Vocal Fusion Autobiography

It was sixth grade, and I had just set the first and most significant long term goal of my lifetime. I was in the beginning choir class. Just as the bell rang to start the period, a line of fourteen high schoolers walked into the classroom. Impeccably dressed, confident, and impossibly cool, they were exactly what I hoped to be when I grew up. My choir teacher, Mrs. Gaddis, introduced them as Vocal Fusion, a pop a capella group at the high school, and explained that they would be performing a few pep rally songs. It was then that I realized I needed to be in that choir no matter what.
From that point on, my goal was to climb my way to the top. I had limited talent, so the next year I was put into the lower choir, but worked my way into the …show more content…
As I added more and more classes to my schedule, I could feel my understanding of music theory strengthen. The different perspectives and learning environments given to me by guitar, percussion, and Ambiance helped me expand my knowledge beyond what I could have ever hoped. My love for music blossomed into a burning passion. I performed in guitar recitals and concerts. I began taking voice and piano lessons once a week. Despite all this, every year I auditioned for Vocal Fusion, and every year I was turned away. At first, it was expected; I was an underclassman and significantly less skilled than many of my classmates. As the years went by, however, I grew more frustrated. My Junior year was particularly difficult. Between advanced classes, guitar, voice and piano lessons, work, volunteering, concerts, and preparing to participate in the state competition of the Distinguished Young Woman program, I was extremely busy by the end of the year. When it was time for auditions again, I became almost obsessive over learning the material. I ran my part for hours on end at different tempos with various dynamic stresses and inflictions. This audition was my last chance at an opportunity I had been chasing for the last six years of my life. My newest long term goal, to study Music Education in college, was almost completely forgotten in the chaos of audition preparation. By the time it was my turn to audition, I was emotionally drained and mentally exhausted, but I was confident that this would be the year. I knew that I would be accepted. I knew that all my work would be worth the