She went on to compete with distinction at the division level, where she received an honorable mention and was named first alternate to the chamber competition at the national level. She sets a very high standard for her peers in both her desire to experience all things musical, and her love for spontaneous music-making. It has been a source of pride to watch her develop over the past three years into a mature artist. Give it all you've got. Music is alive.
Music can be a means of speaking.
Don't think of this as just a competition, but as an opportunity to tell people about music and you. He hopes to influence future music technologies and write electro-acoustic music for major motion pictures. It is computer generated music mixed with real vocals. And the rhythms and styles I'm developing with the band are definitely carrying over to my film scoring. Transferring to UNM from The College of Santa Fe where he studied film and music, Gene was awarded the Department of Media Arts Scholarship.