College Admissions Essay: My Obsession With Music

Ever since I can remember I have been preoccupied with music. As a child I remember obsessing over my dad's CD collection and spending lengthy afternoons just listening to them with him. My home was never silent there was always music playing in the living room, the sounds of drums being banged on or guitar amps booming from the basement. If you ask my mother she might tell you this was bothersome but if you ask me it was perfect. As I grew older my obsession quickly became a passion. I started to build my own CD collection and acquired a music taste aside from my dads. Then I started to join music groups in my school and that's when I found my place. In the fourth grade I joined my first choral group and I fell in love. I was always …show more content…
I joined the Chorus and the Vocal Ensemble at the high school and continued to try and better myself as a musician. My music department also offered me other musical opportunities such as festivals. I have attended several festivals such as the Lakes Region music festival and the All New England music festival. These festivals allowed me to come together with other students from different schools that loved singing and performing as much as I did. Every time I perform at one of these festivals I am overwhelmed by how beautiful music can be when everyone I am working with is just as passionate as I am about the work we are doing and also extremely talented. Another opportunity high school has offered me is the National Music Honor Society. The National Music Honor Society allows me to give back to my music department and also my community. My music department has given me so much and really strengthened my love for music so when I got the chance to give back I jumped at it. In the Music Honor Society we organize fundraisers for our program and also events for all the kids in the music department. We also do community service such as food, clothes and toy