Eh, fair enough, I suppose. My reward is knowing certain concepts and having the programs to prove it, but if you have a more preferred method, so be it.
The music thing is up in the air. Mostly because that requires hundreds of dollars worth of equipment and software. Even if I had the money, I'm not sure I'd spend it on something that might prove to be a passing whim. At any rate, I'm not big into marketing. If I did get into any kind of graphic design or music production, I'd prefer to just do things my way and leave my work free. The mere fact that I would be creating works which both myself and the community can appreciate is enough for me.
Still, my major is computer science and my minor physics, so maybe there is a future for me as a research scientist who writes physics simulation programs and such. That sound fun.