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Like a butterfly…

Tonight I got to play some jazz with my high school jazz band. I got see many people whom I hadn’t seem in 2 years. It was really refreshing. I was social and bubbly hanging out with them. Annndddd, then I come home. My family went camping for the weekend. It’s really silent here.

So…I decided to jam on the piano. But I’m done with that now. And now I’m on tumblr, because this is where I like to share my more intimate, human, thoughts. I really wish I didn’t have to come home to an empty house. I’d better have a dog when I get older. I don’t like coming home to a place like this.

It’s very lonely. And I used to cherish my alone time. But now, things are changing. I want to be surrounded by kind, loving, energetic people. Okay, I even enjoy people who don’t match that description. I feel as though I’m molting—and I think it’s a good thing.

June 01, 2012

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I count rest measures on my fingers. Sometimes my section does it all together. On occasion we’re still late…but we’re late together and isn’t that what really counts?

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- The 13th Chair

June 01, 2012

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For the past few years of my life I’ve been wanting to do something awesome. And then I figured out what I want to do…

I want to teach middle school young men and women how to become musicians. I want them to enter into a love affair with Lady Music. I want to give them positive life experiences and help them develop into mature, contributing human beings.

But what is there to do before then? How can I change the world while I’m still in my undergrad?

June 01, 2012

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When you walk out of that rehearsal room for the last time, stop, look around, and remember the first time you walked into it. I bet you’ll be pretty impressed with the person you’ve become.

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- The 13th Chair

May 31, 2012

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May 31, 2012

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My school has one of the biggest and best music programs in my districts, and I take a lot of pride in being a part of it! #orchestra #music #band #symphonic #jazz #concert #ensemble #love (Taken with instagram)

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May 31, 2012

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Canada’s teen birth and abortion rate drops by 36.9 per cent

Better access to contraception, higher quality sex education and shifting social norms have contributed to a 36.9 per cent decline in Canada’s teen birth and abortion rate between 1996 and 2006, according to a report released today by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada.

America’s emphasis on abstinence-only sex ed “tends to result in a higher percentage of teens becoming pregnant,” as does the country’s lack of universal health care. Poverty is another factor.

Among the four countries compared for 2006, Canada boasted the lowest teen birth and abortion rate per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 (27.9), followed by Sweden (31.4), England/Wales (60.3), and the United States (61.2).

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May 31, 2012

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