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Music Admission Essay

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Throughout my life, no single thing has had a greater impact than music. It has made me who I am today, and I cannot remember a time when music wasn’t a huge part of myself - my earliest memories all contain the music that my parents played. Beyond being a product purely for enjoyment, as it was for a long time in my earliest years, music has gone on to become a fundamental part of who I am, how I spend my time, and who I spend that time with. It motivates me to be better for numerous reasons. I credit my early involvement in music with most of the successes I have had to this date. In third grade, I was introduced to a youth African percussion ensemble. This was my first foray into music performance, and it changed me for a variety of reasons. It made me more disciplined, and introduced me to other cultures; it opened my …show more content…

Although I initially chose to play percussion in middle school, I wanted to further experience all music had to offer. I chose to switch to tuba, what I viewed as possibly the complete opposite experience, after some encouragement from my band director. For many years, I did not change as drastically as I did in my early involvement with percussion. It wasn't until sophomore year of high school that I again recognised my passion. I started practicing every day, worked as hard as I could. This came to fruition the next year. I started playing in bands with other passionate people, who later became some of my best friends. I auditioned in the music competition, and made it to state. Never before had anything brought me so much joy, and pride. Music was an opportunity for putting in hard work that I enjoyed doing, and getting results from it. To make matters better, music, more than anything else I have found, promotes a community of mutual support and respect, as well as

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