Lange,+Courtney


 * __Goals__**
 * 1) I want to be able to play with more confidence and to not be insecure about what I am playing.
 * 2) I want to work on staying in tempo to specific peices and not rush through things.
 * 3) I would like to work towards being an all around better musician, like knowing key signature and also expanding my playing capabilities.

These are good goals for you! How do you plan to measure your progress? Great essay!! __**Essay**__ How Music Has Shaped My Life Music has shaped my life in a different variety of ways, music has affected my outlook on the world, it has changed the way I think about events and experiences, and it has helped me with the way I Learn different things. Music has allowed me to express emotions and feelings that I could never express before. Also Music has helped me become the person I am today and I would have got to where I am without it. Music has changed the way my outlook on the world was. I had always had a negative outlook on the world up until I started to get really involved with the music group I was a part of. Whenever I would play a new piece or play something right I would instantly become happier, and when I started to apply that to my everyday life I started to become a happier person and I was in happier moods more often. Music has allowed me to express emotions that I have a hard time putting into words. Whenever I get upset I know that I can throw myself into practicing and learning new ways to become a better musician. I would always be able to show people what I was feeling even though I could not voice it to others I could show them what I was feeling. Music also has made me the person I am today. Without music I would most likely be an unhappy person, who would always be upset about things. Music has made me expect more out of myself, challenge myself, and has made me more aware of what I can do as a musician. When I was a 7th grader I had thought that I would never achieve anything on my instrument, and never be able to play like all the other clarinets. But the level that I thought I would be on playing as a senior I had accomplished as a sophomore. I had surprised myself, and because of music and wanting to succeed over and over again I continue to achieve more and keep on surprising myself. Basically music has become such an important aspect of my life that it comes as second nature to continue to push myself and to try to achieve, that I hardly notice that I’m doing it. It has made all the difference in my life and I would not be the person I am today. I am glad that I had made the choice to do this in 5th grade and I hope that as I move on I can continue to accomplish goals that I set forth.