Field Trip

I went to see Brian yesterday and had a lot of fun. He tried to make me less nervous to conduct in front of people by showing me how fun it actually is. However, I am so afraid to mess up or that I'm going to forget what I'm doing. I don't want to be the reason that everyone gets confused and the song ends up falling apart. I don't wanna frustrate people that already know what they're doing. I'm just psyching myself out, though because no one is going to judge me. They know I know my music, and that I am just learning something knew.

Brian has a graceful way of conducting, just like my mother does, and someday I wish to be as good as they are. I would love to conduct a big choir somewhere down the line because I'm told u get a rush standing up there and actually doing it!

EVIDENCE

I finally figured out how to make a brochure using word! You go to file and down to page setup. Then, you change the section that says pages from normal to book fold. I started working on my brochure again now that I actually know what I'm doing. I almost finished the cover page yesterday, but it still needs a little work.

Besides that, I am treaching my mom and brother 2 songs called "Bless the Broken Road" and "Light Your World." I can't wait until we have everything together! I have to go through my videos and see which ones I'm going to incorporate in my presentation, and I need to print out my pictures for the collage I plan on making.

I can't wait to see how everything turns out. It's almost the final stretch, and I'm getting kind of nervous! I hope everything goes according to planned!

Back to Work

The end of the school year is coming, it's getting hot out, and pools will be opening soon. This weekend is Memorial Day weekend, so that means it's time to go back to work. I have a class on Saturday to renew my CPR certification, but after that I'm good to go. I like being a lifeguard, yet this summer is supposed to be extremely hot, which is really going to suck. I hope that I get put at one steady pool for most of the summer because I'm tired of having to figure out how I'm getting to and from all these different pools. Last year, I didn't quite mind, considering Sam Messner was my supervisor, and if she needed me elsewhere, she would make sure I made it there okay. I'm ready to go back as soon as possible, though. I could really use the money. =]

EVIDENCE

I started working on "Bless the Broken Road," with my mom and brother. I am so excited to be in charge for a change! We're making pretty good progress so far, but of course, it could use some work. You can make anything better with practice. Also, I'm trying redo my brochure because the first draft I did didn't come out right. I'm sure I'll get it down within a few days. Some things just take time. Finally, I've been camcording some more of my progress, and the more practice I've had the better I have become. I swear I will figure out how to put the videos up soon! Music is my world, and no matter what I will always take an interest in it!

LIFE

I think I've decided that I'm going to take a year off of school and get a full time job. Even though I really wanted to go straight to college, it doesn't look like it's gonna happen. I may take a few classes over that year, but that's probably it. I scheduled an interview at a school called Sanford Brown tomorrow, and now I have to call back and cancel. I always thought I would have my parents support when figuring out college stuff, but either way they just don't seem to be happy.

Besides that, the only other thing that has been on my mind is how much I'm going to miss choir. My last choir concert was last week and I couldn't help breaking down and crying several times that night. Choir is or was my life, but now it's time to move on to something new.

Sponsor

I went to see Brian today and since my project is in less than a month, we started working on the songs I'm going to be teaching my mom and brother. It should be relatively easy after I pick up on everything because right now, I wouldn't know exactly where to start. I think I'm gonna run it with all of us first and see how everyone does sight reading. Then, I will go through it part by part. After that, maybe we will adjust the dynamics. I can't wait until I am finished, so I can hear what I have accomplished.

My Choice

My boyfriend leaves for school tomorrow! I'm so excited for him, yet I know I'm going to miss him so much! 3 hours away isn't that bad, so why am I freaking out? Well, anyways, I'm not coming to school tomorrow because I'm going with him and his parents up to his school to drop him off. It's going to be so weird leaving him there, but I'm glad he decided to take such a big step and go back to school.

Besides that, I need to just focus on school and finishing out my senior year. It's almost over and I don't wanna mess up on the final stretch. That would really stink, and I'm definitely not going through this whole year again. I have to work on bringing up my math grade because I fell behind. I missed one set of notes and ever since then I don't understand any of the new stuff we're learning. I asked for extra help from a classmate, though, so we'll see if that helps. I can't fail math for the year or I won't pass! I'm normally really good at math, but I guess Statistics just isn't my subject.

EVIDENCE

I will be going to church again this Sunday to work with the church choir. My mom promised that this time I will feel more comfortable because I already did it once. She said she's going to help me every step of the way, so that I learn the right way, rather than teaching myself something that requires more knowledge than I contain. (haha!) Someone will be camcording the whole experience again, and I will be putting the videos on here soon because I think my dad just about figured out how to do it!! =] Yay!

Sponsor Visit

I went to see Mr. Lupchinski again on Thursday. First of all, it was an absolutely beautiful day out, so I was really excited to get out of school early to walk over to School #4. When I got there, all the children had 2 sticks (instruments) in front of them. This was unlike any other time I went over there. Therefore, I knew this class was going to be a fun one.
Mr. L started with naming animals and asking if the kids knew which animals made that sound. Everyone was so eager to get the answer correct and get a ticket. After that, Mr. L played the song for them and showed them where to sing and where to play their sticks. Some kids couldn't control their excitement, and I can understand why. I wish I got to do that kind of stuff when I was in kindergarten. Next, Mr. L recorded them on his radio and played it back for them. This was fun, but also a way for Mr. L to see who was talking when they weren't supposed to be. Time went by way too fast because right after Mr. L recorded the kids, the class over.

I had a great time! =]

EVIDENCE

Last Sunday, I went to church with my parents. Well, my mom had mentioned that she talked to the choir about me teaching some songs and directing them. I didn't really think we were gonna start Sunday, though, considering my friend Bobby and his parents came to our congregation because Bobby's dad, Pr. Gregg, was scheduled to hold service. I haven't seen him in a while, so I figured we could catch up. Yeah, we caught up a little bit, but then my mom had an announcement made at the end of service about a choir rehearsal afterwards, and that's when I knew that I was going to have to stand up in front of Bobby, a much more talented musician than I, and I was totally intimidated. I'm not normally a shy person, but as soon as I stood up in front of the choir, I froze. I was petrified and felt as if I had no idea what I was doing. Also, my brother Steve, is filming every step of the way, so he had the camcorder in my face. I don't know what it is, but if I know there's someone filming me, it makes me 10 times as nervous, even in my video production class.



Anyways, it took me a while to get into the swing of things, and even then, I was ridiculously nervous. Unfortunately, Pr. Boller wasn't in Cinaminson that day; however, my mom made sure that the choir was aware of what was going on (she's our other choir director.) I can't wait to get the hang of directing the choir because it seems like a lot of fun.


Mr. Abrams,
I will have the video up as soon as possible, but I couldn't figure out how to transfer it from my camcorder.

Blood Drive

Last Thursday, was our second blood drive of the year. I already gave blood at the first one with no issues, but this time was a little different. I absolutely hate when they prick my finger to test my iron. Well, this time they had to prick my finger twice because my iron was too low for their standards. Thank god the second time, my iron went up because otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to donate at all, which would have really upset me.

This time, I even wanted to do the thing where they separate your plasma from your red blood cells, or something like that, but they wouldn't let me because they said I didn't weigh enough. That's not fair because other people that did it weighed just as much as me. They just looked like they weighed more. Oh well, at least I was able to give blood. Did you know that every pint of blood that you donate can save 3 lives? =]

Give blood.

http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=d0061a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD

"Hold on!"

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Caroll again. I was so excited when I found out that he was the accompaniest for Broadway Night, here at LHS. I am majorly involved in that event, from the planning to the performing. Mrs. Trip asked me and a couple other students to help her with the event. I am also performing in choir singing "Sweeney Todd" I think, dancing and singing "We Go Together" from Grease, and I have a solo. My solo is a very beautiful and strong piece from the Secret Garden called Hold on, and I'm so glad Mr. Caroll introduced that song to me because I fell for it the first time I heard it. Anyways, yesterday went really well. I really missed Mr. Caroll!

I can't wait until Broadway Night! It's May 7th at LHS! =]

Priest Brian Boller

Since it seems that Mr. L.'s schedule doesn't always work with mine, I asked Brian to be my second sponsor. This way no matter what, I have someone to go to each week. I was very excited when he said he would gladly help me in any way he could. Well, Brian is one of my church's main choir directors, so now I will get to see choir taught to children and adults. Also, I will experience the teaching of different types of music with different levels of difficulty.

I went to see Brian a couple times already and had a good time. He explained anything that I wanted to know to his best knowledge. He is probably going to teach me how to direct, even though I kind of already got the hang of it. There's always more room to learn and grow though.

Senior Trip!

Senior trip was everything I thought it was going to be, plus more. I had a blast hanging with all my friends and visiting places I have never been before. I have never been to Florida, so as soon as we arrived, I was really excited. We visited Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, Hollywood Studios, and Downtown Disney, all in just a few days. I went on every single ride that was there. I loved Tower of Terror, Rock N' Rollercoaster, and Summit Plummit the most out of everything I went on.

At night, we all went swimming in the pool at the hotel, which was always heated to 82 degrees, which was so warm. =]

Beauty and the Beast!

While I was on my senior trip to Disney, I visited many parks including: Magic Kingdomg, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. In one of these amazing parks, I got to see a terrific and totally professional performance of Beauty and the Beast. Now, first of all, I absolutely love that musical, and second of all, I knew that that would be my connection to my project. These actors and actresses endured much practice and training in order to perfect such a complex little show with no mistakes. The lead singers' voices were superb. I was in completely in awe and ready to see it again.

Besides Beauty and the Beast, there were many more musical performances in the different parks we visited, and I wish I could remember all their names, but I can't, sorry. Maybe you'll just have to go to Disney and see for yourselves! =]

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

Field Trip

Mr. Lupchinski is one of the most amazing and talented people I know. He has the ability to cheer anyone up when they're down. No matter what age someone may be, he just has a way of getting almost everybody involved in whatever he is teaching. Whether it be kindergarteners or high school kids. I know this from past experience, as well, considering he use to be my choir teacher (still wish he didn't leave, but I'm glad Mr. Pollock finally came along). Well, anyways, I went to see Mr. L. again, and of course, he brightened up my day. He always tells the class about how I'm one of his former students and how I'm there to observe him. Some of the kids have no idea what he's talking about and kind of stare at me awkwardly the whole time I'm there, but it's ok, I understand. The others wave to me or smile at me. =] I love kids! Mr. L. taught them another cute little song that was kind of a tongue twister, at least for me. These kids pretty much nailed it by the second time around, while I was still sitting there trying to remember the words in my head. Then, they learned the hand movements that went along with that specific song (Mr. L.'s choreography put to good use *laugh out loud*). Those kids are too cute. Can't wait to go back again!

Connection

Choir is pretty much my favorite class of the whole day, except for when people just decide they don't feel like participating, as if the whole class is all about them. Well, for the past few days, choir hasn't been as fun as it normally is for me. Some of the kids in my class are acting like Mr. Pollock hasn't taught them a thing all year, when in fact, he has helped them to drastically improve their singing skills. Sometimes, I feel like people don't take choir as seriously as I do, but they don't have to bring down everyone elses mood with them. Don't get me wrong, this doesn't happen every single day. I just wish it didn't happen at all. I can tell how much those kids who were really embarrassed to sing in the beginning of the year love singing now. :]

The Boyfriend

My boyfriend, John, was just accepted to York Technical Institute
(YTI) for motocycle mechanics. He wants to be a motocycle technician, and this school offers a 9 month program to become completely certified to do so. They only accept 16 students at a time, of all different ages, so he was very fortunate to be chosen as one of them. There are just a few more things he has to do, such as take the placement test and get his motorcycle license. I am very proud of him, not only because he finally decided what he wanted to do with his life, but also, he is doing everything required of him with no issue. First of all, I went with him to take his motocycle permit test and he passed. Now, he just has to get his license, which he is practicing for right now. His test is next week, and there is no doubt in my mind, he'll pass it. Next, he is going this weekend to take his placement test. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that if he passes everything, his parents are going to buy him a motorcycle of his choice! How awesome is that? Yes, it may be a little rough on John and I, being hours away from each other, but I know we'll make it through those 9 months.

Field Trip!

"Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree" =]

On Friday, I was able to go visit Mr. L over at school 4 again. I was very excited to see what class he had that day and what songs he was going to teach them. He had another kindergarten class, but it was a different and more well-behaved class then the last time I went over there. I noticed some real talent in that class, as well as a real interest in music. Some of those kids caught onto the words Mr. L was teaching them before I even did. I was very impressed. Maybe sometime soon, I'll be able to help Mr. L teach a song to a class, or even teach a whole song by myself. That would be amazing. Of course, I might be a little nervous, and who knows if the kids would want to listen to someone they don't even know, but it's worth a shot. Next time I go see Mr. L., I'm probably going to leave earlier than 8th period, so I can shadow a different class, hopefully an older one, in order to compare the different techniques he uses to keep the kids attention and such.

My Choice: Fishing =]

Yesterday, it was absolutely gorgeous outside, so my boyfriend and I decided to go get our fishing licenses, and we went fishing for the first time this year! I just got my own fishing pole, and I wanted to try it out. It's bright pink, and the reel lights up green and purple. I was hoping to catch at least one fish, but unfortunately I didn't catch any, and my boyfriend didn't either. We were fishing at the right spot; however, we ended up having no luck at all. I'm just glad that I got to somewhat break in my pole, and I can't wait to go again soon. Next time, we are going to take my boyfriend's son with us because he already has his own spiderman fishing pole and is so excited to go. I can't wait! =]

Grease is Over... Connection

I can't believe that Grease is already over! =[ That was my last musical ever, unless I end up auditioning for more productions in college. Well, anyways, Grease went by extremely too fast, and I'm really gonna miss it. I got to help out so many different people with my passion, vocal music. Even during hell week, I helped out a few people. It was crunch time, and we weren't exactly ready! Our first dress rehearsal was very messy, as expected, but our second one went a lot smoother. Then, it was opening night, and we were all very nervous, it seemed. It ended up going really well, in my opinion. I only messed up on my dances a little bit. The Friday and Saturday night shows were the best, overall. I did a really good job on my song, according to all my friends and family. Even people I don't know came up to me to congratulate me. Now, it's all over, but it was amazing while it lasted. Grease is the word! =]

Field Trip

Even with everything else I had to do this week, I found some time to go see Mr. L, and I must say, I'm glad I did. I haven't seen him teach since he was my choir teacher my freshman year. I had no idea he was so good with little kids. The class that I sat in on was a class of kindergarteners. They behaved like young children always do, but they were so fascinated with what Mr. L was teaching them. There's just something about him. He has a way of making pretty much anything fun or interesting. Every single one of those kids wanted a turn to go up in the front of the class. It was so adorable!

It was kind of difficult to plan out when I was going to go, considering both Mr. L and I are involved in Grease and have a certain call time. I had to make sure I would be able to go there and run home to get ready before I had to be back at school. I made it work though.

Stress Reliever =]

Let's see, what relieves stress? For me, there aren't many ways for me to stop stressing. I'm surprised that my blood pressure isn't completely through the roof. However, there are a few stress relievers that I've found work well for me. First of all, yes, I am a smoker, and I don't plan on quitting, at least not anytime soon. When I'm really stressed out, lighting up a ciggie-butt(cigarette) makes me feel a lot better. If one doesn't work, sometimes I light up another right after I'm done. That's only when I'm extremely stressed out though. Besides smoking to relieve stress, I blast all kinds of different music. I can't get enough music because it picks me up when I'm down and calms me down when I am stressed out. Got any other ideas for stress relievers? I'm open to suggestions, even though I'm not really sure if anything else will really help me.

Grease Connection!

Lindenwold High School presents Grease from March 11-13! I am very excited to be playing a lead role as Marty! I really wasn't sure what part I was going to receive, but I am so glad that I got a member of the Pink Ladies. Being a cast member in Grease definitely relates to my senior project in many ways. First of all, I have my own solo song, "Freddy My Love!" Yeah, the other Pink Ladies and Sandy have back-up parts, but its mainly all me. I had to practice my song a lot to get it just right. A couple of my friends in the play also asked me for help with their songs. So, after practice a few times, I stayed longer just to help out others with their music. I really enjoyed myself and felt like I made a difference. Another way I helped out was by teaching my friend how to annunciate more, in order for the audience to be able to understand his words more clearly. I was so glad to be able to help in my own way, and people were so appreciative. Oh yeah, before I forget, Brian(our pianist) didn't show up to our rehearsal Saturday, leaving Chris Price to learn "The Great Pretender," by himself. I figured I would try to help out as best as I could, so I jumped on the piano and started playing the melody for him. He started getting it down with no problems, and that made me feel really good. =]

Field Trip #1

Unfortunately, I didn't get to go visit my sponsor this week, due to the massive amounts of snow we received throughout the week. I wasn't sure what I was going to do over the weekend, considering we were completely snowed in, but I finally came up with a good idea. We had to dig out my parents' car because my dad had to be at church, so I decided to go to church with my parents. Not many people showed up, but the few that did all sang in choir. Since there weren't many people there, my mom played the organ and I directed the choir. I really enjoyed myself, even though I was a little nervous. I've helped out during choir rehearsals before, yet never really directed for a Sunday service. My project is about vocal music, making this a perfect alternative for my weekly field trip. I was just a little upset that I forgot my camera to take pictures, but the picture shown above is from when I was little. I was involved in choir back then, as well. :]

What if...?

What if you could fly? What would be the first thing you would do? Where would you go? Well, I would absolutely love to have the ability to fly. That would be amazing! The first thing I would do is fly straight up into the sky and attempt to lay on a cloud. How awesome would that be? Then, I would fly to my best friend's house and take her for the ride of her life. I wonder if flying would make me tired. If it didn't I would fly to all the places in the world I want to visit, and the best part about it is it wouldn't cost me a dime to get there! I would just need some spending money. Now that I'm really thinking about it, I really wish I could fly. My whole world would completely change for the better. :]

All South Jersey Connection

I really wasn't sure what to relate my project to this week, at first. Then, I was playing around with my boyfriend's phone, and there was a video on there of one of the songs from my All South Jersey Chorus concert. Also, he had pictures of me from my concert on there. As most of you know, I was in ASJ for 4 years and I was honored. Unfortunately this was my last year and my last concert. Yes, I am very upset about that, but I will always have the memories, and I have a CD of each of my concerts. Vocal music is a huge part of my life and always has been. ASJ Chorus wasn't just some choir to me. It was a very significant part of my high school career, and I'm very proud of myself for sticking with it, even though it wasn't easy. I am definitely going to miss it.

Mr. Lupchinsky :]

This absolutely amazing man is my sponsor, Mr Dennis Lupchinsky. I am so happy that he agreed to help me out with my senior project. Honestly, I couldn't imagine shadowing anyone else and actually enjoying myself as much as I know I will with Mr. L. He is a choir teacher as School #4, but used to be my choir teacher, and I wish he still was. He is such an inspiration to me.

I will be visiting Mr. L once a week, but it may not be the same day every week, due to his schedule. He doesn't always have a class at the end of the day on one specific day of the week because School #4 has a rotating schedule. I will walk over to the school, considering it is right across the street from our school. (how convenient!?) I don't think that I will have any issues fulfilling my student sponsor obligation. If anything, I will probably see him more than I am required to. I haven't gone yet, but I will be going very soon.

Connection to Project #1

Today, in choir class, Mr. Polluck did a lot of different warm ups. He wanted to make sure people were actually attempting to improve on different aspects of their singing. He wants us to practice better diction, tone, dynamics, etc. Many of the kids in my class sounded the same as they did a couple weeks ago, meaning either that they didn't try to improve, or they need further instruction. I think people in my choir class need to listen to what Mr. Polluck says more intently because he definitely knows what he is talking about. He is just trying to making us a better choir overall.

Current Event

On Thursday, on a plane going from LaGuardia to Louisville, there was a bomb scare. A Jewish teen pulled out some sort of box, called a tefillin, and passengers mistaked it for a bomb, so the plane route was diverted. The plane ended up landing in Philadelphia, surrounded by the Bomb Squad and Homeland Security. Well, they removed the teen from the plane and talked to him about the box. He told them that a tefillin is a religious item that observant Jewish men use during weekday morning prayers. They let the cooperative teen back on the plane, where him and his sister were still allowed to continue on to Louisville. It was all just a big misunderstanding.

I saw this story on the news and read the article. I was interested mostly because my boyfriend left for Florida this morning, and his flight was delayed do to this incident. Of course, they were being told a completely different story about a hostage situation, and I was extremely worried. When their plane finally boarded, I was relieved, and then I saw the story on the news and felt even better knowing that my boyfriend and his family were never in harms way.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/21/national/main6123671.shtml

Good Deeds and Maturity

The other night, my boyfriend and I talked his son into sleeping in his own bed. He has feared doing so for a long time, but that particular night, he was willing and ready. Of course, after he said he would, he didn't want to go to bed. Kids will be kids. I know he was slightly nervous, even though we assured him if he wasn't ready he didn't have to. We told him if he needed anything that we were right next door. Then, we turned on his night light and tucked him in. To our surprise he slept through the whole night in his own bed. He's slowly becoming a big boy.

You Are What You Read

Playing By Ear

I read an interesting article on playing by ear, which means listening to a note and being able to copy that note. Whether you play that note on an instrument or sing it, you are very talented if you can do so. A lot of people that play by ear can't even read music, but if you can do both, then you're ahead of the game. I am good at playing and singing by ear, and I can read music fluently. Playing by ear doesn't always apply to music, though. Many believe that when listening to something over and over again, you start to memorize it, and I agree.

http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/whymusictheory.html

Weekend Growth/ General Knowledge

Over the weekend, I had All South Jersey Chorus practice. At last week's rehearsal, we were told that we had to know our music this week and that we would be tested on certain pieces. Well, our conductor wasn't kidding. She tested people on four different songs, and they did pretty well. She wanted us to have all of our music mostly memorized, which most people didn't. Then, we started rehearsing the hardest piece that we are doing and a lot of people didn't know their parts, so our conductor got really frustrated with everyone. I definitely don't want to be one of the people that learns their music last minute because I want to enjoy my last All South Jersey concert, without having to worry about forgetting words.

Current Event

Antwonn Tanner is a actor from one of my favorite tv shows, "One Tree Hill." He was one of my favorites because he carried a very comedic role in the show, and always had a positive attitude. Apparently, he was arrested for social security card fraud recently. He pleaded guilty, but I'm not sure how long his sentence will be.

Good Deeds and Maturity

The other day, I met my friend Matt's little cousin. He was so cute, but a little out of control. All of a sudden, he went and grabbed his beanie baby, which came with a story. He sat down on the couch next to me and asked if I would read it to him. So, I figured it would be more fun to read it together. He absolutely loved this idea. We took turns reading a page at a time, read the entire book, and he never lost interest. This gave me an extremely good feeling. It was as if this kid sisn't ever want to sit down and take a breather, but for some reason, he really wanted to read with me and had no intentions of getting up until we were finished.

I can't wait until my boyfriend's son gets more interested in books. He has a few, and sometimes wants to read them, but loses interest pretty quickly. I want to read him bedtime stories and give him some of the books I read when I was a child.

You Are What You Read

I stumbled upon an article that interested me very much. Well, apparently doctors are studying the effects that music has on a person's mind. They say it soothes the mind, and may even help cure mental illness, or at least speed up the process. Music is therapeutic, and doctors are hoping that their theroies are correct. They are also trying to find out music's role in medical science. Music may even have an effect on older people, causing them to have more of a desire to live longer.



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Music-in-any-form-can-rekindle-life/articleshow/5425472.cms

Weekend Growth/ General Knowledge

Over the weekend, I didn't really do much, but I did attend a party. There were a lot of people there and many of them were out of control. It's one thing to enter someone's house knowing you can handle yourself, than to completely make a fool out of yourself and others in the process. One of my friends took things a little too far and got really sick. This made me think aboutf how that could've been any one of us, and that it could have been more serious. So, now I am going to try to be more responsible when I go to parties with my friends because I don't want to end up like that.

Also, I met someone new last night, a friend of a friend. He seemed pretty cool, but I could tell that he wasn't who he seemed to be. We were helping him take a piece of furniture to his brother's house, and on the way he was talking about beating people up because they owed him money and wouldn't return his calls. Well, I don't really like fighting, but even moreso I hate borrowing money. I am going to keep my distance from that kid if he continues to be that way.

Current Event

The People's Choice awards 2010 were hosted by Queen Latifah, and I didn't get to see it for myself, but I found out that Johnny Depp got an award. I was really excited when I heard the news, so I looked up what award he received. I was delighted to see that he was named actor of the decade. I absolutely love Johnny Depp, the movies that he is in, and he definitely deserved this honorable award.

Good Deeds and Maturity

Even though I originally wanted to be a senior mentor, I didn't end up becoming one. I do, however, try to help others when needed. I am told that I'm really easy to talk to, and that I listen intentively. I am a Sunday School teacher at my church, and I enjoy teaching the kids very much. They always arrive on time, eager to learn.

Last year, I was section leader for the school's choir. I am a very strong and confident singer, and I like to help others break out of their shell. Also, I can read music, so if anyone needed help learning their music, I was right there willing to help in any way I could.

My boyfriend has a son that I absolutely adore, and I feel like his step mom. I help take care of him, and I play with him. I am normally over everytime he comes over.

My Topic

The topic I chose to do my senior project on is music, due to the fact that I can't get enough of it. To be more specific, I love singing, and that's why I'm going to study more about vocal music. I have been in many different choral groups, from church choirs to All South Jersey Chorus, and I've learned a lot over the years. Yet, there are still many things I don't know much about.

I've learned that it is not good to sing from the throat, but many people do it all the time, even famous musicians. It is better to sing from the diaphram, although at first it may not be very comfortable. What I want to know is, does singing from the throat damage the voice in the long run, and does everyone have the capability to sing from the diaphram? People argue that singing from the throat is easier and more comfortable, however others believe that it is the other way around. I am not completely sure what I am going to prove in my research paper, nevertheless, you can pretty much tell where I'm trying to go with it.