Redlands Personal Statement

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I hope to get an opportunity to improve the University of Redlands community by getting the youth in the area schools excited about learning an instrument. It is my belief that playing a musical instrument brings out things in you that you never thought possible. If it wasn't for my joining orchestra in fourth grade, I believe I would be a completely different person than I am today. My dream is to make sure that I can help as many kids as possible find themselves through music.
My first contribution would be to further develop a program that has helped me all through my musical career, called String Coach. While in fourth grade, I decided I wanted to join the school orchestra as a bassist. My only problem was, I was about two months late to

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