I am a violinist. It has been my passion, life and soul for fourteen years of my life and I continue to strive to develop my skills on it. Playing violin from the young age of four has been my biggest boon. I grew up surrounded by musicians: my grandfather taught violin to my mother, my mother to my brother and me, and my father was a former Fulbright scholar with a DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) degree from Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. While they were all huge inspirations and influences in my life, I decided to work for a career in music out of pure love and passion towards music. Music to me works as a way of communicating, a source of income, a never ending search for excellence and a way of life. I did consider other majors, simply …show more content…
I dedicate myself entirely on achieving my main goal: becoming a professional violin player, whether as a musician in an orchestra, chamber ensemble or as a teacher. I realize that for a musician to have a successful career, there is a long learning process that we all to undergo. Being proficient in piano, music theory, and ear training are the fundamental skills of any musician and I take pride in the way these courses have gone for me. Not only I am overjoyed to be able to play piano fluently, but it also is, and will continue to be throughout my career, a key aspect of being a complete musician. Music theory has been pleasantly surprising. Not only I understand the material we are covering, but I also have been actively pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve with the fundamentals of music. The teacher assistant of the course has called me "ambitious" multiple times while still getting perfect or near perfect scores. Finally, for ear training I had a placement exam at the beginning of the semester and my skills on it were proficient enough to test out of three semesters of the
Waving to my teammates as I walked out of the tennis courts, the reminiscence of a smile appeared on my face after winning a close match. A freshman teammate joined me and I heard her take a deep breath as soon as we were out of others’ earshot, muttering something nervously. “I’m sorry, what was that?” I asked a little too loudly, the excitement still buzzing. She mustered courage and made sure to speak clearly this time: “I’m being bullied, and I feel so trapped that I only see self-harming as my way out.”
Looking around and seeing bright lights and feeling all eyes on you. Hearing both sides of the stadium cheer and shout for their teams and getting nervous during the last few seconds of the second quarter and at the same time being very proud of what the band has accomplished in the brief amount of time it took to learn the pretty intense and complex drill. Then suddenly you get the adrenaline rush that pushes you to perform. Many people would agree that being a drum major is one of the most eminent positions that is held by students who are Being the Drum Major of any band shows that you have the respect and trust of the members of the band and it’s directors. It also shows that you are passionate about what you do, responsible and that
Where I learned how to become a leader through the leadership ensemble within the marching band. Where in my senior and fourth year of marching competitively, I became the Drum Major, and earned the Best Drum Major Award at the Roxbury Marching Band Classic Competition. From marching band I progressed into jazz music, where I became the lead alto saxophonist in the top jazz band at my school during my junior and senior year. I was also one of three saxophonists in the top band at my school. I picked up the clarinet, the flute, and the soprano saxophone on my way through high school, and have played all three as well in my performing ensembles. I played in the pit orchestra of the theater production of “All Shook Up”, and was the principal saxophonist at my high school. Too be short, I am very involved in all things music in the past and currently. Band and music have been a place for me to rely on, something that brings me joy when sad. Allows me to express myself through sounds and through instruments. It is truly a talent and a hobby that I hope to continue through college and through life because of the joy it brought me and creative outlet it was throughout my
Why would you ever want to be?! Is mainstream violinist what you want to be? Do you can to blend in with everyone else and not stand out? Violins are the smallest instruments in the orchestra. Who wants that tiny thing? It’ll get lost easily because of that size! They are the most played instrument and tend to have a large group of players so your sound will probably be masked by the others. Many times violists start on a violin because it’s a smaller size, but then change over to the viola as they grow older (that’s because we’re amazing). The violins are also the self-centered instruments because they always want to have the melodies and they think they’re the best when in reality they aren’t. OH! When they are played wrong, it is one. Of. The. Worst. Sounds. Ever. They sound like dying cats on that E string if they are out of tune! I can’t imagine anyone would intend to play
In order to help get me started with this, I am taking AP music theory to get me prepared for college theory classes. In this class, we not only study theory and how music is put together, but we also study music history and famous composers throughout musical history. Throughout my senior year, I will be applying to a few different colleges or various scholarships. Because my family has had to fight for what we have today, receiving a scholarship would mean the world to me. A scholarship could even get me on the right track to achieving my life goal of becoming a professional musician. Once I actually get into college, I plan on being in all the musical electives I possibly can. Such as: choir, band, orchestra, and marching band. After I graduate college, I would like to audition for professional orchestras and travel the world as I fulfill my dreams and
It was finally the end of my junior marching season. The time had come for the now former drum major to help aid in the decision of who would be his successor. Ever since I joined my high school’s marching band in my freshman year, I took a keen interest in the position of the drum major. The grace with which the drum major used to keep the band together had amazed me and in that moment, I knew that I wanted to exude that same grace. After the date for the interviews were announced, I would come up with a couple questions that I thought might be asked of me and I practiced my answers, making sure that they were “perfect” or at the very least expressed my interest in the position.
Playing violin has always been an important part of my life. Aside from leading the Union Orchestra as Concertmaster, I served as an Assistant Principal in the Tulsa Youth Symphony. The Tulsa Youth Symphony has given me many opportunities to perform for the community and inspire people in the process. Every year, the orchestra has a Play-a-thon at the Woodland Hills Mall. Sometimes, after the event, the parents would point to me as an example and tell their children to practice harder and “be as good as that guy” (me). That absolutely made my day. A few months ago, our orchestra performed at a community event in Bristow. I highly enjoy playing at these types of events because we can reach many people with our music, who ordinarily may not be
Music has always been an important part of my life. During high school I have developed areas of service and leadership through interests in children and gardening, which will continue to be major parts of my life.
To people who don’t know who I am, I have always been known as the pretty brown skinned girl that had something special about herself that they could not figure out. Nonetheless, whenever I am put in the spotlight to showcase my talents, everyone can finally see what is so mysteriously special about me. I have a quiet confidence about myself that makes people want to get to know me better, and I also stand out amongst other people who are highly confident about themselves. Additionally, I am a talented dancer that uses the special trait of quiet confidence to my advantage when I have to be a leader for my team. My talent/trait of dancing and having a quiet confidence is meaningful to me and would leave this application incomplete without it because these traits help me to appreciate who I am and they will ultimately help me have a successful future.
The Ultimate Career Goal: I am extremely passionate about marine and wildlife ecosystems and all their inhabitants and have a desire to work in a career that allows me to work closely within these ecosystems as well as allowing myself to educate those that surround me about the importance of science. My ultimate career goal is to work as a laboratory and field technician for a reputable company or organisation.
I’ve always loved music and singing, even as a kid. It has always been my passion. Performing on stage is what actually broke me out of my shell. Going into highschool I was very awkward and shy, but music helped me conquer my social awkwardness. Music has helped me give back to my community in ways I never thought of, seeing the smiles on people’s faces when I sing is one of the greatest feelings ever and I cherish it, and the applause when I’m done makes me feel all warm inside. Performing and helping others perform is something I love to do and it helped me find my place in the world. Learning a new song is fantastic experience as well.
... to the abilities I acquired during the course of my seven years of orchestra, I know that I am not going to let anything hinder me from attaining my goals. Orchestra has helped me develop a high level of concentration that will definitely stay with me for the rest of my life, and I find myself focusing in school with ease rather than struggling like the rest of my peers. Observational skills will also help me to study more efficiently since I will be able to fully take note of the material given to us. Going from the five-year-old who was swaying humorously with her mother in the kitchen and becoming the musician seeking a medical degree is all thanks to the different methods in which music was associated into my life, and I am excited to use my skills inherited from orchestra in order to fulfill my lifetime goal of helping others and becoming an endocrinologist.
A violin is an instrument you can find in any orchestra. An orchestra is comprised of many different instruments creating different sounds to ultimately create one harmonious sound. At the Masonic Homes of Kentucky, simply having a conversation or giving the residents their mail, allowed me to hear the different voices, but in the end all of the positivity and smiles allowed me to witness the harmonious sound in the people. The harmonious sound for them was living life itself.
For almost 8 years of my life, playing the cello has influenced my life in so many extraordinary ways. Choosing the cello over any instrument, was probably one of the best decisions I will have ever made, in the 5th grade. The violin was way too high, the viola was way too small, while the upright bass was way too big. I knew at that very moment that the cello was the instrument that I wanted to play. The warmth of the instruments tone, and the powerful sound that came out of the f-holes drew me in so quickly.
In 7th grade, playing the violin became a passion of mine. When I first picked up the violin with my hands and felt the string vibrate, the fascination of the functionality of the violin and the beautiful music that sprung from its strings flowed all throughout me. The rush of music took me by a storm, often making me practice for hours and hours on end, in preparation for my placement exam that was coming up. However, while most of my peers have been playing for years, whereas I had just begun, the upcoming placement exams were something that I wasn’t ready for. I had hit my first limitation.