My Week of March 27th, 2015

My friends and I (Cindy Garcia, Sasha Navarro and Jasmine Medina) are making a music video! My group and I are currently developing the story board for it. This week has been the easy week of it all since we are just thinking of many ideas to bring to the video. It is going along smoothly but we already have our film set date to Sunday, March 29th and we are all very excited about that. I love how we are all pitching in ideas and offers. We are researching our ideas and checking if our work will be permitted to take place at our recording area. We aren't disagreeing with each other, instead we are cooperating with each other and respecting each others opinions.

What Music Means to Me

Music means a lot of things to me, it is so hard to put that into words. In my toughest times when i do not even understand how to express myself, the music does it for me. For instance, this is quite personal but I wasn't there to say goodbye to my grandma before she passed away. I feel so sick to my stomach at times when i think about the fact of not going with my dad to the nursing home for the last time when she had passed away;correspondently, i knew that if i would have seen her, the image of her face would of still been in my mind for ever. The pain that she was enduring was a pain i did not want to imagine her having. I came across a song called "Yellow" by Coldplay and found out that the lyrics were about the singers mom passing away of liver cancer and having yellow skin tone. I related to this song so much and when i listen to it, i feel like i am having a long-lasting conversation with her. Thats what music does: music speaks for me when i do not even have the words to express myself. It is there for me when I cannot even be there for myself, and that is the beauty of it all.

Problems and Struggles

Here at Bell High School, one main problem I’ve seen students face—especially in 9^th grade—is trying to fit in with the right crowd, or lets just say “wrong crowd.” When I first came to bell in year 2011, it wasn’t so hard for me to find myself as a person because I had my best friend with me and that’s all I really needed. Till sayd day, we still are by each other side and have learned so much, too. However, saw many people struggle… I met a boy in the 10^th grade who was gang related. He looked sad once and I asked him what was wrong and he said his family. I then asked him if he felt happy with whom he was and he said, “I guess.” Of course it wasn’t my business to ask this boy if he’s happy or not, but Isaw the light in his eyes and knew that eventually, through guide, he will find himself. “ I am who I am because I need to be a reflection of my family.” His family has been in gangs for generations and generations. I saw the intelligence in this boy and told him, “ You should be who you want to be because you’re YOU. It should be difficult but one day you will find yourself and you will be happy. “ My point is that people are afraid to hang out with the right crowd because feel as if the bad crowd will hurt them and make them feel worthless. I haven’t seen this boy but I hope he is happy and safe. 

The Most Interesting Person in the World!

When I was in the search for a vocal coach mid last year , I felt like i couldn’t find a good, experienced vocalist but luckily with the connections of my grandpa, I found an excellent coach whose name is David. My grandpa didn’t know the man but he has heard that hes trained many successful people, so we went ahead and went to his old apartment in Hollywood for my first vocal training. My mom and I met him and were utterly surprised by how old he was…he was 82 when I first met him…ill just let you sink that in… His teachings were just amazing though, I have learned so much from him. From the range of a different set of vocal warm ups to when I asked him if he was married and he said, “No, I am still waiting on THE one.” It’s just amazing how positive and full of energy this man is. He has been playing a role in the Nutcracker every year for I don’t know how many years now. He recently bought himself a brand new Cadillac and drove from Los Angeles to Ohio on his own. He does this every year in June and returns back to Los Angeles in November. This man is incredible. I asked how he does it, and he said he eats a lot of veggies and just wakes up every morning with much energy because no day of our life should ever be wasted on negativity. I wanna be like him when I am old, in all honesty.