As soon as the new year came into existence, I created a list of goals to complete in 2016, all of which I plan to complete with gusto (I love that word, it sounds so silly). One of those goals (#5 on my list actually) is to finally get my hands on a first edition of The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux and stare at it in wonder as if it were a fairy princess riding a unicorn into the sunset. I don't even have to purchase it, just hold it and touch it like it is a priceless treasure (which it is).…
This was second time I listen to a Jazz concert in our school. Our players always keep a high quality of performance. Besides this relaxed type of performance I also used to go to Chopin’s symphony and other different kind of operas. Listen to a concert performed in the school and played by our schoolmates seems to be more joyful and comfortable. Our players might do not have a professional techniques or organized as the technical symphony orchestra. But their enjoyable and love of music are same which can bring our audience into their atmosphere and move our body along with their playing.…
I would have never found the love I have for technical theater, if she hadn’t been there to help me. My friends from the theater department took notice how heavily I worked in technical theater and looked up to me if they ever needed help or guidance.…
I dance classical ballet since I was 3 years old and ever since then I have been doing it. My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem as Manon, especially her Final Pas de Deux with Jonathan Cope.…
I have always been interested in piano. However, it has never been terribly easy. I can play piano by memorizing the notes or playing by ear, but I always have had problems reading notes.…
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. -Maya Angelou.…
As somebody who always had trouble fitting in in school, it was really hard to find a place of which I could be a part of. I joined band in middle school, and I enjoyed playing greatly, even if I wasn’t the most talented saxophone player in the program. I wouldn’t say I was passionate about it at the time, but band certainly was a fun and [something] experience, learning to play music with my friends. Through my three years of middle school at Southeast Bulloch, I travelled from second-to-last chair placement in 6th grade to 2nd chair placement in 8th grade. For a lonely, shy middle schooler, it meant a lot to me to have an activity I was good…
Role playing for me is very anxiety inducing. I am not a good public speaker and I hate it when all the attention is on me. I am an introvert to the core. Going into the role play I was nervous and uncomfortable and was anticipating a challenging experience. After seeing the other role plays I knew that the topic I would cover would not be an easy one, but honestly in life when in life are topics ever easy?…
A time I wish I had spoke up as a leader was a couple of months ago when a past concert band member wanted to be apart of marching band. This individual had not attended band camp, which is a requirement if you want to be in marching band. The individual had family issues which prevented him from attending. Once school started he went to the first football with us and played the show music during class. I thought there would be an exception due to his circumstances of not being able to attend. Later I found out that leadership and our band director would decide whether or not he would be included in our show. His drill spot had been written, now it was just if he was committed and be able to. I thought he deserved a chance, so I wanted to help him. I figured our band director would too. But at the same time, our…
Ring Ring, we herd the phone and my mom answered, I could not hear what they were talking about but it just so happened to one of they most important phone calls of my life. It was December 10, 2014 that we got the phone call from a band asking me if I was interested in playing with there band at a live concert, first I though I was dreaming and then I realized I was'nt, I could not believe that I had the opportunity to play in a band at a concert at age 12. I had five days to make up my mind of weather or not to play on stage with this bad. I started practicing the songs I was going to perform and they were pretty easy for me but I just had this gut feeling like I was not going to do well. The next day I woke up it was coming so fast, and all I was focused on at the time was practice, practice, practice. This would be a once in a lifetime chance, a decision that would decide my future as a musician, it would decide respect, how people…
Even in one day there is some sort of bitterness that slithers into you like a snake. I would have to say one of the bitterest things that has happened to me was when my grandma passed away back in 2013. That year was one of the worst years of my life, I was miserable for a very long time. I would cry almost every night before bed, I would not be able to sleep very well, and I would be just so depressed. Even to this day I still am sad but I have also learned to accept it. I learned to appreciate the time I have with my family because you never know when the last time you’re going to be able to see them. Another thing that had also happened that year was the person I thought was my best friend, just stopped talking to me out of know where. This has taught me to know who my real friends are and that no matter what you always have yourself.…
Broadway is a giant, big and shiny world where everything has meaning, and has a purpose. It is a spectacular combination of singing, dancing, and acting. Broadway is sometimes misinterpreted sometimes as the “ Big Show of the Gays “ and that’s completely correct when you consider the thousands of performers who are doing what makes them the happiest people on earth.…
What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms, especially Opera?…
Everyone can act, so can I. A five year old acts to get a toy, which he otherwise wouldn't, a high school student to get his way onto the student council, an employee to get a day off, I do it because I like it, because its fun, because I can be whoever I want to be.…
There was once a man with a flute who could play. A number of tunes in an excellent way, But he said, there’s no use of my playing of my flute, for I can’t make a penny with my tootle-ootle-oot.…