Katherine Corrigan

Santa Susana High School

Letter of Reflection

Overall, my senior project (producing an EP) has made me more scholarly, skilled and

humane as an individual. Although most of the actual process was spent learning, I still

demonstrated all three of those qualities throughout, and even improved them.

I have been involved in instrumental music for seven years. But last year, I realized that I was

completely unfamiliar with the rapidly growing side of music- digital production. This was

always something that I had been interested in, but had never had an opportunity to actually do

anything with it. My senior project gave me an opportunity to begin and document the process of

actually learning and mastering something that I have realized that I have a lot of passion for.

And although I have not yet completed my EP, this senior project has shown my qualitites that

are incredibly valuable and has given me an avenue in which I can express myself more

artstically.

In my pursuit of a better understanding of music theory (which is necessary for music

production), I have shown my already existent scholarly inclinations. But my continuous studies

show throughout the project and even extendign past its completion show that I can only grow in

my scholarly pursuuits.

Playing music, let alone creating it, requires a high level of skill. With my ability to play

multiple instruments, I have already demonstrated that I am skilled. However, throughout this

project my skill has grown and I have gained skills in areas in which I had little to no experience.
 Recording actual music involves more than just one person, and I have shown how humane I

am throughout many respectful and productive interactions with everyone from fellow musicians

to my mentor. In addition, I have learned how necessary it is to be kind and respectful to

everyone around you while working on a project like this.

In summary, this project has shown just how skilled, scholarly, and humane I am in just one

part of my life. My senior project has affected what kind of person I am, and the kind of

individual I aspire to be.

Katherine Corrigan