Personal Statement
The power of music inspires me to express myself in many ways, whilst allowing me to connect with
people's emotions. Music has a profound effect on me, through allowing me to channel my experiences
, knowledge and feelings into art. The things that urges me to carry on creating and enjoying music
are, the deep emotional and spiritual satisfaction that I experience, and the enjoyment that I feel as
part of a creative process. I plan to create music that will inspire others to be the best version of
themselves.
The way I would do that is to allow my music to contain influential content that they would be able
to relate to.
I believe being accepted onto the music performance course would help me realise my full potential
and explore, on greater depths, full array of my creative skills. I would also hope that this course will
help me develop as an artist, and identify creatively with my unique artistic self. Music has always
been a big part of my life and I have always enjoyed either listening, creating or performing music. I
feel that doing this course will prepare me of my future career.
I have done many activities outside of school to demonstrate my passion for the arts such as
Singing and music. While participating in this activities I was able to learn a variety of techniques, such
as working in groups, developing music skills (specifically performance & composition), and developing
my voice as an artist. These lessons helped me appreciate my strengths and weakness artistically.
The art activities I have been involved with allowed me to improve my art skills. During one exercise I
was given a variety of material to use, and I produced a layout of art, that enabled me to express who I
was. In my first year of college I began a contemporary dance course, here I learnt about
contemporary styles, exercises and more. This course helped me to become more in touch with my
emotions through physical movements. The other aspects of this course that I enjoyed, was the use of
experimentation within choreographies. It helped me understand that dance is not a form of the arts
that rely heavily on rules alone. I have also been involved with some drama activities, where I
experimented on how I could independently create a storyline while working with a team.
During the summer of 2016 I was fortunate enough to be involved with some voluntary work, under the
Challenge Program, which is the UK's largest provider of National Citizen Service (NCS), a
government initiative with a mission to empower 15-17 year olds through personal development &social
action. The experience I gained while on this 4 week program was invaluable and involved me
working with charities, while also cleaning up areas in the community. In year 10, as part of my work
experience, I worked at a pet shop in Barkingside for a week as a customer service assistant, where
my tasks included Looking after the animals whilst organising the store.
My hobbies include music composition & songwriting.: I have been creating and producing my own
music and lyrics for a few years. I also enjoy experimenting with new chords on the guitar.
Lyrically I would find things that fascinate or influence me to produce a song. Another one of my
hobbies is creating human form portraits. I have always been captivated by the beauty of the human
anatomy, with art it is like putting your imagination onto a canvas without any rules. For the past few
months I have also been teaching my youngest sibling how to draw and play the guitar. I also have a
passion for chess, sports and cooking.
In the next 5- 10 years I plan to complete university, and move on to find a job that is either part of the
music industry or within the arts. I plan to have my own business, while being an independent artist. I
would also love to be doing music as a professional job instead of it being a hobby. I believe that the
skills that I will learn and develop in the next few years will teach me to be more independent,
passionate, dedicated and become more creative.
