College Admissions Essay: I Was Passionate For Music

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SInce I was little I was passionate for music and I was fortunate to have a father who knew how to play the piano and he was the one who taught me. In 4th grade I joined band where I learned to play the trumpet and that was a great experience for me. My favorite class in school was band and my teacher Mr. Shultz always inspired me to keep up the good work in band. I can remember that one morning going to Jazzband which started 1 hour before regular school a police car stopped us I was with my dad and since my dad didn’t have his papers they were going to take him. My dad ran away and I can still remember them chasing him trying to stop him. I was very sad and depressed I had to quit jazz band because I didn’t have a ride and my grades started

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