Thesis Project:
For my thesis project, I created music for short videos. The videos I chose were student projects in one of my other classes. Of all the music-themed stuff I’ve created so far in college, this was definitely my favorite since I had a chance to do what I love most (and have it qualify as homework).
About Me:
I am Sydney Crocker, and my major is Media and Communications with a concentration in Screen Media. I’m a junior and I will graduate next year, in Spring 2022. A large part of my time at Arcadia has been spent either analyzing music, creating music, or procrastinating on any of the above assignments by going to play the school pianos.
Sydney Crocker: Overall Reflection
As my creative thesis project this semester, I have composed music for student videos using an electric piano on campus. I have grown a lot musically through this project since I hadn’t created music for any student videos before. Each composition taught me how to...
Sydney Crocker – Blog #5
For this project, I created music for another student video. This video was about the appearance-related expectations that social media presents us with. Thematically, I saw this video as having two major ideas: solemn for the first minute and a half, and nostalgic...
Sydney Crocker – Blog #4
For this project, I created music for another student-produced Covid dream video. This video, which was filmed by one student with a voiceover from another student, was centered around the idea of magic. I used this theme to create music that sounded “mystical” to me....
Sydney Crocker Blog Post# 3
For this project, I created music for another student video. This video was a covid dream that was centered around the idea of stress. I used that theme to create a multi-instrument ambiance with plenty of harmonic tension (simply put, the tension between the...
Sydney Crocker: Improv in E major
For this project, I created more music for another student video. My process for this one was pretty similar as the last one. I watched the video a few times, sat down at the piano, and played something that I thought would sound cool. If you’ve watched the video and...
Sydney Crocker- Scoring music for film
The last few years have been the height of my musical creativity, especially improv sessions at all the pianos around campus. While this semester’s musical creativity looks a little different, I have still found a way to incorporate creativity into my life. For...