Music Anonymous

Teaching myself how to play music has illuminated my greatest skills: being a didactic learner and a divergent thinker. I have been involved in music my whole life, fiddling with any instrument I could get my hands on. I currently own three guitars, a cuatro puertorriqueno, a keyboard, and an accordion. While my accordion spends most of its life in my closet, I could pick it up at any time and quickly learn Hot Cross Buns. I am aware of my passion to identify, recreate and use patterns, tone and rhythm to learn new instruments and I apply this skill not only musically but academically. For example, during my junior year, when my AP computer science class wasn't giving me the education I wanted, I used my own time to introduce myself to various coding languages and programs.

Additionally, when I play music, I don't just hear it, I also visualize it. Looking at the keys of a piano or frets of a guitar I see a blank canvas and chords as the patterns to draw. There are many common patterns in popular songs, so when I am composing music, I challenge myself and do my best to stay away from those patterns and create new, unheard ones, thus, improving and refining my skills, and demonstrating my want to stand out.
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