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My First UCF Football Game
• UCF vs BCU 41-7• The feeling of performing for
the first time on the field
UCF Marching Knights
Grandfather
• My mom sang to me when I was a baby.
• Papa used to play his trombone when I was little and I loved listening to him.
Professional Trombonist
Elementary Music Class
• Every year my grade put on a play
• Classes twice a week• Learned a lot of songs• Percussionist brought in 30-
40 drums once a year for the kids to play and learn on.
K-5th Grade
Piano & Violin Lessons
• Started piano when I was in third grade
• Started violin when I was in 4th grade.
• Did not continue when I moved
3rd-5th Grade
Middle School
• Attended the instrument “petting zoo” and chose the saxophone
• Then a month later, my dad told me we were moving
Going to Play the Saxophone
Moved to Michigan
• Starting Middle School in an unknown area and didn’t have any friends…it sucked
• Having to make friends
Constraint
Middle School Chorus
• Did not like the band director so I chose to participate in chorus all three years
• I continued to learn music, just vocally
6th-8th Grade
Moved to Pennsylvania
• Again, had to start over and meet new people.
• New area and I started high school.
Constraint
High School Marching Band
• My sister joined playing flute and I decided to do color guard as it did not require to learn an instrument yet I still got to be part of the marching band.
Colorguard
Auditioned for Drum Major
• End of my freshman year I auditioned because I was really intrigued with conducting and leading the band.
• Still had never been in band before.
• I took lessons from the head drum major from the past season
Constraint- did not get it
Joined High School Band
• I did not make it and I asked the band director what I can improve on and he suggested I join band.
• It was really rough at first but I just jumped in and did my best and learned a lot.
10th Grade
Indoor Competition Percussion
• Same year I joined band, I joined indoor drumline and played vibraphone.
• Really helped me with timing and reading rhythms
10th-12th Grade
Xylophone/Mallet Lessons
• When I started band and indoor, I started taking lessons with the percussion instructor on xylophone and marimba.
• He helped me learn the indoor show and the concert band pieces.
10th-12th Grade
Auditioned for Drum Major• I joined band, indoor and took mallet
lessons and continued conducting lessons all to help me achieve one goal…Drum Major
• I auditioned at the end of sophomore year and I GOT IT!
• It was a goal I set at the beginning of 9th grade.
Got It
Auditioned for UCF Drumline
• UCF Marching Knights do not have a front ensemble (mallets) and therefore I picked up cymbals
• I took lessons with the percussion instructor still and he taught me all the different crashes etc.
Made It