology to infiltrate people's minds in shared dreams, so he and his partners can get very important information. Dom is working on an almost impossible job: implant a thought in someone's head, and Saito, an important Japanese businessman, results being the one who arranges the mission himself to prove if that target is actually possible.

It's fascinating how the movie describes how the oneiric world works, and how the subconscious mind worries about the safety of our own thoughts, and I love how Nolan presents the dilemma of what is actually real and what is not.

One of my favorite dialogues of the film is when Dom says: “What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate”. It describes perfectly the mission of the extractors, and it plays makes me believe that “inceptions” occur every day… Haven't you ever woken up with an idea that you felt came out of nowhere?

I would totally recommend “Inception” for anybody that is interested in the oneiric world, and also anybody that likes Nolan’s work. It's a movie that makes you think deep in the concept of “reality”, and its scenes full of action and drama would make any film lover be interested in what Nolan and his team want to transmit.

My future job

I study music theory, so I really don’t know very well what I would like to work on, but I like education area and everything that it’s related with play my instrument, like play in an orchestra, play like a soloist or play with people in any kind of musical ensemble. The truth is that I don’t want to work, but if I must do it now or anytime, I would really enjoy teaching.
Also, I think everyone would like to travel doing what they like, so I hope to be one of those people who achieve it. For example, I would really like to travel to another countries with cultures so different from mine that I can’t even understand anything of what they want to express even if they translate their ideas into my own language.
I guess you can already see that I don’t want to work in an office or in a closed space, unless I have to teach something (although I think that working as a music teacher is very different to another teaching areas).
Now, talking about the “ugly” part, I know that it’s more difficult to earn much money teaching music, but I don’t intend have kids or spend much money in unnecessary things.