Honors Women's Choir Changed My Life

“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.

From Starting off with zero confidence and feeling like I didn’t belong, I have come a long way, most of that I owe to music. Choir is who I am, of the students here at PHS I fall under the category of “choir kid”, I am proud to wear that label. Along my way through choir, I have developed a love for fitness through choir. Some of the friends I have made through the years have been bodybuilders, they taught me to not care what others think of me, and if I did have a problem with what they thought, to prove them wrong, to show them that you can become. Music has made me into this person I want to be. I have found a true passion in music, choir has made me be into person I am. Its

Wanting to be a part of that family-like bond they had, I auditioned sophomore year, but I did not get in. Naturally I was devastated, and my ego took a hit. But I used that year to further improve myself and my leadership skills. I went back into chorale and was able to help the freshmen learn their music as a peer tutor. During the spring I experienced something new by joining Women’s Concert choir. Finally, my junior year I made it. It took yet another year to help me become independent on my part. The class also taught me to work hard and learn how to manage my time. Finally my senior year, I was named section leader. As a section leader I am responsible for teaching my section their part by playing the piano. I am also responsible for answering anyone’s questions and making sure everyone understands important concepts and seeing that the group bonds with each other. Outside of school my duties are still performed. After school I am still a leader in Gospel Choir and in all of our rehearsals. If anyone needs me they can text me and I will help them. Not only has this position given me the opportunity to help my section, but also it has helped me to develop leadership skills that I

When I was an eighth grader in middle school, I joined IUSD Middle School Honor Orchestra. I played the viola in this orchestra and I was eighth chair violist out of sixteen violists. Many of my friends joined this orchestra and we had a lot of fun. I played different pieces of music with everyone in the orchestra and I learned many new things. Playing music pieces with different people that play different instruments have taught me a lot, and I learned that it is always important to work as a team. Joining this orchestra has given me the better understanding of music and teamwork. After the concert of this orchestra, we had a field trip to California Adventure and I performed there with the group of the first time.This is one of the best experience

“What do you want to do with your life?”. In my senior year, I recall being asked that precise question by each person that I encountered: my family, teachers, strangers, and even myself. I would answer with a vague mention of my hope to attend college. However, inside I was clueless of exactly what I aspired to achieve in my professional life, and I was terrified at that fact.

Lastly, being in band has made a great impact in my life because, I love it, I love music, and I enjoy being in something bigger than myself. I love the feel when each individual comes together to be part of something bigger than oneself. My main example would be marching band, due to all the individuals that it takes to make an entire show. Over two hundred and fifty individuals are asked to do various of tasks but at the end it is all worth it because, after every show or performance each individual will put all they have onto that field. Not only do I enjoy being in something bigger than myself but I also have a passion for music. Ever since I was little I was always interested in music and I wanted to play an instrument so when I got into

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.

I must react to all the challenges I am faced with. I can fight and show I am ready for the world or I can flee from my responsibilities and amount to less than my potential. My future has left me heavy hearted and indecisive. My fifth step was what lead me to my future goals. Although I have known music would always have a place in my heart, I never saw myself using it as a profession. Mr. Henderson decided to sit with me and talk about all my possibilities and where he sees me in the future. He encouraged me to make my choice based off of what will make me happy and I made my choice. Later that week I applied to Western Carolina. They are known for their prestigious music program and auditioning for their School of Music will be my sixth and final

In my second year in the choir, we were invited to sing in the oratorio "To Be Certain Of The Dawn" written by Stephen Paulus. The oratorio was based on the events of the Holocaust and served as a memorial for the deceased. For me, this was my first experience singing in a choir with a large orchestra and choir ensemble the (Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus). That moment changed music in my life. It was there, singing with the orchestra and choir that I realized that music is really what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be able to sing with a large group of people for the rest of my life. Singing in "To Be Certain Of The Dawn" also helped me embrace my Jewish heritage. With this opportunity to sing the oratorio, we also learned a lot about the Holocaust. On a retreat, we had a guest come in and speak about her survival in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. She attended the performance and told us that she was honored to hear us tell her story. It helped me understand everything that my relatives must have gone through, including my grandmother who, along with her parents, fled to Poland and then Russia, escaping the

Sneaking up on me, the end of my senior year is starting appearing, the most frequent question I get asked is,” What are you going to do after high school?” That question for me isn't a hard one--in fact, it is rather easy. At the age of 10, I knew I wanted to become some type of teacher, or someone in the medical field, I didn't know what exactly. At the age of 15 I was in an accident that helped me realize what I wanted to become.

I’m a high school senior from a small town in Central Washington. Since I was thirteen years old, I’ve known exactly what I want to do “when I grew up”: I want to become a professor of linguistics at a major research university. I want to research and write papers and teach. Because I have had this answer ready for so long, people started to ask me what I want to specialize in. I’d say that I wasn’t sure, but perhaps an indigenous language family in Central America, because I already spoke Spanish and had studied the culture and politics of the region. Then it struck me: what has made me who I am does not have to be what I become.

Music has impacted my life in both Band and Choir. One day in fourth grade, my old band teacher, Mr. Morong, introduced me to music. He brought out all these shiny, new instruments that I could in time musically prosper with. One instrument caught my eyes and my ears, the clarinet. It looked so beautiful, and I loved how you can play such wonderful melodies in a variety of ranges. I begged my parents to let me play and they soon gave in. I practiced hard every day. It was tough at first. When I first got my clarinet I couldn't even make a sound, and I started crying. By now, I have played solo’s in my school’s concerts, auditioned for IMEA, Solo and Ensemble and more. I think learning how to play an instrument and make music with it, taught

Growing up as a child and through school years, kids are asked what do they want to be when they grow up. When so young, children never really know what they want in life. Consequently, their response would be something referring to everyday life, or something or someone they admire the most. For instance, a superhero whose known to save the world, or a police officer whose known to help and protect you, your typical neighborhood heroes. I on the other hand always knew that being a young business owner, being in the medical field, and being a real estate agent were careers that I dreamed of.

As J.K Rowling once said, “Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!” J.K Rowling could not have worded this quote any better. Words cannot describe the impact choir has had on me over the past four years. Choir has shaped me into the accepting, kind, loving, and passionate person I am today and it has steered me in the direction of my future career. Being a part of choir has been more than just learning music, it has taught me so much more than that. Through choir I have learned how to work as a team in so many different ways such as; helping others learn their music, learning how to blend, synchronising the breaths, rests, extra.. As well as working with others to bring someone up who is down in the dumps, or

Looking back on my sophomore and junior years of high school, I had a very difference idea of how my life was going to turn out. I worked three days a week on my school’s radio station, WBMT, and played guitar during my free time. I was going to major in business and minor in communications and hopefully pursue some career in music production and management. From middle school until late high school, that was the way I was going to affect people, through music. While I had worked as a camp counselor, and had experience working with children, it just wasn’t a path that I thought I could turn into a career. As I grew up and had new experiences, I began to reevaluate my plans for myself.