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MYAC Choir
Read More: MYAC ChoirMidwest Young Artist Conservatory (MYAC) Choir After attending a summer musical workshop at the Midwest Young Artist Conservatory (MYAC) in 2024, the director recommended I join Vocal Point, MYAC’s Higher Level choir, composed of about 20-30 student singers. I was both eager and excited as I was accepted to and joined Vocal Point as a…
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Fremd Choir
Read More: Fremd Choir1. Fremd Choir When I was first scouted by my high school’s choir director during sophomore year, I couldn’t have imagined how transformative the next few years would be. Sophomore year was a pivotal year in my high school as I made the change from an uncertain violin major to Voice major. Hearing about my…
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ILMEA
Read More: ILMEAI began playing violin when I was 6, and although moving when I was younger often made it difficult to find teachers, I’ve always maintained my love of this instrument and have continued to practice violin. For the past 7 years I have been blessed to be learning under Injoo Choi. In 2024, I auditioned…
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Fremd Jazz band
Read More: Fremd Jazz band1. Background of Piano I’ve always seen piano as a foundation of music, and till now I still believe it to be so. I started learning piano from my mother and a private teacher, but through constant traveling and change of focus onto violin, I’ve learned piano mostly by myself and my mother. Unlike classical…
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Fremd Orchestra
Read More: Fremd OrchestraI’ve been part of the Fremd Highschool Symphony Orchestra all four years of my high school life. Being in Symphony meant that I was in the highest Orchestra since my freshmen year, rarely paying amongst my own grade, and rather within upperclassmen. I began as a violinist, but during my junior year, when our orchestra…
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MYAC Orchestra
Read More: MYAC OrchestraBecoming a part of the Midwest Young Artists Chicago (MYAC) orchestra had been one of the most formative steps in my musical journey. My violin teacher prompted me to join the organization in 2019. I started in their Philharmonic Orchestra and worked my way up to their Symphony Orchestra in 2022, where I still play…
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Remembering My Grandma’s Garden — She Loved her Daffodils
Read More: Remembering My Grandma’s Garden — She Loved her DaffodilsI was inspired to enter the Ocean Awareness Writing Contest by a teacher. I had never before entered a writing contest, and she felt it would be a valuable experience. This writing contest had a list of set topics to choose from. Generational Knowledge was a category that provided a broad range of different writing…
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I’m a Civilian, not a Target — When Civilians are Hurt, That is Terrorism
Read More: I’m a Civilian, not a Target — When Civilians are Hurt, That is TerrorismGoing into writing this essay, it took meticulous research and days of planning even before writing. Out of the 2025 John Locke essay’s seven subject categories, one of the philosophy categories read: “When civilians are the main target, there’s no need to consider the cause. That’s terrorism; it’s evil.” This topic caught my attention from…
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Toxic Exposure for All
Read More: Toxic Exposure for AllAn Analysis of Social Media’s Role in Sexism “Informed Citizen Essay” was the Finals essay we wrote in the first Semester of my Junior year AP Language and Composition class. It was a research paper that had no boundaries for the students to adhere to – besides the MLA format – and it was required…
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Lit Junior Editor
Read More: Lit Junior EditorIt Started with a Good Story — Polyphony Lit Junior Editor Polyphony Lit is a literary magazine with works submitted by students and edited by their student editors. I stumbled upon Polyphony Lit through the suggestion of my English teacher, who gave me much encouragement to join. I’m passionate about creative writing and literary fiction,…
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Ashley Jisu believes in connecting people through the power of music, creating harmony through every performance. Read full bio.