I force my small, trembling legs to step onto my giant makeshift stage, which is really just a gazebo, but feels like Madison Square Garden to my four year old brain. I watch the piercing eyes of my preschool classmates as my chest rises and I take a huge inhalation; and I begin my shaky, a cappella rendition of “Sk8r Boi” by Avril Lavigne. As I finish the song, my peers applaud and I am greeted with a feeling of pride and accomplishment that I had yet to know in my previous four years of life.
My first day of “big kid school” comes quickly and I am handed papers to take home to my parents. Within the medical forms and PTA registration, an outside of school activities paper lies. Upon the list of sports, clubs, and art classes, one activity in particular sparks my interest. Choir. I beg my parents to allow me to let me do choir, and they sign me up for …show more content…
I joined concert choir second semester of my freshman year, and it only took that one semester and I was hooked. I auditioned for my school’s highest level choir my sophomore year, and was one of two sophomores to be admitted. Choir immediately took over my life, and I became a choir officer for the first time my sophomore year, and have been able to be involved in extra activities such as All-State Choir, Solo and Ensemble, and Honors Festivals.
Music has been such a powerful influence in my life, through both violin and singing. I am more confident in all that I do and all that I can do, and music has helped to show me my own potential. Music has helped to shape who I am and who I want to be, which is something that I am eternally grateful for. I was lucky enough to find a passion that is so influential and life changing, which is something that I believe is as meaningful as it
My first day of “big kid school” comes quickly and I am handed papers to take home to my parents. Within the medical forms and PTA registration, an outside of school activities paper lies. Upon the list of sports, clubs, and art classes, one activity in particular sparks my interest. Choir. I beg my parents to allow me to let me do choir, and they sign me up for …show more content…
I joined concert choir second semester of my freshman year, and it only took that one semester and I was hooked. I auditioned for my school’s highest level choir my sophomore year, and was one of two sophomores to be admitted. Choir immediately took over my life, and I became a choir officer for the first time my sophomore year, and have been able to be involved in extra activities such as All-State Choir, Solo and Ensemble, and Honors Festivals.
Music has been such a powerful influence in my life, through both violin and singing. I am more confident in all that I do and all that I can do, and music has helped to show me my own potential. Music has helped to shape who I am and who I want to be, which is something that I am eternally grateful for. I was lucky enough to find a passion that is so influential and life changing, which is something that I believe is as meaningful as it