John Williams is a genius with music and a legendary movie composer. John Williams is the composer that worked many masterpieces such as Star Wars, E.T, Home Alone, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and many more (Song Writers Hall of Fame). Without the music he and the Boston Pops created there might not have been a Han Solo, Indiana Jones, or a Jaws in some of the best movies of all time. He has won five Academy …show more content…
He was studying to be a professional jazz pianist and had been learning to do so since he was little and always had a knack for putting a twist traditional music by re-writing some of the sections. One day in his senior year he was pulled aside during class by his teacher. He started to both scold and commend his talent for creating a twist in the music he played. John was told that if he became a professional pianist he would have to stop doing this and play what is written. John decided that if he couldn’t do what he loved while doing another thing he loved he would have to choose between the two. After weeks of metacognition he finally reached a decision, he would graduate high school, go to a musical arts college, and major in composing and practice his songwriting all through college (Biography.com) Many imminent people used a Habit of Mind when striving towards their destiny on the road of fate. John Williams used the Habit of Mind called thinking flexibly. He was able to learn to be a professional composer without any personal experience besides his talent for writing music. He was also taking a responsible risk, he knew that he could fail and be washed up because he would not be hired for his previous diploma by many people since he did not major it in college. However Williams strived for accuracy by doing his best and became a world famous movie