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鈥淏U is a place that helped to define my life. Here, I challenge myself to develop in both academic study and musical practice. BU鈥檚 professional and creative atmosphere makes me enjoy my life here.鈥�

Xiaoou Nie has been playing the violin for 14 years but she didn鈥檛 think it would take her half way around the world from Hebei Province, China to Bournemouth, England.

Since moving to Bournemouth she鈥檚 become an established performer as the leader of the University Orchestra: 鈥淚 played the Mendelssohn violin concerto with the University Orchestra, as well as playing solo pieces at the scholar鈥檚 concert. I am the winner of the Youth Concerto Competition by the Westbourne Orchestra, and played Butterfly Lovers violin concerto with the Westbourne Orchestra in July.鈥澛�

It wasn鈥檛 just Xiaoou鈥檚 musical passion that led her to 菠萝视频 (BU), the 聽course also stood out to her: 鈥淚鈥檓 interested in computer animation, and I found 菠萝视频 to be the best university doing this course in the UK. I am passionate about combining traditional art with modern technology, which is exactly what I鈥檓 learning from this course.鈥澛�

Being a music scholar can be quite a challenging experience, balancing academic work alongside musical performances and practice.聽

鈥淥ne of my biggest achievements so far has been that I鈥檝e managed to balance my course study as well as my musical performance, as both of them are challenging and require a lot of effort," said Xiaoou.聽

All that hard work has paid off though, and Xiaoou finds her musical pursuits and academic work can enhance each other: 鈥淚t provides me opportunities to achieve a higher level in my performance like gaining techniques, and broadened my horizon by showing how western music societies make people enjoy their musical talent.鈥�

And Xiaoou continues to learn and challenge herself with the support of BU: 鈥淏U provides me with a platform to learn, practice and challenge myself. I鈥檝e gained experience, and plenty of useful information from industry. Also, University Music staff are friendly and experienced, and they have introduced me to many fantastic opportunities 鈥� including the chance to perform in different situations, which I鈥檝e really enjoyed. That鈥檚 what I never had in the past before coming to BU.鈥�

Talking to other students who want to follow in Xiaoou鈥檚 footsteps she said: 鈥淣ever give up any potential possibilities. Divide and use your time effectively.鈥�

Xiaoou plans to continue her studies in Computer Visualisation & Animation and pursue a job in the visual effects industry.聽

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