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Jayde Hansen
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12 Sept 2013

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"Jayde! Can you ever listen to music and not sing?!" were the words I remember directly from my older cousin as we were getting out of the car on a warm summer evening from a long ride through

the city, There was not one song on the radio that I didn't catch on to quick and sing my heart out to. just loved music! Ever since I can remember l've been singing in my spare time, singing on the choir,
dancing to music, listening to music, etc. Growing up, music has been the one thing that has kept me sane and in my right minAlfhe fact that music

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appeal to many people around the woddl Music has become a part of me and very well affects my reading and writing. From writing poetry in songs, to writing biographies on musical artist my writing

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and reading is affected by music.

From as long as I can remember I have always had a passion for music. Remembering back to

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when I first began to really sing and talk fluently, I would sing songs as well as write my own songs. To

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My love for music began to show

through school activities as well as religious activities. At the age of six, I was so grateful that I was
picked to perform during my elementary schools Black History Show. I performed in my first on stage show for Black History Month. During this show I had to read about African American artists, as well as

perform "Stop in the name of love" by The Supremes. This is one of the first activities that brought me out of my shell, and showed my love for music. ln school if I had a free write I would always write about
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would have assignments where I would have to pick

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any book from the library and write a biography on them. I would always pick a musician because I was

interested in how they began singing and how they made it to a famous musical artis{. Not only did the
music I listened to affect my writing, it also began helping me to write. Music began

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concentrate and write my papers better. Listening to music seemed to help my papers flow better

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helped me to be able to jot down every idea that I have. I first discovered that music helped me with my

writing when I began to write in a personaljournal when I was younger. I use to write all of my feelings out in one little journal."gr*fltening to music just seemed to help me regurgitate all of my feelings and
emotions and put them unto paper.

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much as a child, but reading about music and musicians gave me life. My love for music grew so much

that I actually began to read music. At a young age I began to take piano lessons. lt just so happen that
the same lady, who attended my church, was the same lady who taught piano lessons at my community
elementary school. At this stage in my life, l began to be able to read music fluently. Reading music
became verrfifuXlirld[-nteYdsting\to mq. Aftertaking piano lessons once a week, for a couple months,

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began to practice on Saturdays f,uring choir rehearsal at niychurih. Not only did I sing hymnals at my

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church, I began playing music for the congregation as well. These community and religious involvements definitely changed the way I began to read and
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there; I also began singing with one of my closest friends and doing talent shows. I began to become
really engaged in something that I loved and l.surrounded myself in itlMusic can also have an effect

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a lot of the time without even knowing it. Think about it, how many times do you go throughout the day

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that we read and determine how we feel about them'

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Music I would have to say has the greatest effect on me verbally. The music you listen to shows

I your personality and how+qu,feel on the inside. The reason I would say music has the greatest effect on
me verbally is because there are plenty of times I catch myself quoting song lyrics, or relating my life to lyrics of a song. Speech is the most common method of communication during today's society so what

you listen to really matters. For instance, the song Yolo by Drake, there's times when people go day to
day and use that phrase because they've heard it in the song$his affects the way someone thinks about

their daV'asr*e&)olo means "you only live once", which gives the idea to enjoy life in the moment and
in the now. I honestly think if someone used that quote to go day to day, they might have an more

adventurous and easy soine day."Akb]trie eramfidr in sdngs uedins tblnect how you talf and what you

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only that, what you say begins to affect yourwriting. The way you pronounce things reflect on

how you write and the way you say it\Whether you knovr) it or nbt th"is has a $reat effect on the outcome of things that you have to write. Not only does it affect the outcome of my writing, I feel as though music also has an effect on the tone that I write as well. For example, listening to certain music while you free-write can ultimately put you in that vibe and set the tone with the whole paper. All in all music has a great effect on my reading, writing, and verbal speech. These three things affect the things what I do in life more than I would think. Without music I feel as though I wouldn't
have been as anxious to read and write because-1ffi[Fttroug;h-music was that force that pushed me to

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want to express myself verbally and through writing. Growing up music was always my motivation to
read and write. Anytime I had a paper I had to write about, or I had to pick a reading, I would always choose music because I knew that it would strike my interest the most and also help me to enjoy reading and writing. Without the force of music behind me, I honestly don't think I would have been as

motivated as I was to even engage in reading and writing.

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