5 year plan

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REFERENCE List
Barone, E. (2016). Stardew Valley Complete Soundtrack. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfATf-aMvbA
Fiverr. (2019). Fiverr – Freelance Services Marketplace for Businesses. Retrieved from https://fiverr.com/
QUT Guild. (2019). CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SOCIETY | QUT Guild. Retrieved from https://qutguild.com/faculty/creative-industries-society/
QMusic. (2019). QMusic: Opportunities – Qmusic. Retrieved from https://www.qmusic.com.au/opportunities
QMuSo. (2019). QUT Music Society – About. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/pg/QMuSo/about/?ref=page_internal
QUT. (2019). QUT – Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music). Retrieved from https://www.qut.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-fine-arts-music

In five years, I want to be working in conjunction with other musical artists and have completed my first professional album.

Strengths Weaknesses
 Resilient
 Creative
 Logical
 Friendly
 Open minded
 Hard working
 Supportive
 Empathetic
 Interdisciplinary
 Ambitious
 Fast learner		  Overthinking
 Self-doubt
 Self-criticism
 Perfectionism
 Procrastination
 Lacking experience
External Opportunities External Threats
 Online exposure (YouTube, Fiverr)
 QMusic
 QMuSo (QUT Music Society)
 QUT Equity Scholarships
 Other QUT Scholarships
 University location and resources
(ie. Fast internet and central location for clubs such as QMuSo)		  There is a lot of competition in the industry
 Low financial support
 Rural location
 Limited Transport (no driver’s license)
 Slow internet at home
 
Semester 1 | 2020 2 | 2020 1 | 2021 2 | 2021 1 | 2022 2 | 2022 1 | 2023 2 | 2023 1 | 2024 2 | 2024
Skill Development -Improve my compositional skills (instrumental).
-Analyse the OST from Stardew Valley and other music that inspires me (Barone, 2016).
-Create music based on analysis (for the purpose of learning from other artists).		 -Improve my collaborative skills.
-Network with other Music students.
-Set up collaborative projects.		 -Get involved in the QUT Creative Industries Society (QUT Guild, 2019, para. 1).
-Get involved in the QUT Music Society (QMuSo, 2019, para. 1).
-Apply to the QUT Mentor Program.		 -Continue building general music skills via course units. -Set up more professional collaborative projects.
-Begin producing original songs 3-4 minutes in length.		 -Write songs with feedback and collaboration from peers.
-Work on lyrical song writing.		 -Begin taking one-on-one vocal lessons.
-Apply for a song writing class.
-Improve software knowledge (in either Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio or other).		 -Begin writing album songs. -Write, write, write! -Continue to improve compositional and collaborative skills.
Experience Development -Begin volunteering at KSP Theatre in Burpengary.
-Sign up for Fiverr to sell my music services (Fiverr, 2019).		 -Set up collaborative projects.
-Set up more services for Fiverr (ie. Youtube intro music).		 – Get involved in the QUT Creative Industries Society (QUT Guild, 2019, para. 1).
-Get involved in the QUT Music Society (QMuSo, 2019, para. 1).		 -Continue involvement in University opportunities
-Begin uploading some of my work to YouTube.		 -Continue involvement in University opportunities.
-Upload songs to YouTube on a regular basis.		 -Apply for opportunities at QMusic (QMusic, 2019). -Have a group of trustworthy collaborators to work regularly with. -Focus on freelancing: continue work on Fiverr and regularly upload content online (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram). -Continue working collaboratively to produce an album. -Distribute music to Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and SoundCloud.
Study Development -Enrol in KMB118: Musicianship 1.
-Enrol in KMB119: Music Production 1.		 -Enrol in KMB128: Musicianship 2.
-Enrol in KMB129: Music Production 2.
-Enrol in KMB109: Creative Practice in Music.		 -Enrol in KMB217: Music Creation 1
-Enrol in KMB218: Musicianship 3.
-Enrol in KMB223: Music and Media.
-Drama minor – enrol in KTB217: Story and Performance.		 -Enrol in KMB222: Music and Culture.
-Enrol in KMB227: Music Creation 2.
-Enrol in KMB228: Musicianship 4.
-Drama minor – enrol in KTB225: Radical Theatre Forms.		 -Enrol in KYB301: Situated Creative Practice Project.
-Enrol in KMB317: Music Creation 3.		 -Enrol in KKB345: Creative Industries Project 1.
-Enrol in KKB350: Creative Industries Study Tour.
-Enrol in KMB327: Music Creation 4.
-Graduate!