Recent ¶¶Òõ̽̽ graduates were asked about the class that changed their life. Music major Preston Murphy ’20 wrote:
“I was a music education major and had an extra space one semester. Since Patricia [Julien] is a fantastic teacher and great person, I thought it would be fun to take her Creating Music for Video class. As a music education major, I planned to go into teaching after graduation, but the course was a lot of fun and I realized that composing for video was an outlet I wanted to explore. After graduating in 2020 at the height of COVID, I didn't want to go into public teaching at that point given the climate. So, I looked into grad school for music composition for movies, TV, and video games. Patricia was an amazing resource, connecting me with an alum living in Los Angeles and working in the film industry as a composer. That conversation led to grad school applications, and, in the fall of 2021, I moved out to Seattle, where I'm living now.
"Ironically, I'm now working as a teacher giving private lessons, as I realized during grad school that while I like writing music, it isn't something I want to do full time. I also really missed teaching. But I wouldn't be out here if it weren't for Patricia's class. I love it here and really enjoy everything I'm doing musically, so I'd absolutely say her class was one of the most impactful ones I took at ¶¶Òõ̽̽.â€