Lang Lang Piano Soloist

II Personal Development
(Meeting 4 pm)

Episode/Analysis
This evening as I was working on my schoolwork, I decided to turn on the TV. I was just going to flip on HGTV and listen to the station, but I passed the PBS station because symphony music caught my attention. It was the New York Symphony at the Lincoln Center. I turned the live special on when a young piano player was playing an amazing solo with the symphony. I tried to focus on my schoolwork but he was fabulous. There was a part of me that was captivated with the music and that yearned to be playing music again. In the past I have been very involved in music. In high school music was my life, playing in many different bands and ensembles and participating in multiple honor bands. I came to college majoring in music education, but my passion in music has always been performance. I have sat first chair in wind ensemble for three years, played in the clarinet quartet, woodwind quartet, and pep band. More recently I have gotten involved with the community and have played in the Marion Philharmonic, Alexandria Community Band, Mississinewa Community Band, and the American Hometown Band.

I continued to be enthralled by this talented musician. He was better than any piano soloist I had ever seen and he was practically my age. So, many questions ran through my head. I wondered why God had closed the music door. Music is one of my greatest loves and passions, yet this semester especially I haven’t even given it a glance or the time of day. My heart still yearns to play music though, when I stop and listen to a symphony. It was almost hard to see the success of this musician, when it seems as if I have chosen the rocky path of life. I guess my faith would not be as strong if my road was smooth sailing. I wonder about the future and where life will take me. I love working with students with special needs and I would not trade any experience I’ve had for the world, but my love falls with working with Autistic students. Sometimes I wish for just a glimpse of the future. Will all this be worth it? Where will I end up? I do look forward to a day when college loans will be paid off and I will not be living at home. There is so many things to ponder about life and it is nothing I will be answer, maybe I should just get back to my grading.

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