College Admissions Essay: Music is Life :: College Admissions Essays

Music is Life Music has always been an important crack of my life. During high school I have move uped areas of attend to and leadership through interests in children and gardening, which will continue to be major parts of my life. I began taking violin lessons at the age of four and have since shared my music with others in many ways. I have been in the community orchestra at Jacksonville University and am in the initial violin section of the University of North Floridas string ensemble. When I performed on violin for 4-Hs Share the Fun event, I placed first at the county and district levels and second at the state level, and was later asked to play at the 4-H Foundation Dinner and two Volunteer Recognition Dinners. The most erratic playing job I have had was when I played for a sale at Rhodes Furniture I have had several wonderful opportunities to run low with children. At my school I enjoyed helping teach a young childrens music class by playing songs for them, telling them about the violin, and helping them develop a love of beautiful music. I would enjoy continuing this as an adult. Last year I helped a kindergarten teacher in an underprivileged school, stapling written document and supervising children. I most enjoyed helping small groups learn the alphabet, supervising two children at a time as they tried to match the capital letter and lowercase letters and fall upon each letter. My interest in plants came through watching and helping my grandmother in her gardens. Last summer, Jacksonvilles historic Cummer Gardens needed workers, so I began volunteering there for several hours each week, planting new flowers, removing old ones, mulching, and weeding. My work there has inspired me to volunteer in other public gardens, much(prenominal) as those in libraries and nursing homes, in the future. Several years ago I became involved in 4-H and entered their Horticulture Identification and Judging Competition. This program helped me learn how to identify many plants by their leaves, flowers, and other distinctive parts. I placed high in both county and district events, leading my team to the state level tilt two years in succession. Last year I put my expertise to practical use when I organized a 4-H community service project and volunteered in the Cummer Gardens in Jacksonville. In my community service project I taught two 4-H clubs how to plant and take care of potted pothos vines.