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Pruned
In brief, these last six months have been a whirlwind. In January, I had a list of schools to visit, projects to complete, and songs to learn. Well, the projects are complete, the songs have been learned, I graduated, and I am moving to Miami in a few weeks! Like a good pastor says before…
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10 Ways to Finesse Music School
1. Network: The more people you know, the more help you’ll have. I have a connect for everything. You must know at least one person that’s great at something. There’s a theory boy, the aural skills girl, and the friend that’s friends with the teacher that fails people. AM I RIGHT? STEAL 2-5-1 licks, “BORROW”…
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10 Things I Learned Before Senior Year
Hard doesn’t mean impossible: I have always compartmentalized my life into two categories; things I’m good at, and things I’m going to quit because I’m not good at them. This worked fine until I wasn’t good at the one thing I thought I was good at. Looking back now, my freshman year wasn’t that bad,…
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I am good, because He is good.
Let me start by saying this semester has been “trying”, yet a culmination of God’s plan for my life. At the end of my Freshman year, I found myself extremely depressed and I recently found myself in a similar depression. This time it wasn’t because I didn’t know my key…
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It’s All Over Now…. Until August!
This semester has been a whirlwind. I think I’ve spent more weekends at home than at school. I’ve literally fallen asleep in Richmond and woke up in front of my dorm just in time for my 9 am class. However, this semester has been extremely fulfilling, and HARD. Last year was hard but in a…
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90 Minutes in Heaven
Over the last four years, I’ve lost 4 family members. As you can imagine, death has been a topic I thought about more than once. (I promise this is my last blog about it) No matter how bad it may seem, I never want to seem affected. However, that’s impossible. I often find myself thinking…
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And nothing was the same…..
It’s been a year since my grandmother passed away, and it still feels like yesterday. If I close my eyes long enough, the emotions I felt in that exact moment come rushing back. Things aren’t supposed to be this way. My grandmother should be attending my performances at school, and telling me I’m the best…
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Sophomore Year? I can dig it.
I can finally relax after removing a lifetime worth of clothes from my dorm. Surprisingly, I didn’t take that many clothes to school. I accumulated them while I was there. The malls are better here haha. Plus, you can never have enough black clothing. Anyhow, my uncontrollable spending habits are not what I came here…
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New Semester. Who this?
I’m halfway through the semester and haven’t cried yet. Look at God! My classes are going well. I joined some new ensembles. You know, getting it poppin. Do you believe in the theory of 3? As in you’re three people away from your breakthrough. I never paid much attention to it until this semester. Last…
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“It’s not Alright, but It’s Okay”
This semester I learned a lot about myself. This being my first time away from home for an extended amount of time and only turning a few white shirts gray, I think I did pretty well. Most importantly, when a teacher says study, you should, and gallivanting around the city of Fairfax at all hours…
Carlehr Swanson 