Music is an important part of my life in so many ways, both emotionally and spiritually. On the emotional level, music is very important because I can express my emotions through it. Whether I am playing an upbeat jazz chart on alto sax, or a slow classical piece on piano, I am able to express the emotions that I have in ways that I wouldn’t be able to through any other activity. Music is not all the same; It has moods, and those moods are available for interpretation. Also t

Any instrumentalist or singer remembers the first time they performed on a stage. Some were nervous as could be and others were so confident that you wouldn't believe this was their first concert. For me, it was more of the first one. My first concert was when I was in third grade and I was nervous! For almost the entire school year, everyone in my grade had been receiving weekly lessons for the big concert in the spring. I felt confident during rehearsals, but when the conce