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- why is this so hard for me, and easy for everyone else?..
- when I was in 6th grade, I picked up an instrument for the first time. A trumpet is what I chose. It was small, but still a brass instrument just like I wanted. I met a lot of people in there who were just starting too! so why did they sound so much more experienced than me?
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- I couldn't handle the fact all my other peers were growing, and I was staying in such a standstill. I decided to talk to my director, Mr. Spence, who gave me some words I will never forget, People grow at different rates, it just matters that you never stop. he told me to stop worrying so much as a beginner and even offered lessons for me.
- From that day forward I started trying and trying, and I could finally keep up with my peers. I finally started to have FUN with my instrument and not see it as so much of a competition. This was for enjoyment, too! This became something I used to be connected with others. I would play for my family's birthdays, I would do gigs that earned me some cash, and I stayed involved with the community that came with band as I continued it all through high school and joined the marching band!
- I ended up marching that year and going to every trumpet competition that was held and scored 20th out of 70 people. I look back on this moment, and it pushes me to do anything as long as I have the passion. I continue to pursue this in college as it stays a big part of my life. I still owe a big thanks to my teacher for pushing me to keep trying no matter what.
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- Until my senior year of high school, I was admitted to the hospital for several weeks because of a bacterium in my stomach. They told me there was a risk I would not be able to march again because of how much it had attacked my stomach.
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- I stayed in the hospital for weeks until I was finally able to be discharged, but all the words had gotten to me. I truly believed I would never be able to march or play my trumpet again. I even tried to play, and I sounded like I was back in sixth grade. I almost gave up until my friends told me what this years show was,
- This year's show was called, Snapshot. based on the memories of the past and what you can make it, and that was when I knew I had to try.