Joshua Adams

T H E Y O U N G M U S I C I A N ' S U N I V E R S I T Y STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

CONGRATS!!

Our student spotlights recognize students who are exceptionally demonstrating growth and musically excelling. We are so grateful to be associated with these fantastic students and their supportive parents! Again Congratulations Joshua! Keep up the great work! ABOUT JOSHUA

My name is Joshua Adams, I am 15 years old and a sophomore at Blythewood High School. I have a twin brother named Jasper that plays drums at YMU. I have been on this journey for about nine years and I'm really glad to see how far I have grown these past few years. Mr. Gray is a great teacher. He has always stuck with me, encouraging me to never give up when I was losing motivation. I am also in my high school orchestra where I play the viola. I started in middle school. When I grow up I would like to become a music composer for movies and video games. I love the YMU community where we are always learning new and challenging things.

This month, I nominate Joshua Adams for the YMU Student Spotlight. Joshua is a very hard-working student and has demonstrated perseverance throughout his musical journey and I'm grateful to be a part of it. Learning anything new is a process and at times will have difficult moments. Sometimes through these challenging times, you will want to give up. However, this is part of the process and that's why at YMU we stress the importance of the parental role in the musical journey. It's important to have a support system that is there to encourage you to persevere through the uphill stages. Joshua has done this several times and has wonderful parental support! Joshua is learning how to play a classical song by ear, and notate (write) it on sheet music. It’s taken a lot of steps to get to this point, but he is excited because it's a song that he truly enjoys. What he has learned at YMU over the years has prepared him for this process. This lesson and the ones to follow will help to prepare him for his dream career, Film/TV/Video-Game Composer. This career choice will allow him to compose (create) music for movies, TV, and video games. Congratulations Joshua Adams, I believe that you can achieve your dreams!

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