Hi, I have an interest in music and am wondering if it might be possible to pursue a career (full-time or freelance) as a musician in Singapore. I intend to specialise in composition (creating my own musical pieces) and one of my eventual goals is to be able to be a film or video game music composer.
However, I am quite uncertain about the prospects of pursuing such a path in Singapore. I know that the arts scene is fairly good, but individual artists themselves tend not to make a lot of money and often have to have backup jobs. I'm not even sure if there's a market niche for such jobs here (perhaps overseas).
I'm also open to and quite interested in studying psychology that would at least give me more chances in getting a stable job. But I don't want to give up music. I've figured out some options for me to take for university:
- Go to a professional music school
- Get a double degree in Psych and Music
- Pursue consecutive Bachelor's degrees in Psych and Music
- Get a Bachelor's for Psych, and pursue music in my own spare time (but opportunities to branch out and work with professionals are limited)
- [Overseas] Study at a US university which has more opportunities (liberal arts approach)
I'm leaning highly towards the fourth option as US universities will allow you to explore general subjects in your first two years, so I get more time to decide, and they might offer the possibility of a double major combination in Psych and music too. Anyone with similar aspirations as an artist has any advice to share? Thanks so much!
Some notes on me:
-> Graduated from JC in 2017, now in
NS
-> I have great interest in music but not enough experience in it, I've only been learning for about 3+ years. I'd rather not go to a professional music school straight away as I feel it's too risky.