A Little Introduction

Hello. Welcome to my entry blog. My name is Irshad W. I am a soon to be 11th grader and a future engineer (and music specialist.)

Discipline is key.
Discipline is key.
Discipline is key.

That's what my parents always tell me. My parents live on a schedule. Do this in the morning, do this at noon, do this at night. This is their idea of discipline. They've tried pushing those habits onto me but that life style just isn't for me. Life revolved around a to-do list feels too robotic and programmed. There's no room to move around and feel free. Who doesn't love to feel free? Who doesn't love to move around? Who doesn't like the sound of that?

Music. I love music. Hearing the cadence, playing the motions, appreciating its history and efforts. Playing music is something I'm passionate about. I joined choir, participated in orff ensemble (music education), and played the recorder during elementary. I then decided that playing the cello in orchestra was going to be my jig during middle school. By 10th grade at Kerr, I had switched over to band and joined percussion (which is a bunch of keyboard and drums). Throughout those years, I've experimented with other instruments outside of school. The guitar, the piano, the harmonica. When you're learning an instrument, the most difficult part to maintain is your head. Your mindset. Your mindset to keep at it. To keep going. To keep moving forward. To keep practicing and to never slack off. Although I am passionate about playing music, I , to this day, have still yet to learn how to play the guitar. Or the harmonica. Or the piano. The fingering on a guitar hurts my hands, memorizing piano chords seem overwhelming, and playing the correct keys on a harmonica feels impossible. But its not the instrument. It's me. My lack of discipline. I slack too much, I'm not consistent with my practice, and I have no structure in my learning methods. Discipline is more than just daily practice, scheduling, and to-do lists. It's self control. Because of my lack of discipline, I am unable to do the things I'm passionate about. I am unable to make the sounds that would make me feel free. I am unable to create the sounds that would make me move around. Who would like the sound of that?

Don't worry. Starting today, I will focus. I will learn, play, and master the arts. One step at a time. Playing the correct keys might feel impossible, but once you put your mind to it, it isn't. At least that's what my parents tell me.

Discipline is key.
Discipline is key.
Discipline is key.