Music Camp

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When I was a freshman in High School, I went to music camp in Madison Wisconsin. This was the first time in my life I had ever been on a plane. I was 14. Prior to this, my family traveled everywhere by car. This was also the first time I had gone away from home for camp - for longer than a couple nights. We stayed in dorms on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. At the end of it, Mom came to hear the recitals. For some reason, I feel like Mommy K was also there - but I went to so many singing competitions I could be getting my memories crossed. I took piano lessons and sang in multiple choirs at the camp. The impact of this on my life was that I knew that I was destined to travel, loved culture, meeting new people and experiencing new cities - but most of all, I LOVE choral and gospel music. There is nothing like it. This was the only camp I ever went to. As you know I sucked at sports, so this was my version of soccer or lacrosse camp. While at camp I also saw the Alfred Hitchcock movie PSYCHO for the first time and it freaked me out! But it also made me realize that I love these classic movies. There are songs from this music camp that I will never forget learning and singing like Amazing Grace, Alleluia from Sound of Music, Mendelssohn's Heilig, Dar Kom Di Alabama. I will never forget my parts in these songs. I can still sing them today and it is cathartic.

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