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1. What aspects of yourself do you think make saxophone the ideal instrument for you?
Attitude. There's a certain attitude common with instrumentalists on other instruments. Trumpet players are viewed generally as having a very self centered, I can do better than this person attitude. In sax players, it's not very common to find an attitude like that. This may just be something for instruments that arent always playing/singing the melody, because the same attitude that trumpeters have can be found in general in clarinetists, flutists, and even a good portion of sopranos. There are obviously exceptions to this however.
2. What's your ideal girl like?
Honestly, there are very few things that matter to me in this respect. She has to have a good personality, be funny, and appreciative of music. Any other positives are just bonuses.
3. Name 3 reasons you came to Wilkes and 3 reasons you want to transfer out.
I only really chose to come to Wilkes for one reason: the saxophone teacher. I knew nothing about the saxophone teacher from Slippery Rock which in the end was my only other choice. However, it seems the sax teacher here is one of the very few good things this program has to offer. There really is nothing professional about the program, the professors for the most part seem to be out for personal gain and use the students to get themselves there, and those professors that try to help the students hate each other. They claim they're trying to bring back the program and yet they're really just working to break it apart more.
4. What made you want to be a music major?
This was one of the toughest decisions I actually had to make. In the end it was between Psychology and Music, and I knew the latter would be much more of a risk. I actually chose music because I thought it would be the easier career. I was quite mistaken. However, I still love music and since that wouldn't be changed by any bad professors or amount of work, I've stuck with it and think I made the right decision.
5. Who was the best teacher you ever had and why?
The best teacher i ever had had to by Ms. Tarantini, my 10th grade history teacher. She had more energy than the whole class most of the time and seemed like she liked what she did. But the one thing that put her above all other teachers I had was that she had unconventional ways of teaching. Whether it be her pushing everyones books off of their desks until everyone knew the importance of 1066, kicking the garbage can (Serbia) across the room, or hiding under the table on the side of the room saying she was hiding from the Germans, I'll never forget what I learned in that class.