Self Portrait

– Art in my opinion signifies the expressive ability to perform, write, paint, sketch, photograph, etc. Art is a relative term, but this is somehow the beauty of it. Although an article can be a form of art to one, it may be something entirely different to another. Although it is a three letter word it encompasses singing, dancing, music playing, painting, sketching, building, sculpting, writing, and even cooking. Art is a means of conveying one love for an ability or specialty from whatever you are imagining to an audience.

1. My favorite form of art is music. I love jazz, and am not afraid to say it. Although many of this generation have their own stereotypes of jazz, most of them are uneducated judgments. I have been playing an instrument for 5 years now and at first played the baritone horn for 2 years. Later on, I switched and stuck to the trombone-although i can still play the other. Music has been around for millenia, dating back to early attempts at speech. Music, to me, allows those who are playing to say what they cant say in words, in melodies and backgrounds. It can create and destroy, and although in modern times the business of music is a negative one, there are still musicians out there whose skill in unheard of and will eventually make a better face for this art of music.

2. In the history that I am knowledgeable of, I would have to say that my favorite period is the Swing Era. Jazz was extremely main stream, and was the “cool” thing in its day. Everyone enjoyed it. Musicians made huge names for themselves and were the “rockers” of today back then. It was a time when although jazz was going into its approximately third decade of existence, it began to really emerge as a national American enjoyment that appealed to many social classes.

3. Academically, I’d have to say my strengths exist within the fields of science. I love biology, chemistry, and physics. History plays into my strengths as well, as I extremely fond of American and World History. My non-academic strengths lay in my music, acting and singing that I have done throughout High School, and even dancing as well. I play soccer, wrestling, handball, and weight train throughout the year as well.

4. Personally, I feel very comfortable with new technology. I know that many people at first feel intimidated and lost with new forms of technology-and I do believe that is normal- but to me I love delving into it, even if it means getting a little lost. These new Macs and operating on the e-portfolio did prove a bit confusing for me for a week, but after convincing myself to stop using my PC laptop, I have actually found it intriguing and fun.

5. My writing skills have always been mediocre. It, of course, is dependent on what interests me and why I am writing. There are certain topics i know I am not going to be able to extensively write about, whereas other ones that appeal to me allow me to write for hours. I don’t and will never consider myself any kind of writer. However, i feel I am confident enough to write for someone than for myself. I am better organizing ideas for others than my own.