Schultz,+Denise

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Due 10/10/12
3 Goals

1. My first goal I would like to achieve is to better my ability to sight read. I know that by practicing and playing more often I can obtain the qualities in becoming a better sight reader and all around musician. 2. That being said, I would like to work more on my practicing. I feel like I have so much going on in my high school years that I have not been practicing as much as I should be. I can go about this by setting days and hours that I can set aside just for practicing. Practice is the only thing that can make perfect. I know perfection cannot be achieved, but I would like to be close and I know that by practicing more often, I can come closer to reaching my goals. 3. Finally, I would like to have better tone and air support. This goes along with what I said before. Practice is key and i need more of it to make sure I successfully go about my three main goals this year. By having better tone and air support I can become a better musician. By having a better sound and also louder and constant air support, my overall musical performance will be much better.

Due 10/15/12 Essay

Music has shaped not only me, but also my life. It is something I look forward to doing everyday. Something that lets me forget everything going on in my life and lets me focus on the two things in front of me: my music and my clarinet. I wouldn’t be where I’m at today if it weren’t for music and band itself. I have learned so much as a person and also as a musician. Not only that, but I have made AMAZING friends over the past few years. I don’t know what I would do without them. Music is a way of expressing yourself and I turn to it for the good and bad times of my life. We hear music everyday, everywhere. Sometimes we don’t even realize that we are singing along to a tune or tapping your foot to the beat. Music sets the mood in every environment; whether it’s happy or sad. A world without music…I don’t even have the words for it. It would be boring and bland, and without life. Ever since fifth grade I have been making strides in becoming an all around better musician. From the day I’ve started playing I’ve had goals of mastering scales, sight-reading, practicing and so much more. I feel as though there is always room for improvement no matter what the case. There will ALWAYS be someone better than you in every aspect of life; making you want to push yourself even harder. I want to be the best I can be and music is a big part of that. I want to satisfy not only myself, but also you Mr. Sheehan, with my playing, and also the entire band. I am one part of a whole and every part counts. I don’t know what I would do without music. The HAHS Band has shaped who I am today. I am a leader and I am a musician. I will never lose those two qualities. I want to be the best I can be. With that being said, I will never give up and I will never EVER stop trying to do my best. If the time and effort is there, you can accomplish the world.