Music

I like music. General? Yes, but allow me to explain why! Music has always played a large role in my life. It goes back to my parents. Since I can remember, family parties always consisted of music and everyone in my family singing along. Music is something that brought us together. I can thank my mom for introducing me to certain genres of music, like freestyle and Spanish music and my dad for disco and classic rock. I was introduced to a big diversity in genres of music.
Now allow me to give you a little history lesson on music. It goes back to ancient times. People in Egypt wrote poems and extraordinary literature. It is even said that music goes back to the start of man kind.
As I get older, about 7 or 8, I was introduced to pop groups like Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, and Nsync. For myself, music was a fun thing that brought me and my friends together. We used to grab our boom box and some broomsticks and pretend we were having our own little concert in my garage.
As a young girl I loved singing along to everything and chorus   was a great part of my life. From 5th grade to 11th I was part of it. Yes I sung with a group of people at concerts but I learned a lot about music, like how to read and write it. I learned mostly about different composers and not only about them but their music pieces and what they meant. I’ve also learned songs in many different languages like Latin, Hebrew, Spanish, and even German.
When I got into middle school I had a whole new group of friends who were big local show(concert) goers. One day I decided to tag along. I loved every second of it. Everyone singing along, not only was it just the guitar riffs and drum beats that I fell in love with but the intellectual that came out of the singers mouth. What astounded me was the heart that the people put into the music of their band. For years I went to shows. It became a get away for me. Being in a hall with a group of people with the same passion as myself.
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