My 20% Time Speech
I’ve
always been a musical individual. I was able to hear a rhythmic melody from just
about anything that produced sound waves and had a frequency in my hearing
range. I have had a strong passion for singing since I was 5, taught myself
piano when I was 10, and taught myself guitar when I was 12. The only problem
was, I’ve always had extremely, bad stage fright and have tried to force myself
to overcome it. 20% time, with Mrs. Browning, has given me the chance to try
and overcome my shyness. I have become more confident with myself singing and
playing guitar in front of people. I even tried out for choir for the school,
which I probably would not have done before. Although I didn’t exactly
accomplish my original goal, which was to teach people about the guitar, I did
enjoy the process of slowly morphing into a blog about me becoming a better
guitarist. I was faced with many obstacles along the way like, breaking strings,
trying to do advanced bar chords, and trying to learn to finger pick. As I look
back at it now, I realize it made me become even more determined and stronger.
I would like to say a huge thank you to my mom who has taught me to persevere,
myself for not giving up, and lastly, Mrs. Browning for giving me the chance to
find my way for my true passion like the light at the end of a tunnel.
