I performed an original at the West Fork High School talent show when I was in the 10th grade that was a tribute to my uncle because he was retiring. I referenced a couple of lines from “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd. I originally wanted to perform that song, but I couldn’t follow it, so I wrote my own song. It was a fun acoustic song, unfortunately, my performance was not; it was horrible. I couldn’t keep my mouth or guitar close enough to the microphone; I forgot one of the final verses and cussed into the microphone. Luckily, no one in front of me heard the word, but people in the back did. My uncle told me about a lady who had to leave the gym because she couldn’t handle my monstrosity of a performance anymore. He told me: “I …show more content…
I had friends who were into some major heavy metal bands, and I was going through a bit of an emo phase. I was starting to dye my hair, I wanted to wear darker clothes, and I actually started cutting myself.
We were in art, and we were talking about some good theme songs for emo people. One of my friends suggested Black Veil Brides an artist that remains my favorite artist and a big influence on my passion. My friend was also an influence on me because he knew many different rock bands and I knew mainly three. Black Veil Brides actually brought me out of my closed shell of self-consciousness. These bands helped me realize my real passion for music, and gave me the confidence to be myself.
I wrote my first song when I was 13. I had many issues with my dad, and I was an amateur musician and singer/songwriter, so I put far more work into the creation than what would have ever been necessary to write a song.
When I was 14, I wrote my second song called “What Did I Do?” I believe. It was filled with teenage angst. Two years later, I looked at it again, and realized that it applied to more of my life then, than it did when I originally wrote it. All I knew was that I needed to be able to write more songs if I truly wanted to devote my life to Rock. Unfortunately, I struggled with writing at
Writing is something that has never been easy for me. For most of my life I have tried to avoid it if I can, but of course I can't avoid stuff like school forever. So for the most part all of my writing has been forced upon me. Even with the help of teachers and some helpful hints from the internet, it never got easier. But obviously I have written before and like anyone else who has written before, there must have been some sort of influence. My main influences were the books I have read, my teachers who have helped me throughout the years, my experience, and strangely enough my music.
I have come a very long way; the four years since I started have only progressed with intensity and involvement with music. I know the next years of my life will only be more intense and more involved with music, and I hope that it can become a career one day. Music has allowed me to express myself during my happy moments, my teenage angst, my depression, my heartbreaks, and it has always gotten stronger, and it carries me with it. I cannot wait to see what music I’m creating in five, ten, or fifteen years. One day, I’ll look back to the songs I have finished in my younger days, and I will be reminded of my high school years, and what I was going through during those times, because, to me, music is
Literary and commercial fiction are the two types of fiction that Authors all over the world present to readers. Commercial fiction always entertains readers and this is the point, to provide a story that anyone can enjoy. Literary fiction does not offer a clear way for one to understand and literary fiction is not created to be understood. Literary fiction makes readers do all the work and find meanings all by oneself. It is vital to be able to determine a literary work from a commercial one to fully grasp a work and the methods to determining one from another is easier than one thinks.
Music was my entrance into the world of writing. When I didn’t have access to books, listening to songs such as Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable” and Raven-Symone’s “This Is My Time” helped me get through the many days in middle school where I was bullied and isolated myself from everyone. My social isolation led to my first bout with depression. As I kept to myself, I wrote my own songs, pouring my heart into each and every word. However, fully perfecting the craft was difficult because I did not know how to perform the music I created. Fortunately, there are organizations that enable children to learn how to play instruments, and one of those organizations is Hungry For Music.
Do people disagree with their parents? What do they do? How do both sides react?In the short story “Biderbiks Don’t Cry” by Avi, a boy named Charlie goes to a dance, and comes home beat up. Charlie confronts to his dad and he gets irated. Through this story, the author unfolds the theme of bravery.
Once i got to highschool i started to take my music a little more serious. I feel like i can express myself in music, just speak my mind. I’ve been writing since i was 10 years old, and started realizing recently that i feel something different when it comes to music. I just write about anything, whether its a dream, what i’m feeling or even things going on in the world. When we look at people we dont look deep enough, This is who i
Music has always played a governing role in my development during life. My first major connection with a song occurred when I was around nine years old. A majority of my time growing up was spent with my older sister, Melissa. We would always spend weekend nights in her bedroom with a group of her friends. I can vividly recall the setup of her room: the lights dimmed to an almost perfectly relaxed ambiance; a faint smell of vanilla and cinnamon (her favorite scents) from the candles burning on the dresser; and the television loud enough to hinder any outside noise. Often, these nights would consist of binge watching T.V. shows and story-telling among my sister’s friends, who at the time were much older than me. It was during one of these nights that a commercial came on, displayed by a channel called “VH1.” A music video came on the screen; The song was “How to Save a Life” by The Fray. As the song progressed the room was filled with the seemingly instinctual singing of her friends, almost up-to-par with the rhythm and
I was a freshman when I joined this singing contest in my university back home. I chose a song that perfectly fit my genre, and thought it was my best contest piece. I had all my classmates and professors
It was third grade, and I got the opportunity of a lifetime. I was going to get my very own short story published! I would be the author, the illustrator, and my own idol. I can recall how it all happened very vividly.
There are various genres that many people can relate to, but the genre that captivated my soul was R& B. Listening to this genre was different than the music I was use to which were Oldies, but in rock I found relief. Rock lets people be able to express themselves and comfort in the lyrics of a song. The artist that influence me was Bob Marley, I remember that gloomy day at the hospital in which my little sister was in critical condition due to a car accident, which jeopardized her life. As I sat waiting outside the room with my aunt I heard someone playing the song three little birds, and then I knew that things would only get
The lead singer and song writer of alternative rock band Blue October, Justin Furstenfeld explains on a suicide prevention video that he has “battled with bipolar disorder, psychiatric tendencies as well as anxiety issues throughout much of his life and admits he self-harmed during his teenage years and has reoccurring suicidal thoughts” (Freunde fürs Leben, 2010). Many songs that he wrote are about his mental illness and problems he faced because of it.
This learning period I achieved my goal of beginning my own ukulele song. My ukulele song, called “Buy Me Happiness," this ukulele song is about how expensive art supplies are. Less than one-fourth of the song is completed, so the piece is a work in progress. The concept I studied this learning period is when writing your own song, try not to pressure yourself into being creative because most of the time it will not work. Instead of limiting your time, leave a large window of time to be creative and to play around with chords and notes. Furthermore, write down every thing, every chord and lyric that comes to mind, even though you might not use every idea you had, it is useful to look at the direct you were going in. In addition, you might want
The time I’ve spent over the summer I listened to a lot of music and its was mostly hip-hop and R&B and rap, but I liked pop as well as a genre in music and while I was sulking over my old life in Wallingford school I developed a close attachment to music to deal with the emotional tension that was going on within myself. At the time school at Branford had started and I didn’t know it exactly at that time but this was the point where I was started to write music I was hooked on all the music from over the summer I guess my mind started translating beats and words and I can recall these beats and words because these became my first song ever written while I came to Branford. The periods I spent over the course of the first year at Branford had been socially and emotionally traumatic for me I cannot lie; the people there were nice some friendly and some not and I found myself alone most of the time. At these point in school I started to question myself and my social skills with others and my self-esteem continued to drop.The epiphany I had happened when I felt as though I wasn’t important anymore and when that happened I started to write songs to express these feeling inside of me;I hadn’t said anything about my days at school to anyone besides my mother, but even with her she couldn’t fully understand what I as in my situation was going
Even though My Chemical Romance is in the subculture of emo, they have created a category all on their own by uniting with their fans and using human emotions to write lyrics that resonate with people
Think back to the last time you heard your favorite song. You plant your headphones on, close your eyes, and completely immerse yourself in the music. You hang on to every word and every note, enchanted by the passionate vocals and addictive melodies. But have you ever wondered what really goes into making a song? Every Songwriter uses different methods to compose a song. In fact, if you were to type “how to write a song” in a Google search bar, you would get about 685 million results! When it comes to songwriting, the possibilities are endless. After years of trial and error, I’ve come up with a simple, four step process on how to write a song. This process strikes a perfect balance between