roxier@tekchips.UUCP (05/18/84)
I have a Bachelor's degree in music and a Master's in computer science. Most people find that a strange combination, but I've been told that math, music, and computer science require similar skills. Programming seems to involve many of the same skills as writing a classical composition -- a mixture of analytical and creative capabilities. There's something about pattern matching going on too. Several musician friends are also lawyers. Is there a real connection between these professions? Or are the examples I could site just instances of bright people who could do anything they wanted? Roxie Rochat tektronix!tekchips!roxier
liberte@uiucdcs.UUCP (05/26/84)
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uiucdcs!liberte May 25 19:57:00 1984
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Several musician friends are also lawyers. Is there a real connection
between these professions? Or are the examples I could site just
instances of bright people who could do anything they wanted?
Roxie Rochat
tektronix!tekchips!roxier
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Off hand, I would say yes to both questions. It seems that people who
are good at anything can be good at lots of things. Music, and the arts
in general, tend to demand more of a person, and so, a musician is likely
to be involved with another profession unless they are an excellent
musician who usually does not have time to be involved with other things.
As a non-practicing musician myself (playing in symphonies is all I do now)
I always felt that Math (my major for 4 years) and Computer Science (my
BS degree) complimented my music rather than requiring the same skills.
I enjoy playing music, but found the study of it uninteresting. In contrast,
I enjoy the theory of computer science and the creating of programs much
more than the "performance" or coding and reading of programs. To me,
music is a different medium where I can delight in the details and not
think about why they are delightful.
Daniel LaLiberte (ihnp4!uiucdcs!liberte)
U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Computer Science
{moderation in all things - including moderation}emjej@uokvax.UUCP (05/26/84)
#R:tekchips:-79900:uokvax:21500001:000:434 uokvax!emjej May 26 11:16:00 1984 Dunno. David Kahn, in *The Codebreakers*, notes in passing a possible relationship between musical skill and cryptanalytical skill: Georges Painvin (probably the greatest cryptanalyst of WWI) played the violin, and when the US was desperate for cryptanalytic staff during WWII, they grabbed the personnel of an Army band, to many groans from the crypto staff--surprisingly, many of the band members did quite well. James Jones