In 1944 - 1945 during World war 2 Nazies separated many family's and put them in the concentration camps.In the story “Night” written by Elie Wiesel tells us about his experience and what him and his father witnessed during they were in the Concentration camp.Throughout the story Elies and many other Jews faith and beliefs change while they are in the concentration camps.…
Thanks to all that came and supported Diamond Fork’s orchestra! A special thanks to Sherrie Dunford, the orchestra teacher…
I’ve also enjoyed dedicating part of every summer to improve my musical skills by attending various camps, including Longlake Camp for the Arts, Eastern U.S. Music Camp at Colgate University and Interlochen Camp for the Arts, where I was just invited to return on the basis of last summer’s performance. While I know that there may be others with comparable or better talent, my passion serves as the constant motivation for me in music as well as other aspects of my life. For example, being a dedicated Honor Roll student, taking weekly Temple classes and performing community service has been important and demanding as well. Managing these priorities has taught me a lot about tenacity, friendship and balance.…
This report provides a financial quarterly trend analysis for Costco Wholesale Corporation, Inc. founded in 1983. Costco Wholesale Corporation is the seventh largest retailer company in the world. As of July 2012, it was the fifth largest retailer, and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States ("Wikipedia, the free," 2011). Costco Wholesale Corporation’s stock is publicly traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) under the symbol “COST”, which I will use as reference throughout this report.…
Tobias Wolff's memoir, This Boy’s Life illustrates the harsh realities of growing up in the 1950’s and the failures associated with it. Wolff uses his experiences growing up from a child's point of view and the interactions of his characters to illustrate that society of the 1950’s produced a landscape of unsustainable beliefs and misplaced optimism. He demonstrates this through extensive use of vivid and disillusioning language and various characters. However, Wolff also alludes to the possibility that there are triumphs in the characters lives amongst all their shortcomings.…
On Tuesday, December 8th, the Allen High School Philharmonia and Sinfonietta orchestras performed a variety of fascinating pieces. The orchestras began the concert with “Holiday Dances by Mark Williams". The next piece that the orchestras performed was “Saint Nick’s Canon on the Housetop” arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle. The last piece that the AHS Philharmonia and Sinfonietta orchestras performed was “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” arranged by Lloyd Conley.…
In an attempt to better understand what college is like, I recently interviewed Daniel Labonte, a music teacher in the Spruce Mountain school district. He is a music teacher at the elementary school, a chorus teacher at the middle school, and the music director for the high school drama program. Not only does he do this, but he also works outside of the school playing trombone for other musicals. He is fairly well known within the music community because of this.…
Music has always been a very important part of my life. As a child, I was mesmerized by Disney’s Fantasia 2000 and watched the Disney sing-a-longs over and over. I began playing piano at a young age, and in middle school added more instruments to my list, such as flute, saxophone, and ukulele. I have had many opportunities to perform both solos and ensemble performances, but none of them have impacted me as much as my interactions with an elderly man named Mr. Roland Goff, or as we called him in my church, Brother Goff. When I was in 5th grade, I played a piano song in church entitled A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. A couple years later, Brother Goff’s wife passed away and my family started spending more time with him. He told me he remembered the song I played in 5th grade and how much he loved it. I had many other opportunities to play in church as well, and he remembered and enjoyed each of them. It was then that I started…
Show Choir is an elective class that integrates choreography into the choral experience. A varied repertoire of 2 and 3 part music is memorized, choreographed and then performed in a concert setting. Vocal technique, developing the ensemble and dance are the main emphasis of this class. Various public performances are presented by this group.…
That being said, I can hardly express my full measure of gratitude for the astounding love and kindness expressed to me by others as I transitioned into my life here at Seminole. In this short period of time I have experienced a greater level of respect amongst peers, a deep-seeded passion and dedication for what we do, and a more vibrant community of musicians and performers than I ever could have begun to imagine. The group we have here is truly unique, and having an outside perspective I can truly appreciate the power this program has to change…
Over the course of this summer semester I have been exposed to many new learning experiences and opportunities. I am most thankful for the supervisor that I had at my agency, and the group of students that I have worked with this summer. This summary will be a rap out/ outline of some of the things that I have participated in this summer. I attended my agency four days out of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and on Fridays. On Wednesdays I participated…
Over the summer of my sophomore year, I applied and interviewed for the President of Indiana FFA State Band. As it turned out, that position was my motivation for continuing to push myself to improve. Once I walked out of the interview and my friend, mentor, and president of the Indiana FFA State Band congratulated me on being selected to serve as the state band president. This office, which I currently have the honor to hold, provided me with more opportunities than I could ever imagine. Being the state band president allowed me to counsel…
As eighth grade started I told myself that I was going to make new goals and achieve them. One of my goals was to be in choir. I always thought and imagined what it would be like singing on stage in front of millions of people. I was always singing no matter what, from singing in the shower, in the middle of the grocery store, and singing in the car with my family. Nothing stopped me, definitely the day I got told news that changed my attitude about everything.…
My love for performing started on that December afternoon when I played piano in my lesson teacher’s restaurant.…
Learning piano was like learning a new language. It allowed me to communicate with others in a different, more expressive way. When I play piano, I am immersed in a different world where my creativity shines through. For the past ten years, I have continued my piano lessons and performed at many recitals and concerts. I have earned many accomplishments, including a gold cup and five consecutive Superior ratings from performances. Music has given me opportunities to let go and be myself. It has shaped me into an ambitious person, willing to try new things with an open mind. Piano has become so essential in my life and has helped me flourish from a shy girl into a confident young…