My Passion For Music

Music has always been a part of my life. There has never been a time in my life that I haven’t been a part of a musical performing group. Between church choir, band, choir and show choir, I’ve found a way to fully immerse myself into music.

When I first started to dance my family was very supportive and helped me prepare. There was never dancing in my household, dance was an interest I developed on my own. I have a very small family so it's just me, my mom and dad so we do not have special events with music and dancing. My mom and dad is very supportive of my dance aspirations. Especially my mom has pushed me during the times that I no longer wanted to dance and she has encouraged me to keep dancing and keep trying my best. When I was in my junior year of high school I was questioning if I wanted to dance anymore because I wanted to feel the freedom of being a “normal” teenager and go out with friends after school and not go to dance rehearsals all night long. My mom encouraged me to remember why I danced and that I have a gift and I shouldn't waste it. Looking back at my experiences of balancing high school and competition dance I do not regret it. I am very proud that I stuck with it. When ever I have rough day at dance or am feeling frustrated with it I will always think back to what my mom had said to be and channel her words of encouragement.

Ever since I was in my mother’s womb, music was a part of me. Music was a part of me because of my dad. He has been playing the guitar and singing even before him and my mom even met. I remember listening to stories on how when my mom was pregnant with me, he would play music and I would kick like crazy. Because of this, music was in my blood. I felt destined to play music. Turns out music became my passion. Listening to music and eventually playing it became my everything.

Many might say that the arts are stereotyped as a pass time or an extracurricular activity; I envision it as a safe haven from stress and anxiety. Throughout the past 8 years, music has played an insurmountable role in my development into the individual I have become today. Through times of disappointment and dissatisfaction, I have always resorted to music as a way to relieve myself, whether it be playing or listening. Music thrives through me, and applies to every day of my life.

Besides marching band, music in general is one of the most substantial parts of my life. It has taught me to be an overall more creative and inventive person. It has fueled my mind to be quicker and better.

All eyes were always on Madison. Thus, I often felt alone. In those moments of solitary, I turned to music. As a sixth grader who was struggling both at home and at school, music was my only friend. I fell in love with the french horn the moment I heard it be played in The Rolling Stone's song You Can't Always Get What You Want. I began playing in the school band and sooner rather than later, my entire life was surrounded by music. I would sit on the computer for hours researching genres ranging from 30 Seconds to Mars to Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue. I knew, that moment in sixth grade, was the beginning of a life long affair with my only true love, music. I made it into the Governor's School for the Arts in my freshman year of high school. It was there were I began developing my skill and love into bigger and better things. I transitioned from playing grade one band music to world renowned symphonies. For some students, the music was just music but for me a piece of music can completely alter my outlook on life. A piece of music can reach deep inside of me and clasp onto my deepest of fears and most passionate loves. It floats them

I live and breathe music. It is the reason I awake each morning; it is the reason I go to school every day, and it is what I spend all of my free time doing. This has been the case since I was in seventh grade. I have grown up with music-loving parents who had introduced me to music (both listening and playing) at a young age. My father would have me listening to Mozart, Billie Holiday, and Neil Diamond when I was just an infant. He also arranged for me to play ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’ on the largest pipe organ in Nevada when I was four years old. The pipe organ was the first instrument I ever played if you don't include the pots and pans drum set from our kitchen.

Music has been an important part of my life for as long as my memory lasts. Even before I remember, as my mother tells me, I would go to football games with my little toy drum and bang away every time the marching band did anything. In my childhood, the music around me wasn’t necessarily my choice. It was always my father’s, or my cousin’s, or someone else’s. Those people greatly influenced my music tastes over the years.

Music has been an integral part of my life since I was old enough to appreciate it. My mother’s family loved music enough that her father, brother, and uncle were all musicians. One of my favorite things about growing up in my house was that instead of watching television we listened to music. I have always loved to sing so I joined choir the moment I was old enough to and I stayed in it from elementary school to high school. I also started playing the piano in elementary school, but I stopped when I began high school because I was too busy and I have always regretted it. Although I am not involved with any musical groups on campus, I still have a daily relationship with music. I have found that is important for me to listen to music every day because it gives me a chance to escape my mind and focus all of my attention on the good places, memories, and emotions that the songs evoke.

Aside from having learned to be persistent and adept at repetitive work, I have honed my ability to presume discoveries in everything I do. Both on and off the piano bench, music has made me open to new ideas. Although it sounds like a platitude, music is indeed a universal language and is fundamentally cross-disciplinary, which has allowed me to cross boundaries I would otherwise not have the opportunity to approach. Undoubtedly, music has helped me to think structurally, and this, in turn, has helped me academically. It would not be an exaggeration to say that I am in the top five percent of my class due to my music, at least in part.

Music is ingrained in my soul as firmly as my first name or last. I hear a booming bass hidden beneath each wave that washes up the shore, and watch a wonderful arpeggio as the sun rises. Despite all the tremors of life, music has always been with me. It was an obsession that started at birth, as my parents belted out in song throughout an otherwise quiet house. It grew slowly like a crack in the windshield, growing larger each day. Whether it be the harmonized voices ringing throughout the car after a victory on the little league field, or a mellow chorus sung out among friends at a barbeque, music allowed me to escape. As I got older the affinity only grew and you could often find me nestled up in my room finishing school work while wrapped in the warm melodies of my favorite

Unbelievably, the loud outgoing girl I am today is the product of my parents forcing me into theatre classes when I was six. Additionally, years of teaching and directing at local children’s theatres only fueled my desires to teach further. I want to help children in the way that my previous mentors helped me, and the best way for me to do that is through music. I want to inspire, to influence, and to foster a love of music in all. Furthermore, it is my goal to one day bring music to underprivileged communities to allow equal access to the arts. I am fortunate enough to live in a community was many scholarships and grants that allow me to participate in numerous classes and shows. Many people do not have this opportunity, and it is my hope to one provide everyone with equal access to the arts, who will in turn use these skills to better

From an early age, I have always had an interest and passion for music. In 2012, I had the privilege to lead a youth band at a local church. This experience shaped my personality and was a great influence in the development of my character. Punctuality, dependability, confidence, leadership and communication skills were only some of the many qualities exercised in this position. Many valuable lessons were acquired, some of which are: to never underestimate the incredible value of volunteer work, and to be unselfish. I learned to give of myself in service to others and the truth in the statement, “It is better to give than to receive”, was

Music has a special power, it enables one to evoke feelings from another and connect with other. Volunteering at a local hospital, it reminds me that music is a special power which can heal the pain of patients. The most poweful recollection of my experience was when a patient who was a former musician came up to talk to me because he was greatful that the youth still appreciated classical music. He left me with this quote, “You’re young, I’m old. You’re Asian, I’m Italian. But we forever will be connected through music.” Music creates a powerful community and I could see that within my experiences from the Tri-M Music Honor Society. As Vice President, I am responsible for organizing our many events such as Herricks Idol and Jazz Night. These events bring in 500 and 150 members of our community to appreciate the beauty of

Music is an amazing thing. It brings people together in amazing ways. Music has always been something that I personally have leaned on. It’s very powerful. Music can change moods or capture how a mood feels in just a few words. It can be used as an outlet or as a gift. One might express himself/herself through a song.