The spotlight is in my eyes. The hubbub dies down to an anticipatory, judgmental silence, daring me to break it. I look back, making sure the band is ready. Thumbs up: it’s time to roll. I tap my foot to the rhythm. 1, 2, 3, 4. The first words soar out of my mouth - the note’s a high A, perfectly in tune, - the band is in sync, - the music is surrounding me, - the crowd is going wild, - I feel ALIVE.
The song passes in a whirlwind of emotions, passion, excitement, crowd chants, rhythms, and melodies. As I sing the last note, a sustained falsetto E, everything falls into an awe-struck silence. I look down and see my mother smiling proudly at me, and I am taken back to where it all began.
Rumour has it that I have been singing since the day I was born. In truth, my first experience with vocal music came at the age of two. I had listened to a song on TV, and I couldn’t help but fall in love with it, singing it over and over. My parents knew from that day that I had musical potential, and they encouraged me …show more content…
Just then, the smell of hot chili drifted in from the nearby kitchen. And so the “We Care We Share” initiative was born. I took charge of our new project, which was to serve hot food to the homeless once every month, and helped make it a reality. It was only after the initiative was running that I was commended on my leadership and I realized my aptitude for it. I decided that I would take leadership roles throughout high school in order to help serve the less fortunate. KEY Club, a service and fundraising club, became my focus, and I travelled up the ranks to become the school’s external affairs manager and the service committee chair of the Eastern Canada District. As I introduced more extra-curricular activities into my life, organization became more important -- and I was shocked to see how much it helped me save
The song passes in a whirlwind of emotions, passion, excitement, crowd chants, rhythms, and melodies. As I sing the last note, a sustained falsetto E, everything falls into an awe-struck silence. I look down and see my mother smiling proudly at me, and I am taken back to where it all began.
Rumour has it that I have been singing since the day I was born. In truth, my first experience with vocal music came at the age of two. I had listened to a song on TV, and I couldn’t help but fall in love with it, singing it over and over. My parents knew from that day that I had musical potential, and they encouraged me …show more content…
Just then, the smell of hot chili drifted in from the nearby kitchen. And so the “We Care We Share” initiative was born. I took charge of our new project, which was to serve hot food to the homeless once every month, and helped make it a reality. It was only after the initiative was running that I was commended on my leadership and I realized my aptitude for it. I decided that I would take leadership roles throughout high school in order to help serve the less fortunate. KEY Club, a service and fundraising club, became my focus, and I travelled up the ranks to become the school’s external affairs manager and the service committee chair of the Eastern Canada District. As I introduced more extra-curricular activities into my life, organization became more important -- and I was shocked to see how much it helped me save