How To Describe Cranbury School

As most, I began in sixth grade. My instrument of choice was clarinet and, since then, I have been selected to our district and all-state honor bands in four consecutive years, beginning in eighth grade. I have continued performing on the clarinet through high school because it serves as solace from the stress that I surmount from

Memoir Rough Draft I don’t remember if it was my choice or my parents, but in 5th grade when we were given the choice to be in band, I was very anxious to start. We got to meet with Mrs. Jones and try a few different instruments before making a decision. My top three choices were percussion, trombone, and clarinet (only because my sister had played it). I tried the clarinet first and thought it was alright, but not my favorite. I tried the trombone next, and while it was difficult, I really wanted to keep trying. I also tried percussion- she just had me keep a beat on my leg- and I thought percussion may be difficult for me, but I still wanted to do it. In the end, Mrs. Jones decided I would be best fit for the clarinet, mostly because I could use my sisters and not have to buy a new instrument. I was happy with the choice, mostly because I was excited to be playing anything!

I started band in the 6th grade, I honestly thought that I wasn’t going to make it to my senior year, but here I am a senior in band. I am not forced to be in band I can get out at anytime anyday, but I choose not to. It is hard when you are marching and it feels like 100+ degrees. You feel like you want to pass out, but you just have to suck it up and be tough. Throughout the years I have been in band I have created friendships. I have my closest friends in band. I have created many memories in band that will last a lifetime, that I will share one day with my kids. I do not know what I would do without band. Getting in band has been the best decision I have ever made. Band has been the highlight of my high school years. One of the scariest moments I have experienced in band was when we messed up at U.I.L. contest, I was terrified I did not want us to make a 2, it all happened so fast. It was time to get our results, we made a 1, I was so happy. The judges said that if you were to close your eyes and listening to us, you would not know we messed up. We never stopped playing and we recovered so fast, we were so matured when this happened. Band takes up

Growing up I was always around musicians, and music interested me, but I was always steered towards more academics. I finally got into music in High-School. It made me rather nervous because here I was sitting in a room with people who basically played instruments and sung within the womb, and I was unable to even read music. So at first I asked my friends who were all music aficionados. Every second thing that came out of my mouth was a question about music. What was tone? How do I play a scale? What is moderato? And how on earth was I going to catch up to these kids? So especially in band I took control and I took my French horn home every weekend and practiced for hours, determined to meet my high standards.

I joined my high school’s marching band my freshman year, playing trumpet. I love playing trumpet, and being part of the trumpet section. I played trumpet during my Freshman, Sophomore

Walking into Booth Middle School on the first day of seventh grade, all I wanted was a friend. I cared little about whether they would make an impact on my life; as a newcomer to Peachtree City, I was open to befriend anyone. Within the first week, I met Annabelle. I was so preoccupied with the excitement of having a new friend that I was unaware of how greatly she would impact not only my first day, first week, or first year of middle school, but how vastly she would affect my future.

I started playing the flute and loved it. I have been in the marching band all four years of high school. I have always been the cheerleader out on the field marching. It is a lot of work to balance both band and cheer. A lot of practices after school between the two, but I didn’t want to give up either. As a freshman I learned to play the saxophone and joined jazz band at school. Sophomore year I learned the piccolo. This year I was awarded Most Outstanding Leadership and also, Most Outstanding Musician for band. I was very

As I spent the summer of 2015 at the Governor’s School of North Carolina, located at Meredith College, I learned how to open up to different people in a new place with new possibilities. Governor’s School had a welcoming environment where both staff and students shared respect for each other.

One of the most engaging things I have ever done as a student was science fair my junior year. It incorporated two of my greatest interests -- band and social justice -- and allowed me to mix them together into a glorious soup of interdisciplinary learning. It focused on the utilization of environmentally detrimental construction waste to create orchestral quality instruments in order to make music programs (and their benefits) accessible for urban impoverished areas. I spent a lot of time sorting through source after source because I was actually enjoying my research. It related directly to the world I lived in -- both band and the locus of urban poverty within a few miles of me. As I moved to the planning stage of the project, I, of course,

Another interesting part of my student life was extracurricular activities. I was a member of the Art Club where students were coming at school after classes one day a week and to have opportunity to work in special art projects. We also displayed our artworks and special projects in special school exhibitions. That was a good experience for me as I had a chance to develop my creativity. I was learning in the classroom and outside of it – learning from everything I do. And I am continuing applying this curiosity to all aspects of my

What does music mean to me? When I was little I was interested in music so I decided, in 6th grade, to start playing an instrument, that instrument was the Trumpet. At first I started out playing the Flute, but I later realized that I was not good at it. When I went to go try out instruments I picked the Fluet and they told me because of my lips and braces it would be hard for me to get the appropriate air flow out, so I decided to play the Trumpet. I picked the Trumpet because my father payed it when he was in high school, and because it only had three valves. My first Trumpet was rusty and old looking and the third valve would always get stuck when I played my music. I got over that and continued to play anyways because I had an interest in it, and because I loved music of every type. I love to sing as well. Playing the trumpet was pretty hard, but I met some cool people and expanded my playing ability. When I entered middle school at Patrick Henry, I got a brand new Yamaha Trumpet that was shiny and new, and all the valves worked. The band room in the middle school was really cool. It had previously been painted by older classmen, but unfortunately it soon disappeared because the teacher wanted to paint it white so we weren 't distracted. If felt pretty cool, for some reason it gave off a calm and creative atmosphere.

Music, it's a part of everyone's life. From childhood sing-a-long songs, to garage grunge music, and everything in between music is everywhere. Growing up with an extremely musical background it was in my genes that I would become a musician. Playing music has helped me become the person I am

The day was geared to be a short but exciting one that officially kicked off when the school bell rang, signaling to the student body that it was time to gather in the courtyard for the morning assembly that commenced with a morning prayer. After, our school’s principle Mr. Jeffery, welcomed the first formers like myself. Though his speech was a typical and boring one, very much apparent by students being distracted and talking among themselves, much like my friends and I also did, it was still appreciatively short and to the point. After the assembly, as we we were being march back to our classrooms I peeked into some classrooms and observed the schoolyard and the school building in amazement.

Being stubborn has its advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that it leads to being dedicated for everything you start. In middle school, specifically in fifth grade, band class and being able to learn an instrument is first introduced to students. Many people sign up, trying out instruments until they find

Making friends was even more difficult than before. I was the outsider, I spoke with an accent, and I used my hands when I spoke. My mannerisms set me apart and my peers were not friendly. It was at this junction, I met my best friend, Rebecca. When we first met, I thought she was, standoffish; little did I know that she was battling her own demons. In time we grew to be friends, we understood each other. We were both on the fringe of our school society; viewed as problems in the classroom. We both attended classes in a small group setting, she because of her vision disability, and for a perceived learning disability. This bond of being different from everyone else cemented our friendship. The small classroom setting, designed to help students with their academics, did nothing to improve our social standing. Those of us unlucky enough to have this type of placement were the odd