Ever since I was about 6 years old I wanted to be a teacher. My 2nd grade teacher let me help some of the kids in my class who were struggling, and I loved it! I loved watching someone go from not understanding to having that, "ah-hah!" moment, and the excitement on their face when they did.
After that I changed pretty much every year what kind of teacher I wanted to be, anywhere from 2nd grade teacher to high school English, but I always maintained that I wanted to teach. Then, my senior year of high school, I had to do a "culminating project", where I spent 50 hours doing something outside of school work and then presented it to a board of teachers and students. I used Marching Band and marimba as my project since I was already going to be there, and to be honest I didn't focus a whole lot on it since I was there anyways. The night came that I had to give my presentation, and I was pretty nervous. I wasn't sure how to sell to the audience how awesome my project was when it was so every-day for me. But the more I talked about percussion, the more I realized how much I truly loved it! I wrote this facebook post afterwards:
"So today I was giving my culminating project presentation, and for the first time, it hit me how much I really love percussion. I love that it's crazy, that it's so changeable and always evolving, I love the sounds and the people and the beauty that is percussion. In the book Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie (founder of Toms), he asks the question "What would you like to do with your free time?" Ok, maybe that's not an exact quote, but it made me think. And honestly, I love the marimba more than pretty much anything else I do. It inspires me to play and excel and share, this post is just proof of that. And if you've stuck it out and read for this long, I hope you realize that percussion is amazing. It's beautiful and insane and everything I want from life. Thank you to everyone who has taught and inspired me, especially Mr. Hampton for introducing me into this crazy world. You've changed my whole life, and I'm so grateful. Also thank you to Mrs. Shuster, you've taught me so much. I could go on, but for the sake of you I won't. Marimba is awesome. Percussion is awesome. Music changes the world. Find what you love and share it!"
A few people commented these:
Mr. Hampton - "That's so cool, Lindsey. Who would have ever known that the silent little strawberry blonde girl who looked at me like I was nuts would turn out to be...what you are now. It would be fun to take credit for your success, but music and love of it comes from you and the gifts you've been given. I just happened to be there when it all began, which is really cool, too."
Tori Roberts - "Lindsey! So honored i could be a part of your percussioning last year (baha nagoya) and this year! You are seriously so talented and I'm pumped for some afta stuba. Not to mention you're a great and passionate leader. Congrats on finishin that project!! "
Mom - "You are an amazing percussionist! It is so rewarding as a parent to see your child find something that they are passionate about and to see how it changes their life for the better. The cool thing is, this is only the beginning. You did great on your presentation."
Jay Colgan - "Beyond being an amazing musician, you are an even better person."
Ever since that night, I've known I wanted to teach percussion as a career. I went to BYUH and majored in Percussion Performance (they didn't have a music ed degree), and this year I got two awesome positions I never dreamed I'd get. This summer I started working as Kamiakin's Front Ensemble instructor for the Marching Band, and I'll be staying for the concert season too! Then last week, I got a volunteer job working with Mr. Hampton teaching his new steel drum class. It is a blast! I'm only just getting started in my career, but it is already so rewarding.
After that I changed pretty much every year what kind of teacher I wanted to be, anywhere from 2nd grade teacher to high school English, but I always maintained that I wanted to teach. Then, my senior year of high school, I had to do a "culminating project", where I spent 50 hours doing something outside of school work and then presented it to a board of teachers and students. I used Marching Band and marimba as my project since I was already going to be there, and to be honest I didn't focus a whole lot on it since I was there anyways. The night came that I had to give my presentation, and I was pretty nervous. I wasn't sure how to sell to the audience how awesome my project was when it was so every-day for me. But the more I talked about percussion, the more I realized how much I truly loved it! I wrote this facebook post afterwards:
"So today I was giving my culminating project presentation, and for the first time, it hit me how much I really love percussion. I love that it's crazy, that it's so changeable and always evolving, I love the sounds and the people and the beauty that is percussion. In the book Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie (founder of Toms), he asks the question "What would you like to do with your free time?" Ok, maybe that's not an exact quote, but it made me think. And honestly, I love the marimba more than pretty much anything else I do. It inspires me to play and excel and share, this post is just proof of that. And if you've stuck it out and read for this long, I hope you realize that percussion is amazing. It's beautiful and insane and everything I want from life. Thank you to everyone who has taught and inspired me, especially Mr. Hampton for introducing me into this crazy world. You've changed my whole life, and I'm so grateful. Also thank you to Mrs. Shuster, you've taught me so much. I could go on, but for the sake of you I won't. Marimba is awesome. Percussion is awesome. Music changes the world. Find what you love and share it!"
A few people commented these:
Mr. Hampton - "That's so cool, Lindsey. Who would have ever known that the silent little strawberry blonde girl who looked at me like I was nuts would turn out to be...what you are now. It would be fun to take credit for your success, but music and love of it comes from you and the gifts you've been given. I just happened to be there when it all began, which is really cool, too."
Tori Roberts - "Lindsey! So honored i could be a part of your percussioning last year (baha nagoya) and this year! You are seriously so talented and I'm pumped for some afta stuba. Not to mention you're a great and passionate leader. Congrats on finishin that project!! "
Mom - "You are an amazing percussionist! It is so rewarding as a parent to see your child find something that they are passionate about and to see how it changes their life for the better. The cool thing is, this is only the beginning. You did great on your presentation."
Jay Colgan - "Beyond being an amazing musician, you are an even better person."
Ever since that night, I've known I wanted to teach percussion as a career. I went to BYUH and majored in Percussion Performance (they didn't have a music ed degree), and this year I got two awesome positions I never dreamed I'd get. This summer I started working as Kamiakin's Front Ensemble instructor for the Marching Band, and I'll be staying for the concert season too! Then last week, I got a volunteer job working with Mr. Hampton teaching his new steel drum class. It is a blast! I'm only just getting started in my career, but it is already so rewarding.
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