Is There No Love For The Arts?

As a child, I, as I hope many other children, was encouraged to express myself and to be my own person. I started singing around the age of 4 and continued on to participate in Theatre when I hit high school. When I was 8, I remember getting my first solo in my church children's choir and being completely freaked out when I realized that I was going to actually be singing in front of my entire congregation. I immediately wanted to not do the solo and give up. But, of course, my parents weren't going to let me give up that easily. They told me that I had made a commitment and that I had to stick to it, regardless of how scared I was. So, the morning of my debut, I got up there and sang my little heart out and have been in love with performing ever since. Little did my parents know that they had planted a seed in me that has developed into a borderline obsession of mine. The feeling I get when I'm on stage is something that is hard for me to put into words. It gives me this reassurance that I'm special and that I stand out from the rest. I would hate to see that spark that something like the Arts gives off fade out of potential stars because of a lack of interest from the big wigs in the school systems of America.

VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of  each child's complete education. One of the many things that this amazing organization does is providing brand-new instruments to public elementary and middle schools through grants that are provide to the schools. By doing this, they jump-start dormant music programs across the country and make the Arts an actual priority in schools. With the help of this foundation, children are introduced to the beauty of music and the affects it has on the mind. http://www.vh1savethemusic.com/    

My passion for the Arts stems from my experiences in it, but it goes much deeper than that. Since I've been involved in Theatre, I have found a confidence within my self that I didn't even know I had; by forcing me to break out of my personal comfort zone, I let loose the outgoing personality that everyone sees today (and that I believe is in everyone). What VH1 Save The Music does is helps to stimulate just that; the act of becoming a part of something that's bigger than just your individual selves, the Arts. If I were in administration, I would want to find a easy way to enrich the kids of my school with culture and a sense of identity. And it's as easy as Do, Re, Me!! :)

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