Dick Clark Research Paper
Dick Clark once said, ¨Music is the soundtrack of your life.¨ Music is one of the most powerful and influential things in my life. Without the melodies and harmonies of music, my life would feel bland and meaningless. I have a very busy schedule and sometimes it is too easy to lose meaning in my everyday tasks, but with music I am able to keep meaning in my life. I use music to get me through the activities of my everyday life. Whether it is cleaning my room, doing homework, or just relaxing, music makes everything better. I think that music can convey feelings and emotions extraordinarily well. When words cannot do the job, music can. Along with that, I think that music accompanies memories very well also. Going back to Dick Clark’s quote, I think I would be able to make a timeline of my life just using song titles, albums, and
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I do not think of myself as a very outgoing person. If you ask my peers and teachers, most will say that I am a shy and quiet person. It has always been difficult for me to get up in front of a class and give a presentation. I did not used to have the confidence to present myself in front of a crowd. When I sang my first formal solo for the Miss Nicollet Talent show, I still was not very confident in myself and in my singing. In spite of feeling that way, I won. After that my confidence and the way I felt about my singing started to change for the better. I started having more confidence in myself and was able to be more outgoing. Winning the talent show also gave me the confidence to sing a solo at the Band and Choir Pops Concert last spring. I was still struggling to find confidence to give presentations in front of my classmates, but singing in front of a theater full of people was not as terrifying. Being involved in music, the past couple of years especially, has improved my confidence levels and has made me more
I do not think of myself as a very outgoing person. If you ask my peers and teachers, most will say that I am a shy and quiet person. It has always been difficult for me to get up in front of a class and give a presentation. I did not used to have the confidence to present myself in front of a crowd. When I sang my first formal solo for the Miss Nicollet Talent show, I still was not very confident in myself and in my singing. In spite of feeling that way, I won. After that my confidence and the way I felt about my singing started to change for the better. I started having more confidence in myself and was able to be more outgoing. Winning the talent show also gave me the confidence to sing a solo at the Band and Choir Pops Concert last spring. I was still struggling to find confidence to give presentations in front of my classmates, but singing in front of a theater full of people was not as terrifying. Being involved in music, the past couple of years especially, has improved my confidence levels and has made me more