Choir Scholarship Essay

I am applying to be the vice president of the choir program. I'm running for this office because I have been involved in choir since I was in middle school, and I want to step up and be more a part of how the organization is run, helping make this program better, and making choir more enjoyable for everyone in it. Although I've never been in a leadership position before, I feel like I would do well in this position because of my passion for choir and performing.

“Why would someone join chorus? Only nerds and weird people are in choir.” Hearing comments like these when I was in middle school almost discouraged me from participating in the arts. I did not want to do anything that would make it more difficult to achieve popularity, for I was obsessed with trying to fit in with my peers. My chorus teacher knew how irrational it was for me to think that and convinced me to try out for chorus. I am forever grateful that she did, for joining chorus allowed me to express myself, connect with others, and create memorable experiences.

The most important activity I have done in my high school career is chorus. During school hours, we spend time preparing for concerts, and outside of school we have rehearsals, performances, extracurricular choirs, and concert tours in which we devote much of our time.

I have been a part of a band program since I was in fifth grade through junior year, so I know how to work in a team.While in the band program I worked with the community a lot,from marching in parades to fundraising.I also have learned the importance of being on time and the importance to sticking to commitments that have been made from this program and my part time job where I worked in stocking and customer service. I have younger siblings so I have learned to put others before myself since I was always babysitting them because my parents worked a lot.I’ve also had at least one pet ever since I was born so I know how to prioritize my time between school ,time to myself,and time for my pets.I also have developed empathy from these animals

I came to realize that playing music can bring someone great fortune. I had no plans for the future, no goals, nor dreams before I starting my path in music. I never wondered without direction. But one day, good fortune came to me. A fortune I would have never of thought of. It was The Gracias choir and music. I was thinking to myself “I have never been so happy nor have I had so much enjoyment to live. To have an open mind to people around the world by delivering my heart threw my music. It looks like a dream!"

Alyssa Cariaso is a senior here at CHHS. She is both overjoyed and heartbroken as her high school years are slowly coming to an end. Although high school is fading away, she continues to work and study hard to be successful later on in life. Her ultimate goal in life is to be a nurse. Alyssa and her love for music and singing led her to join Choir. The choir allowed her to enjoy what she loves doing and meet new friends. On her free time, she loves to play instruments such as the guitar and the piano. High school may be ending for her, but she is excited to see what life unfolds for her and to start a new chapter in her

As a third and fourth grader, I participated in choir. I enjoyed it then but decided to stop so that I would have more time for homework. In the beginning of seventh grade, when it came time to decide if you want to join choir, Maria Abbulone and I chose to sign up. We thought it would be a fun experience because we enjoy singing, and we had done it in past years. As choir practices began, Maria and I thought that it would be a fun experience for the year, and we might decide to do it in eighth grade. As the choir kicked into full swing, everything was going well.

When I came to Highlands Ranch High School as a freshman, I didn’t know where I belonged. I had done soccer, but a concussion and several headaches later, decided it wasn’t for me. I had tried fully devoting myself to academics, but later realized that I can’t spend my life focusing on grades. I didn’t have anywhere to belong. Then, in the winter of my freshman year, I was persuaded into doing winter percussion. I had never played an instrument before and had absolutely no idea what was going on. I didn’t even really know what a quarter note was, no less how to count them. My freshman self was totally clueless and wanted to quit at first because I was so bad and had absolutely no idea what I was doing. But, I stuck with it to the end of the winter percussion season and when we took second place in the state suddenly all the long hours of rehearsal and constant changes were totally worth it.

So my entire time with the choir was a huge challenge because it was a new and more challenging every year. This is why it made me open to growth was because I had so many challenges and had to be open to a lot of criticism. While looking back it was very rewarding experience because I came in someone with no friends, no confidence, and no musical talent and left with a lot of friends, more confidence, and a lot of talent with music, so this was the biggest growth exspirence I

When I was in the eleventh grade, we moved to Idaho. When we arrived, I went to register for school. It didn’t take me very long to discovered that they didn’t have a marching band. I was very upset. The thing I loved more than anything, at the time, was marching. Now, that was gone. That’s when I met Ms. Taylor. She, like myself, was new to the school. We learned together how the group worked, and we both expressed our love for marching band. By the end of the year, we had even made plans to create one. But, as the end of the the school year slowly approached, she informed me, and the rest of the band, that she was leaving us. I was so upset. Not only was I upset that she was leaving, I was also upset that we wouldn’t be able to start a marching band. Before she left, she took me aside, and told me that I could do anything I wanted to. She said that if I wanted a marching band, all I had to do was make a plan, and accomplish it, so I did. I took the opportunity of doing anything with my senior project, and I started a marching band. That accomplishment solidified my desire to become a music

The Brigham Young University presentation of the University Chorale on December 10th consisted of two choirs: The University Chorale Evening choir, and the University Chorale Day choir. Both performed at the de Jong Concert Hall Harris Fine Arts Center, with the Evening choir conducted by Paul Broomhead, and Hollie Pratt as the assistant conductor. The Day choir, was conducted by Christopher Downard, with Kameron Kavanaugh as the assistant conductor.

There’s a bigger song emerging from the music wing this year, but even though the women’s choir has more than doubled from the 36 girls in the fall of 2012 to the 82 girls enrolled this fall, choir director Elliot Kranz said that teaching that many girls at one time isn’t any different than teaching any other ensemble. There are just more girls.

Smiling to myself at the memory, I thought of how much I had grown since that audition. I remembered the concerts I had performed in, the choirs I had tried out for, the sectionals I had lead. My growing confidence in my musical abilities had spilled over into other areas of my life, too: I spoke more in class and I no longer hesitated to try new things. I fondly glanced around the chorus room one last time, mentally absorbing every detail. I closed the door behind me, not feeling like running anymore, and strode the rest of the way down the hall, moving on to the next stage of my

Ever since I was accepted into A Capella Choir, I felt like the smallest fish capable of survival in the big pond. The seniors were actually good- they practiced, and they have been members for 4 years; I could never aspire to even equal these larger than life figures. Rather than working with us underclassmen,

Singing can create a sense of pure joy which dissolves social, physical and economic barriers. Choirs can bring varied groups of people together to make beautiful music. “Bringing together an array of personalities, voice types and qualities, and varying levels of training to sing as one unifying choir is...an inexpensive and enjoyable way to be educated” (Di Nino). Being part of a choir can provides the opportunities to experience the cultures and ideas of the people in the choir. Mingling with people of different backgrounds is the best way to work with others, learn in a group setting, and nurture love and understanding of