Joe Pass is one of my guitar heroes. I’ve been amazed by his album Virtuoso and his ability to play solo jazz guitar. For this song, “Night and Day” by Cole Porter, Pass took a famous jazz standard and made it sound as if multiple guitars are playing.

This piece is Nocturne in E-flat Major by Chopin. Chopin, a master of Romantic music, depicts a dreamy night with this classic song. With a harmonious melody and use of dynamics, this song captures the juxtaposition feeling of anticipation with calmness.

The Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch is a fantasy based around traditional Scottish folk melodies. In the 4th movement specifically, the piece is composed around an arrangement of a old traditional Scots tune called, "Hey Tuttie Tatie", which is a part of a patriotic Scottish anthem called "Scots Wha Hae".

Studying music has taught me valuable lessons about the learning process and tenacity. Technical proficiency is a given and requires committed and sensible practice. Music requires thoughtful consideration of many aspects of a work ranging from the technical to the expressive in order to bring it to life.

This is a cover of the song “Homesick” by Dua Lipa which I sung to a karaoke track. I have been singing for a long time, and while this may not be my absolute best work, I am proud of the first verse especially. I first discovered this song after watching a contestant on The Voice sing it, and I loved it immediately. It is such a beautiful song and I hope I did it justice!

When I was at a camp this past summer, I had the opportunity to use the camp’s recording studio for a one-hour session. I jumped at the chance, recruiting my friend to accompany my vocals on the piano.

Mimicking the musical styles of Rostropovich and showing the greater contrasting expressions found in romantic era pieces, I aimed to incorporate the musical skills of my voice and my interpretation that still fit in Tchaikovsky’s work reflecting rococo era music.

This is my solo for my high school's coffee house performance. I have high functioning autism and sensory processing disorder. I had huge speech delays when I was little. I love to sing and perform. My friend and swim teammate Michael was my pianist. I loved rocking out for my friends and family.

This performance of Phoenix's "1901" was performed by the 2nd Period Modern Band Class (Limits) at the Winter Concert in Balboa High School (Dec 12, 2023). Modern Band provides beginning to advanced instruction of skills necessary to play guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, and vocals (Winds and Strings with at least 2 years experience only).

The Adagio from Bach's Violin Sonata No. 1 possesses two different major types of notes: the big chords (the pillars) and the smaller fast notes (the fillegrie).

My interpretation of this piece is virtuosic and emotional. A lot of practice went into different aspects of this piece. The piece is very technically challenging and requires a lot of nuance. I spent a lot of time finding out what I want the piece to sound like.

I selected this piece as a source of stress relief during the trials of my challenging freshman year in high school. It resonates with me on a profound level, offering a conduit for the concealed angst arising from the intricacies of teenage social dynamics and the abrupt termination of my ballet studies due to a foot injury last year.

In this performance, I present "Se tu m'ami," a baroque-era aria often attributed to Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. This Italian song, whose title translates to "If you love me," is renowned for its expressive depth and charming melody.

In this recording, I'm playing excerpts from a flute piece named Griffes Poem. Griffes Poem is a composition written for the flute and orchestra by composer Charles Griffes. I began playing the flute when I was in fourth grade after I was showed a cartoon of Peter and The Wolf.

Dear music enthusiast, I hope you enjoyed my marimba concerto as much as I did. In the aftermath of the pandemic, we all carry the stress and uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 effect. During my marimba performances, I experienced a unique connection.

Out of all the Bach pieces I’ve played, this prelude holds a special place in my heart. F major represents peace and joy, exactly the feelings this prelude gives me. It's fun and flighty, so for this submission I’ve tried to play the song in a way that felt the most fun to play.

This was the first second movement I've learned from any concerto that I've started -- while the recording only captures the second half of the movement, it establishes a very different mood compared to the first movement of Dvořak's work. Intense yet ethereal, it's a beautiful bridge between two more majestic movements.

This is a piece that features the piano, harp, and clarinet. This suite has a total of 3 movements. I decided to play the 1st movement, “Prelude”, due to its fantasy like appeal and its main feature of the clarinet. I enjoy this song very much because it is beautiful as a solo or while being accompanied by other instruments.

“I Ain’t Worried” represents the collaborative effort of our band, Audacity 23, as we take the stage to enchant the audience during the music library hours in Fremont, marking a joyous celebration of the 2023 Christmas Season. In this song, we combined various instruments and vocals to create a blend between sounds. Although the song is only about 3 minutes, it took us many rehearsals and adjustments to find the perfect harmony.

Even though I performed the complete concerto no. 4, I chose the second movement because of its musicality. I deeply enjoy playing slower movements because I am able to express more emotion through vibrato and dynamics.