Scientifically, music is defined as any series of sounds that is percieved as pleasant to one’s aural senses. This is a crude answer, however, and ignores the complexity of thought and emotion within the elements of music. Throughout my own life, I have found a deep appreciation and utter infatuation with music, performing, and understanding its technical elements, and I have come to understand it as something more than sound. While the very basis of music to most anyone would be sound, most any self proclaimed music lover knows that it is more than that. It is commonly said by all that music is art, and that music is expression, but even this phrase lacks the depth of what my understanding of music has come to be. From a personal standpoint, music is an expressive device and a language. I often find myself immersed in music, be it listening, reading, …show more content…
My family encouraged me to keep up with it, enrolling me in elementary school choir. It was in music class and choir then that I knew I wanted to live a life surrounded by music. Upon entering middle school, my choir director saw my musical potential and encouraged me to explore my options. From there, I entered the world of solo vocal performance. While it took time to overcome performance anxiety, I found solace in the satisfaction of an excellent performance or practice session. Much of my time is spent practicing and perfecting my technique so that I can do justice to the music I have found so much meaning in. The elements of a performance, such as presence, acting, technique, dictations, translation, and so on have become elements that I critically think about and enjoy planning. My time spent in a music intensive high school program has brought my life more joy and meaning than I could have sought out at any other high school. The community surrounding me has offered so much support and opportunity for growth in my performances that I am ecstatic to be a part