Music and Its Influence to My Creative Life

Whenever I touch one of the keys of a piano, my mind starts bringing out ideas of what songs should be played. Everything around me is blocked out and all the focus goes into playing music. When the music plays, I feel calm and focused. The only thing that gets in the way is schoolwork. I got my first exposure to music when a friend showed me a CD of a Michael Jackson concert. The passion that Michael Jackson put through his dancing and music gave me the desire to be involved in music. The only thing I'm afraid of when I play music is having to perform in front of large groups of people. When many people have their focus on me, I get very nervous and start to shake. However, in the future I wanted to be good at playing music since it helps me escape the stress of the real world.

In Saudi Arabia, the place where I was born and raised for 11 years, there's nothing to do there as a kid. My source of entertainment are playing sports with my friends and watching a Filipino channel that mostly shows family game shows and drama, which really doesn't bring interest to a kid like me. When I wanted to be involved in music, my parents made me take private piano lessons. I didn't like it at first because I didn't like doing things that my parents forced me into but I started to like it after a few weeks. Just as I was about to get used to it, we have to stop the lessons due to financial problems. Even though it was a short time, I was able to read music notes and apply them to the piano keys. However, I wasn't good enough to play the songs that I wanted. School was becoming an obstacle for me when I wanted to play piano. Homework always piled up and tests were keeping me from having any free time. After 11 years, me and my fam...

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...lly important to me because I know that somehow I helped some person or family in Philippines. This also made me realize that life is short and unpredictable; you never know when and how your life will end. You should always appreciate the little things in life and the moments you have with the people you care about.

Today, I am currently taking classes required for my major Mechanical Engineering. I am also trying to transfer out of CCC to one of the top engineering UC’s. I no longer have the desire to chase a music career but I still want to improve my music skills and help people who are in need. From what I learned throughout my years of school is that life sometimes give you a lot of opportunities. It is your responsibility to choose which opportunity is the best and that you have to be determined to get over obstacles to reach the end of that path .