Music in my life...

I've always been around or have had incorporated music in my life. In my younger years my dad was a DJ, so often times I would sit next to the big speakers and feel the air blow in my face, or feel the bass travel through different parts of my body. Sometimes I would just sit next to the speakers to just hear the music so loudly. With the music playing I would also feel the need to dance. it was quite funny to think about the move I came up with. as I got older I began to take an interest in musical instruments. I'll never forget the day I tried out for the band. The first instrument I picked up was the trumpet. It always looked so appealing to me. When I look back I realize that trumpets are loud and so am I and thats the connection we had. The instuctor told me how to buzz my lips and then gave me the trumpet. I began to play, and although I didn't know what I was doing, I sounded good. The instructor told that I sounded good and I should try joinging the band, but I didn't. But that wasn't the end of the musical song in my life. My love began to grow even bigger. All songs that came on radio I had to learn and sing them well. I guess I considered myself to be my own vocal coach. lol. When I got to high school I stayed loving music and everytime I wanted to sing, I did, even hallways. I didn't let anyones critisism stop me or slow down. In my sophmore year I joined a band class and played, that rights, the trumpet. Then I joined the marching and jazz band. Then in my senoir year, my vocals finally paid off, I joined the choir. When I came to NIU I then joined their marching band, but later quit becuase it took up too much time. And now I'm currently in the Northern Black Choir. I don't believe that music will ever stop appearing in my life. I even think about being a music teacher, but I'm not too sure.

In class we did an exercise where we sang a pretty catchy song and if the song ended on you, you then had to say your name and then it became your turn to walk around. The exercise was nice because at the end of the class, I noticed I was singing the song on th way home. But the it was used because once i begin teaching there may be students that are shy and this helps them break out of their shell and becom active. It also helps you learn your fellow classmates names and faces.