Knight Of Performances: A Short Story

I was sitting at home composing some music on my laptop, I have a solo electronic music project that can be compared to as a “one man band” where I record different instruments and synths into one cohesive tune. Anyway, i was sitting at my desk and I call from one of my friends Taylor, he asks if i want to come over and “Jam” which is what we call playing improvised music together for fun. I agree as I always do, pack up my drumset and head over to his house. When I arrive I walk into his house and hear the sound of taylor practicing jazz scales on his guitar, accompanied by some melodic piano following along. I walk in and set up, on of my best friends, Jarod, is there fidgeting with his electric piano, which explains the duet i heard walking in. This is not uncommon because we have played music together for a couple years now. As I am setting up for the usual jam, Taylor explains that he's got something to tell us and asked if we were up for it. Jarod and I looked at each other, puzzled and agreed to hear him out. Taylor explained that he had booked a show at a local venue and that he wanted us to play with him. We of course agreed, but I had so many questions. Right then our casual jam sessions did a complete 360 degree turn, from hanging out and playing music to rehearsing for a performance, in front of an audience, at a

I have went to Solo and Ensemble a few times in the past, and this year’s music piece was the hardest one that I had to do. It was a challenge to play the piece right. What I go on my piece was what I deserved.

The dramatic arts have had great influence on my life and on my perspective of the world. Through this artistic expression, I can take on any persona, freeing both my mind and my heart. The understanding of people’s actions and emotions has shaped me into the young woman I am. Performance and the study of performing, I find, are enlightening, priceless, and eternal. So long as life persists, the timeless themes found in plays and works will persist.

When I was in the third grade and began to take an interest in musicals, my two best friends and I decided we would perform “Popular” from Wicked in our school’s talent show. I was looking forward to having fun with my friends onstage, but secretly I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. I had so many doubts about going onstage in front of my entire school. What if they thought I sang badly? Why didn’t we use backup music? Pink is definitely not my color. It was my first time singing by myself with a large audience watching me, but nonetheless, the three of us went onstage. Regardless of what others may have thought about us, we all felt exhilarated and relieved once we were done.

1. Do you admire Palamon and Arcite for sacrificing everything, including their friendship, to pursue Emily? Or, like Theseus, do you think it's sort of stupid?

A couple of months later competition season came and I was so nervous to go out there and perform in front of a lot of people. After the first

I have very little confidence in singing and performing in front of people, so when I tried out for the talent show at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, I legitimately

But that soon changed as the director started to single us out. He started out with the ones that he wanted to see if they could play on the harder instruments. Then he went to the people new to the group. He asked all of us to play by ourselves and surprisingly I didn’t mess up at all. I was just as surprised as everyone else that I did that

I got the part, but when the concert came (on the 22nd), I got really anxious and nervous. When I performed the solo, I was fine. What this experience told me is that it is never too late to try something new (most of the time), and that trying the new things can help us become fearless and more courageous in future generations. Also, the book 100 People That Changed The World, which we read in our perceptions unit, teaches us to be fearless in our lives. We learned about many different people, many of who started out just like us, became famous by being fearless and never giving up, despite their failures.

I've heard many compliments on the forces you led… You did wonders with the "pickup chorus"! They did a competent job with ensemble, pitch, and timbre--a most enjoyable presentation, especially considering that some of them had not sung with you before.

The concert band had been working towards perfecting our variety music, for this performance. Patriotic, Christian, Western, Broadway, these are just a few the defining terms, used for the pieces we, the concert band, performed. The variety of music kept the audience in suspense as to what we would play next; it kept them guessing, and eagerly awaiting the next piece. The performance, the applause, and the smiles on the faces of our patrons; this is what made the months of practice worth it.

Ruth and her family were heavily controlled by heredity and their environment. The color for their skin kept them from getting higher paying jobs, and because of that they were stuck living in an apartment that had belonged to their family for over twenty years. Hanberry showed society keeping Ruth in a tight spot throughout the show, but gave a “dream come true” ending for a happy conclusion for the family. These ideals were represented in Black Performing Arts History.

It all started in elementary school, I and every other kid were forced to take choir, P.E, and Art at least once a week, and choir was always my favorite class. I always tried out for the little speaking parts in the plays, but when I transitioned into middle school, it was different. Instead of being separated girls from boy singing parts, I became a Soprano and auditions for solos were different. Before, everyone got their own part to be fair, but it then became a competition for one spot. Seventh grade was when I got my first solo, there were at least 10 of us trying out for it. We sang the lines assigned and our teacher cut off students

On Friday November 3rd I had the pleasure of attending an evening of Opera titled Love Through the Ages with Maria Fortuna and Nancy Townsend at the Sean O’Sullivan Theatre. Having never been to an Opera performance I had no idea of what to expect and was looking forward to this new experience. Fortuna was accompanied by multi-faceted pianist Nancy Townsend. These two musicians showed tremendous expertise and were able to keep my attention through the extent of the program.

“In roughly built playhouses and cobblestone inn yards, an extraordinary development took place in England in the 1500s.” (Yancey, 8). At that time, an opportunity combined to produce literature achievement never before witnessed in the history of drama and theater. The renaissance, helped spark this movement by inspiring scientific and artistic creativity throughout the land. Models began writing dramas that portrayed life in both realistic and imaginative ways. This created work later captured the attention of the world that changed the English drama. The many aspects of Elizabethan theater helped to shape the acting and theater world forever.