stacyli
Oct 23, 2012
Undergraduate / UVa supplement essay - Where would you want to get lost? [2]
No one likes getting lost, especially myself. The clutch of fear on my body and the panic thoughts that run through my head make getting lost one of the worst experiences I have ever experienced. However, when I am lost in a speckled scene of bars and measures I don't mind being lost at all. Johnny Carson once said, "In Hollywood if you don't have a shrink, people think you're crazy." Well I might not live in Hollywood but I do have a shrink, multiple shrinks actually, and they go by the names of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Elgar.
I've always been raised in a musical environment, although neither of my parents had learned how to play classical instruments I can't remember a day in the car when my Mom wouldn't be blasting Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata or Bizet's Carmen Suite. I grew up loving any and all classical music (except Handel, absolutely hate his stuff). Our family has a busy schedule what with music lessons, orchestra rehearsals, and sports practices every week, my life can feel a little hectic after awhile. I figured out after a an hour of just watching orchestras play different variations of the Romeo and Juliet Suite that classical music was my therapy. For anywhere from two to thirteen minutes I could be transported to a completely different time period, relax and temporarily escape reality.
With new music genres like dubstep and K-Pop entering the music industry, even more of my friends barely recognize the name Bach. Although I do like my fair share of hip hop and alternative rock, I can never say no to listening to the Cinderella Suite if it comes on my classical Pandora station. I could never turn my back on the therapeutic melodies of The Flight of the Valkyries and Danse Bacchanale.
No one likes getting lost, especially myself. The clutch of fear on my body and the panic thoughts that run through my head make getting lost one of the worst experiences I have ever experienced. However, when I am lost in a speckled scene of bars and measures I don't mind being lost at all. Johnny Carson once said, "In Hollywood if you don't have a shrink, people think you're crazy." Well I might not live in Hollywood but I do have a shrink, multiple shrinks actually, and they go by the names of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Elgar.
I've always been raised in a musical environment, although neither of my parents had learned how to play classical instruments I can't remember a day in the car when my Mom wouldn't be blasting Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata or Bizet's Carmen Suite. I grew up loving any and all classical music (except Handel, absolutely hate his stuff). Our family has a busy schedule what with music lessons, orchestra rehearsals, and sports practices every week, my life can feel a little hectic after awhile. I figured out after a an hour of just watching orchestras play different variations of the Romeo and Juliet Suite that classical music was my therapy. For anywhere from two to thirteen minutes I could be transported to a completely different time period, relax and temporarily escape reality.
With new music genres like dubstep and K-Pop entering the music industry, even more of my friends barely recognize the name Bach. Although I do like my fair share of hip hop and alternative rock, I can never say no to listening to the Cinderella Suite if it comes on my classical Pandora station. I could never turn my back on the therapeutic melodies of The Flight of the Valkyries and Danse Bacchanale.
