Inspiration

Now I don't recall ever mentioning my passion for music. I absolutely adore music, especially playing my flute. I have been playing since fourth grade and never really thought I'd actually play throughout high school. In eight grade, I always would see the high school band performing and would think to myself "Psh I don't want to be THAT nerdy!" With the horrendous uniforms and the stupid little poof thing on the hat, I would hate to be caught dead in that thing. When I moved up to high school, I didn't realize that two of the best band teachers would move up with me. Mr Ingenito and Mr. Warnokowski had been my band teachers in middle school. I never really gave much thought into music or anything like that because I was at the stage where I wanted to wear fishnets and skateboard. So as I began high school, things started changing a bit and I grew up. Now I sucked it up the first half of the year for marching band with the "ridiculous looking uniforms." The other half of the year was symphonic band which was a lot of fun. We always played awesome music and always had a good time. The same went through the years to come, and then senior year came. I never really realize how much I looked up to these two men who I saw everyday, ninth period, Monday thru Friday until then. I began hanging out with them on my off periods, and actually began to get involved. I became section leader during the first half of the year for marching band and I loved wearing my uniform. I felt like it was such an honorable thing to be wearing this since not everyone is talented enough to play.

I began to realize how not only these two guys were amazing teachers, but how they were both phenomenal musicians, best friends, and more like family. The band was like one big gigantic nerdy family that had this kind of bond that no club, or group or team could ever have. I became so close to Ingy and Warno and they are the people who taught me what music is really about. They had been around for six years teaching us the life of music, pushing us to do better and never letting any one of us in that band fail or quit.

These two teachers are the biggest inspiration to me. They have helped me so much with growing up and being the best flutist I can be. They are the people that have made me continue to play and be so passionate about music. I honestly don't know where I would be without them or what I would have done if I had different teachers. They are both truly one of a kind.