A speech written and read by a musiconnects student as an introduction to a performance
"Hello everyone. My name is Julien Burks. I would like to welcome you and thank you for coming out to see all of us perform tonight. It is truly an honor to play with and learn from such talented musicians.
Before I share my experience with you all, I’d like to take the time to thank all of the wonderful musiConnects staff and teachers for helping me-us… discover and nurture our musical ability. I know many of us didn’t think we would stick with it, let alone fall in love with learning and performing music.
I started my journey with musiConnects in the 2nd grade, 4 years ago. At the time, I had hoped that I would get to play the violin, so when I was given the cello, I was initially disappointed. But I know now, it was meant to be. I couldn’t imagine being paired with any other instrument.
musiConnects has truly been a blessing. We’ve learned so much in such a short amount of time. From musical theory and improvisation, chamber music, sectionals, orchestra and our favorite of them all, private lessons. We’ve learned how to communicate utilizing music, but in a variety of ways, from head nods, eye contacts and other non-verbal cues. These skills have helped me tremendously in a variety of ways, such as gaining confidence in my performance abilities, learning how to work in a collaborative setting and most of all to trust myself and my peers.
I didn’t imagine that I would want to become a professional musician when I first brought home my cello, but now I can’t imagine my life without it. I am excited to say, that I have been accepted to the Rivers School in Weston and will be auditioning for acceptance into their conservatory. Although these wonderful opportunities await me, I know that I will always have a special place in my heart for my cello teacher, Ms. Laura and all of the amazing musiConnects staff and hope to maintain my connection to musiConnects for as long as they are around. I/We… thank you for being here, and for your support!"
"Hello everyone. My name is Julien Burks. I would like to welcome you and thank you for coming out to see all of us perform tonight. It is truly an honor to play with and learn from such talented musicians.
Before I share my experience with you all, I’d like to take the time to thank all of the wonderful musiConnects staff and teachers for helping me-us… discover and nurture our musical ability. I know many of us didn’t think we would stick with it, let alone fall in love with learning and performing music.
I started my journey with musiConnects in the 2nd grade, 4 years ago. At the time, I had hoped that I would get to play the violin, so when I was given the cello, I was initially disappointed. But I know now, it was meant to be. I couldn’t imagine being paired with any other instrument.
musiConnects has truly been a blessing. We’ve learned so much in such a short amount of time. From musical theory and improvisation, chamber music, sectionals, orchestra and our favorite of them all, private lessons. We’ve learned how to communicate utilizing music, but in a variety of ways, from head nods, eye contacts and other non-verbal cues. These skills have helped me tremendously in a variety of ways, such as gaining confidence in my performance abilities, learning how to work in a collaborative setting and most of all to trust myself and my peers.
I didn’t imagine that I would want to become a professional musician when I first brought home my cello, but now I can’t imagine my life without it. I am excited to say, that I have been accepted to the Rivers School in Weston and will be auditioning for acceptance into their conservatory. Although these wonderful opportunities await me, I know that I will always have a special place in my heart for my cello teacher, Ms. Laura and all of the amazing musiConnects staff and hope to maintain my connection to musiConnects for as long as they are around. I/We… thank you for being here, and for your support!"
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