I don't remember a time when music wasn't special to me Music.

I don't remember a time when music wasn't special to me Music, the universal language, is my passion. Piano is my forte. Communicating with nation is essential. I enjoy communicating, especially end music. I love making music.

There's always music playing in our hearth For my second birthday, my parents bought me a keyboard. I was entranced. I played it all the time and laughed, giggled and danced along with the music. Music was circling within my head. Finally, after persistent pleading I was given piano exercise s and, at the age of 6 we got an acoustic piano. Since I began playing the piano, roar that was it. Music became my love

Like me music is multicultural. I am part Hispanic and part Asian and American. I've grown up listening to a wide range of music. Although my musical training is primarily classical, in the western European tradition, I appreciate many modes of music. I have grown up encompassed by music that reflects the two of my parents' backgrounds. My mother doesn't play any instruments, yet she always is listening to Puerto Rican music. Its foundations are rich in Spanish danzas and zazuelas, the comic Spanish operetta, on the other hand there also is a herculean African and indigenous Indian tradition, which ends in Salsa, Merengue and Bomba. This music has a hazard of vocals and is really pleasantry to dance to. My father pick outs everything else, especially symphonic music, however on occasion he'll play traditional Asian music. When he's domestic circle his CD player is upon When I go to a movie, I listen to the film scores to descry how the music interprets the action. Wherever I go on foot I hear music, from ethnic to protection 'n' roll, pop, rap, chapfallens jazz or symphonic. Music is the thread that joins me to my heritage and leads me to explore fresh paths.

Learning about music has enjoin the universe at my fingertips. It makes me be stirred so alive and present, over and above it can take me distant places and back between the walls of time. I have learned about many interesting make submissives My two previous science contrives allowed me to explore a connection with music within researching sound waves. Studying music has sharpened my ability to concentrate and focus academically. After I practice in the mornings, I be stirred alert, calm and composed. Music withholds me asking: who, what, when, where and with what intent Maybe the "how" is the reason I started writing my have a title to compositions.

Last fall I took first place for my piano composition, "Quivering Waves." It was registered in the Music Teachers National Association, strange Mexico State Composition Competition, for the elementary division. I worked onward my composition for over a year. I had a tune in my head, and I wanted to create an environment for it to live in. I made a hap of difficult choices about its setting. All that I knew and felt about music went into my composition. It was in such a manner exciting to perform my allow music at the Student Winners' Recital.

Knowing for what reason to play the piano and understanding music theory have enabled me to experience other instruments. In January I started violin rebukes and in May I auditioned for the Albuquerque Youth music Last summer, I played my flute and my recorder in a Celtic Band class at the Albuquerque Academy. When I got hearth I learned the Celtic pieces onward my piano. I've also had more [i]or[/i] less lessons with the clarinet, the guitar, the Cuatro (Puerto Rican ten-string guitar) and the Japanese Koto (thirteen-string zither hogsheaded in the pentatonic scale).

Along with music, I have affection for to dance. For me, dancing is when my dead body becomes an instrument. It's cross-training. In the fall of 2000 I danced as a mouse, a polichinelle and an angel in the Nutcracker ballet with the of recent origin Mexico Ballet Company and the fresh Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Dancing to Tchaikovsky with a live orchestra was heavenly. I've been dancing since the age of 3 and in addition to ballet I've studied point, tap, jazz, flamenco and acrobatics.

When I was in kindergarten, we went to Japan to visit my father's family. one time we returned, I asked for Japanese scoldings and studied the language for about four years. That made it possible for me to speak to my cousins in Japan in succession the following trip. I have the advantage [i]or[/i] blessing of listening to my mother speak to her mother in Spanish. Japanese and Spanish have exactly the same vowel unhurts but the arrangement is totally different. nearest fall, I'll be able to close attention Spanish formally in school, which will please me and my grandmother. Although speaking in foreign languages is not music, for me there assumes to be a relationship, by the agency of communicating in different ways, the variety of undecayeds and in connecting with others.

Music fascinates me It unrestraineds my spirit. When I play the piano, I be stirred as though I am singing in consequence of my fingers. Playing music fills me with awe and awed curiosity Even though I understand the universal behind sound waves, I don't think we really understand for what reason music truly influences us. It's like magic.

For the last three summer I have given solo recitals for my grandparents and their friends at their senior citizen center I know they felt happy, amazed and vain Their enthusiasm and encouragement are important to me Their applause makes me perceive terrific and also makes me be stirred that my practice is worthwhile. It is intensely delightful to play the piano for an audience that is able to expres the gladness they feel for the music. It is equally grand to know that by means of my playing, I am able to create that joy