Production & Theory

It all started in the fourth grade. Katherine was a content elementary school attendee who was content listening to the pop stars of the time such as Hillary Duff. One day, her brother came up to her and shook his head in disappointment. “There’s better music out there, Katherine! Here. I’ll show you,” he said.And with this simple but significant statement came a turning point in Katherine’s life relating to music. He handed her a Coldplay CD for her to listen to, but little did she know how important this seemingly commonplace item would be.  Many years later, music has become an integral part of Katherine’s life. She can’t imagine life without it, and feels a connecting sense of need for it. She is passionate about many aspects of music, and she even writes her own songs in addition to playing the piano and practicing for chorus. Her dedication is more than apparent when she takes the effort to arrive to school at least an hour early every day for the sole purpose of continuing her devotion to music. In the back of her mind, where people store their most hopeful dreams, she wishes to be as famous and successful as the very bands and musicians she admires. Her main reason for wishing this is not for gaining superficial fame or getting rich; Katherine wants only to be able to share her passion and love of music with others. According to Katherine, having fans would mean having people be as enthusiastic about her perspective on music as she is. One fateful day not long ago, Katherine thought she would merely be swimming and tanning at the beach with her friend, but to her amazement, she would also be attending a concert. Not just any concert, keep in mind, but rather one headlining Coldplay: the very people that began her lifelong appreciation and enthusiasm for the arts, especially that of music. Katherine was so filled with optimism and excitement that she hardly cared that she was in the last row, not even in a seat, but rather a small patch of grass. Everything was going just as well and even much better than she had expected when out of the blue and in the wink of an eye the entire band leaped off of the stage into the aisle mid-song. Katherine turned to her friend and whispered, or rather yelled due to the noise level, how great she thought it would be if they came up to where they were situated, never expecting it to happen but secretly hoping it would. The members of Coldplay were  marching up the stadium steps, slowly but surely passing every row and eventually making their way to the very top. Katherine could hardly believe what was going on! “Am I dreaming?!” she asked herself. When it hit her that this was real, and the very band that inspired her passion was standing no more than ten feet away and was playing just for her as well as the others surrounding her. The others on the grassy lawn started pushing their way to the front of the group until everyone, including Katherine, were so close that there was barely an inch of space anyone could call their own. Some people may have found this to be uncomfortable, but she was not one of those people. The energy of the crowd and the overwhelming joy shared by each member of the crowd desperate to be close to the music created a unique sense of unity among them which Katherine found to be quite inspiring. The inspiration that she drew from such a spectacular experience will be remembered for ages to come and be kept as a personal reminder as to why she loves music as much as she does and why she will forever continue to remain the passionate and dedicated person she is today.