EMILY HEWSON BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY

Thispast fall semester I decidedto changemy major frommusictopsychology Studyingmusicas amajor took thefunout of it for me I havedecided it isbetter tokeepmusicasmy minor to preserve my lovefor it.Switchingmy major topsychology will alsohelpwithfurtheringmy career pathto becomingamusical therapist I started this semester withmy first psychology class,cultural psychology Inthiscourse,I learnedwhat it means tounderstandthedifferent culturesaroundthe worldandhow to appreciatediversewaysof thinking Expandingour viewsoncultural contexts other thanour ownisagreat way todevelopa better understandingof theworldweall livein I knew I wasinterestedinpsychology but thisclass confirmedjust how interestedI aminpsychology. Theonly classI had outsideof musicand psychology waswritingrhetorically Wediscussed thedifferencebetweencivil rightsandhuman rights Wetalkedabout theevolutionof cultural normsalongwithwhat it meansto createlasting changeinsociety.Our discussionsoverlappedwith thecontent wewerestudyinginthecultural psychology class Thisupcomingsemester I have enrolledinmorepsychology classestowork towardsgettingenough creditsfor aBA in psychology.I havealsomadesuretosignupfor musicclassessuchasopera,chorale,and chambers I?vetakentheseclassesbeforeandhaveloved every practiceandperformancethat went into studyingmusical performance I would not beable tocontinuemycollegecareer without music. AlthoughI amfar alonginmy collegeeducation,I planontakingintersessioncoursesinthesummer andwinter Theseasynchronousclasseswill help megraduatecloser tomy original goal I am confident inmy newfoundpassionfor psychology andamexcitedtocontinueonthisnew path.