Despite my passion for athletics, I have spent the majority of my high school career involved in show choir. I participate in the Executive Session at Sauk Prairie High School. Show choir incorporates training under professional choreographers, undergoing numerous voice lessons, and traveling the country for competitions. This self-disciplinary activity pushes me to work hard and strive for perfectionism while taking leadership roles in a professional environment. Furthermore, show choir allows me to impact others through my performance and to take risks.
Christian Fast Shannon Swonger English 9 18 May 2023 Is Show Choir truly a sport? Exploring the physical and mental demands of this competitive activity. For those who don’t know, Show Choir is a very difficult art that gets a lot of hate for no reason. If you would take time to notice Show Choir and other sports are very similar. We will also go into the pros and cons of doing Show Choir to show how difficult art is.
I know talent can only get me so far; it’s perseverance and indefatigability that take you to where you want to go. Music is something I want to pursue. I am not sure what specifically, but I see music as a major role in my future; and to me, working hard is how I plan on getting there.
St Ambrose University Fall Vocal Concert included performances by the University Chorale, Chamber Singers and Bee Sharp conducted by Dr. Nathan Windt. The Fall Vocal Concert was held in the Galvin Fine Arts Center. My favorite University Chorale piece was the Stars as it was an a cappella performance by tuned wine glass players. I liked how the Chamber Singers tied the Halloween theme into their performances, as it was late October at the time. Once again the vocal concert was made up of a broad range of students with different backgrounds and educational goals.
Although my grades were not always consistent, I never earned less than a B for a final grade in my English courses. Often my instructors privately told me that my papers were the best in the class and shared my work with others. My writing secured me a free trip to London and Paris with my business club as well as my acceptance into multiple colleges. I am certain my extracurricular activities, including cheerleading, volleyball, community service projects, fundraisers and employment also played a vital role in these accomplishments. Of all the schools to which I applied, only VSU waitlisted me probably because of my phobia about standardized examinations, which caused me not to perform as well as I should have on the SAT.
Playing the piano, for me, had always been something respectable yet utterly impossible. My fingers felt like massive bricks against the smooth, delicate black-and-white keys. Every time I tried to play a tune with my bricks, I missed a note, then another, then another, until I ended up just banging the keys in frustration and walking away. But one day, I decided I was going to learn the iconic piano intro of the Beatles’ song “Let It Be”.
Introduction I. Attention Getter Pop, rock, country, opera, classical; did you know that your heartbeat mimics the beat of the music you're listening to. A. How many of you listen to music on a daily basis? B. Whether to or from school, or just whenever you get the chance. II.
Knowing how to sing is a blessing that may come naturally to some people, but to others it requires practice and effort to learn how to properly develop this gift. Having seen many live performances and having a dad who could sing was an inspiration for me to develop such a talent. Music has always been my passion, and I knew that singing would give me another exciting opportunity to enjoy the feeling performance creates. I did not have a natural voice from a young age so learning to sing was challenging and pushed me beyond my orchestral limits--emotionally and physically--but with the strong desire I had and the toil I was willing to endure when learning this art, I persevered to becoming a singer.
The time had come to start thinking about musical auditions. I had waited a long time for this day. My goal was to get a lead in the school musical. It was announced that our musical this year would be Legally Blonde. I had practiced for a long time beginning with voice lessons with Mr. Hurley once a week and listening to the songs on my own.
Music has been around for ages and has been one of mankind 's greatest forms of entertainment and artistic expression. However, music is so much more than a simple source of entertainment for our enjoyment. Countless studies have been done that prove music programs in high schools have a direct positive impact on the minds of learning high schoolers. Despite the vast benefits that music programs yield in our nation 's high schools such as higher academic scores, positive mental health and the learning of skills that will help prepare students for life after high school, it is a sad fact that these programs are often the most underfunded. It is no surprise that when funds begin to dwindle the arts suffer first when in fact many do not realize how important they may be in the development of our country’s future generations.
I grew up engulfed in music. My father often speaks of how I began singing at a young age, something I developed a passion for.
One of the things that influenced me to apply here for the School of Dramatic arts was how it made me feel. Going to USC on the tour made me feel amazing because i had an extremely good feeling being there. I had been on other tours however when i went to USC it was a different feeling because i felt like i belonged there and i had a great feeling of needing to go there. When i looked into the Dramatic Arts Department i fell in love with what i was finding.
Opera refers to an impressive art form, which is originated in Europe, in which the content being shown to the audience is emotional as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is all the way through the lyrics. On contrary, music plays fewer roles in musical theater but an actor 's dramatic performance is primary. It uses the primary elements like scenery, costumes and acting to present, but, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are convy by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra. 1.
What all goes into writing a song? How did the artist come up with that idea? What was going through their head? Writing a song can be a long process. For some artist it can take up to three months to write a song, for others they can write a song in five minutes or less.
My high school is highly competitive and I’m grateful that I was surrounded by such wonderful peers and teachers. Completing high school, I received 12th place out of almost 450 students, with a weighted GPA of 4.244. Despite my hard course load,
