Music has been my passion all my life, and I didn't even know it. Throughout my life, I have been surrounded by music. It was something that soothed me, energized me, or just filled quiet space when doing chores. But, when I was seven years old, music started to become something I pursued. I had a close friend named Austin. For a lot of the time I had known him, I had been unaware that he played any instruments. One day, we played outside like regular, and he invited me to his house. On the way, he mentioned how he plays piano. I had the average train of thought, "Oh, he must be a prodigy and can play whatever I ask!". That was shot down very quickly. When we arrived at his house, he played me a basic tune that most 7-year-olds can play and looking back; it still humors me how amazed I was at his playing. Despite that, that one moment inspired me to start playing. After discovering I was moving that same year, my first goal was to learn piano, catch up to Austin, and one day impress him as he did to me. But as I got older, I came to more realizations. "He's getting better at the same time.", "He might have more resources than me.", "I may never see him again." From those thoughts, I began questioning my passion and wondered if it was superficial and lost motivation. I rarely practiced and picked up instruments throughout my youth, just to put even less time into them. That all changed when I got into middle school. I played trumpet and wasn't very good, but my teacher heard my strong low register and decided to move me to tuba. There, I bloomed. That positive experience inspired me to join the middle school's jazz band. I didn't start it well, but got the hang of things a little after our first performance. Everything went well until Covid hit, but I took advantage of the pandemic to use that time to practice more, allowing me to see that I was passionate. My realization of passion caused me to reach heights I wouldn't have even scraped before. Going into high school, I started to show my maturity musically. I had another growth spurt once I realized music was what I wanted to do professionally. My old teacher retired and gave me a teacher that she trusted to continue my growth. I have had some of my best musical revelations due to her teaching, and I would not be half the musician I am now without her. Throughout my ten years of playing, I learned to take advantage of different events in my life. My long-term goal is to compress all I learned in these years and pass them on to other musicians so they can have more time to learn and less time to recover from mistakes. This would lead to more beautiful harmonies to connect people to one another. I'd also like to share the philosophies I developed throughout my maturity as a musician to help musicians find their "why." Music is not only an art form but a means of expression, a tool of teaching, and the harmony that holds the world together. A quote that resonates with me concerning music comes from Plato, "Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."

Music has been my passion all my life, and I didn't even know it. Throughout my life, I have been surrounded by music. It was something that soothed me, energized me, or just filled quiet space when doing chores. But, when I was seven years old, music started to become something I pursued. I had a close friend named Austin. For a lot of the time I had known him, I had been unaware that he played any instruments. One day, we played outside like regular, and he invited me to his house. On the way, he mentioned how he plays piano. I had the average train of thought, "Oh, he must be a prodigy and can play whatever I ask!". That was shot down very quickly. When we arrived at his house, he played me a basic tune that most 7-year-olds can play and looking back; it still humors me how amazed I was at his playing. Despite that, that one moment inspired me to start playing. After discovering I was moving that same year, my first goal was to learn piano, catch up to Austin, and one day impress him as he did to me. But as I got older, I came to more realizations. "He's getting better at the same time.", "He might have more resources than me.", "I may never see him again." From those thoughts, I began questioning my passion and wondered if it was superficial and lost motivation. I rarely practiced and picked up instruments throughout my youth, just to put even less time into them. That all changed when I got into middle school. I played trumpet and wasn't very good, but my teacher heard my strong low register and decided to move me to tuba. There, I bloomed. That positive experience inspired me to join the middle school's jazz band. I didn't start it well, but got the hang of things a little after our first performance. Everything went well until Covid hit, but I took advantage of the pandemic to use that time to practice more, allowing me to see that I was passionate. My realization of passion caused me to reach heights I wouldn't have even scraped before. Going into high school, I started to show my maturity musically. I had another growth spurt once I realized music was what I wanted to do professionally. My old teacher retired and gave me a teacher that she trusted to continue my growth. I have had some of my best musical revelations due to her teaching, and I would not be half the musician I am now without her. Throughout my ten years of playing, I learned to take advantage of different events in my life. My long-term goal is to compress all I learned in these years and pass them on to other musicians so they can have more time to learn and less time to recover from mistakes. This would lead to more beautiful harmonies to connect people to one another. I'd also like to share the philosophies I developed throughout my maturity as a musician to help musicians find their "why." Music is not only an art form but a means of expression, a tool of teaching, and the harmony that holds the world together. A quote that resonates with me concerning music comes from Plato, "Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."

Music has been my passion all my life, and I didn't even know it. Throughout my life, I have been surrounded by music. It was something that soothed me, energized me, or just filled quiet space when doing chores. But, when I was seven years old, music started to become something I pursued. I had a close friend named Austin. For a lot of the time I had known him, I had been unaware that he played any instruments. One day, we played outside like regular, and he invited me to his house. On the way, he mentioned how he plays piano. I had the average train of thought, "Oh, he must be a prodigy and can play whatever I ask!". That was shot down very quickly. When we arrived at his house, he played me a basic tune that most 7-year-olds can play and looking back; it still humors me how amazed I was at his playing. Despite that, that one moment inspired me to start playing. After discovering I was moving that same year, my first goal was to learn piano, catch up to Austin, and one day impress him as he did to me. But as I got older, I came to more realizations. "He's getting better at the same time.", "He might have more resources than me.", "I may never see him again." From those thoughts, I began questioning my passion and wondered if it was superficial and lost motivation. I rarely practiced and picked up instruments throughout my youth, just to put even less time into them. That all changed when I got into middle school. I played trumpet and wasn't very good, but my teacher heard my strong low register and decided to move me to tuba. There, I bloomed. That positive experience inspired me to join the middle school's jazz band. I didn't start it well, but got the hang of things a little after our first performance. Everything went well until Covid hit, but I took advantage of the pandemic to use that time to practice more, allowing me to see that I was passionate. My realization of passion caused me to reach heights I wouldn't have even scraped before. Going into high school, I started to show my maturity musically. I had another growth spurt once I realized music was what I wanted to do professionally. My old teacher retired and gave me a teacher that she trusted to continue my growth. I have had some of my best musical revelations due to her teaching, and I would not be half the musician I am now without her. Throughout my ten years of playing, I learned to take advantage of different events in my life. My long-term goal is to compress all I learned in these years and pass them on to other musicians so they can have more time to learn and less time to recover from mistakes. This would lead to more beautiful harmonies to connect people to one another. I'd also like to share the philosophies I developed throughout my maturity as a musician to help musicians find their "why." Music is not only an art form but a means of expression, a tool of teaching, and the harmony that holds the world together. A quote that resonates with me concerning music comes from Plato, "Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."

Music has been my passion all my life, and I didn't even know it. Throughout my life, I have been surrounded by music. It was something that soothed me, energized me, or just filled quiet space when doing chores. But, when I was seven years old, music started to become something I pursued. I had a close friend named Austin. For a lot of the time I had known him, I had been unaware that he played any instruments. One day, we played outside like regular, and he invited me to his house. On the way, he mentioned how he plays piano. I had the average train of thought, "Oh, he must be a prodigy and can play whatever I ask!". That was shot down very quickly. When we arrived at his house, he played me a basic tune that most 7-year-olds can play and looking back; it still humors me how amazed I was at his playing. Despite that, that one moment inspired me to start playing. After discovering I was moving that same year, my first goal was to learn piano, catch up to Austin, and one day impress him as he did to me. But as I got older, I came to more realizations. "He's getting better at the same time.", "He might have more resources than me.", "I may never see him again." From those thoughts, I began questioning my passion and wondered if it was superficial and lost motivation. I rarely practiced and picked up instruments throughout my youth, just to put even less time into them. That all changed when I got into middle school. I played trumpet and wasn't very good, but my teacher heard my strong low register and decided to move me to tuba. There, I bloomed. That positive experience inspired me to join the middle school's jazz band. I didn't start it well, but got the hang of things a little after our first performance. Everything went well until Covid hit, but I took advantage of the pandemic to use that time to practice more, allowing me to see that I was passionate. My realization of passion caused me to reach heights I wouldn't have even scraped before. Going into high school, I started to show my maturity musically. I had another growth spurt once I realized music was what I wanted to do professionally. My old teacher retired and gave me a teacher that she trusted to continue my growth. I have had some of my best musical revelations due to her teaching, and I would not be half the musician I am now without her. Throughout my ten years of playing, I learned to take advantage of different events in my life. My long-term goal is to compress all I learned in these years and pass them on to other musicians so they can have more time to learn and less time to recover from mistakes. This would lead to more beautiful harmonies to connect people to one another. I'd also like to share the philosophies I developed throughout my maturity as a musician to help musicians find their "why." Music is not only an art form but a means of expression, a tool of teaching, and the harmony that holds the world together. A quote that resonates with me concerning music comes from Plato, "Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."