Reply To: Who here is a musician?
Er, I'm a senior in high school and a hardcore band geek, but I don't plan to do anything with music professionally, though I *do* want to keep playing in college and recreationally and such. I play the flute and alto saxophone, and used to play the piano (and wish I still did). I made alternate for all state band on flute last year and on sax this year which is the most frustrating thing in the world, if I'd just auditioned *slightly* better, I could've made all state, at least ONE of the two years. Also, I got a fourteen on my flute solo at state this year – half a point off from a gold. The first silver I ever got, which was disheartening, seeing as how it was my last Solo and Ensemble contest ever. But the judge definitely took points off for the same thing from about a million different categories. Whatever.
Also, I enjoy writing song lyrics, although they're far too frequently crap. I think the coolest thing in the world would be to write a musical someday. Like that's ever gonna happen.