I was three when I started to play piano, eventually expanding my curiosity to other instruments such as guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, and percussion. Throughout my life, I have always loved music. It started with listening to music in my parents' car when I was very young, to later growing up with a love of music and participating in concert band and choir in high school, and most recently deciding to concentrate in music technology at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).

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Creating music has been my calm, both at home and in school, for most of my life. Through research, I discovered that music releases dopamine and simultaneously activates both the left and right brain. Activating both hemispheres can maximize learning and improve memory.

 

A profound memory related to music is from looking out into a sea of Veterans and their families, during my high school music department's performance in the 80th Memorial of Pearl Harbor in Waikiki. You could see the painful, yet proud, memories in their eyes as we performed “America the Beautiful” to the rhythmic flapping of flags in the wind.

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Music has enabled me to bring people together in creative ways and bring joy to others. I have found that helping others through doing the things that I love is the best gift of all.