Artists You Should Know

There are many music artisit out in the world today. There are some you know, and some you might not know. I'm here to tell you a little bit about the artists you might not know about.

First off, I'll start with The 1975. The 1975 has one album, but one album is all you need to be drawn into their music. Songs like Pressure, Robbers, and Settle Down tend to be my favorites to listen to. Pressure kind of a slow paced song that is very soothing to listen to. Robbers is a love song with very nice guitar riffs in it. Settle Down is a song that makes me want to get up and dance because it has a really nice beat.

Next, I'll talk about Vance Joy. You may know his song Riptide because it had played on the radio. Even though that song is very nice, Vance Joy also has lovely songs called Georgia and We All Die Trying to Get It Right. Georgia is a slow love song that can make you think of that special someone in your life. I listen to it as I'm relaxing. We All Die Trying to Get It Right is a song that can make you think about life and how to live it. It's a great song that I listen to when I'm going through rough times in my own life.

Lastly, I'll talk about a singer by the name of Andrew Belle. Andrew Belle hasn't had any songs played on the radio, but he's had his songs featured on TV shows like Grey's Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars. My two favorites by Andrew Belle would have to be Add It Up and My Oldest Friend. When I head the song Add It Up, I think of life lessons. The song makes me think of all the lessons I've learned from the mistakes I've made in my life, and how I apply them to future actions. My Oldest Friend makes me think of my childhood best friend. We've known each other since we were babies, so I consider her my oldest friend

As you can see, these are three artists that have effected the way I listen to music. I think you should listen to some songs by these artists because the songs they have are all wonderful.

Van Buren High School Band and Choir: The Year in Review

This year was my second year as a high school band and choir student. It's been an amazing year for me, musically. I recieved a superior rating on my vocal solo, an excellant rating on my snare drum solo, and an excellant rating in my percussion ensemble. Along with that, I got accected in to the District 3 Honors Choir, along with the Hancock County Honors Choir. All of these events were extremely fun to be a part of.
Along with individual stuff I did this year, I was also part of the marching band this past fall. Our competition show was titled Under Pressure. In that show we performed the songs Pressure by Billy Joel, Creep by Radiohead, and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. We made it to state competition with this show and ended up being the only Class C band in the state to get a superior rating at state competition. I was also involved with the Mixed Chorus. We also went to state competition and recieved a superior rating. At the spring concert this year, I got to sing a solo in our song called City Called Heaven. Mr. Michael Moyseenko, or student director, was the director for that piece.
As you can see ths year was great for me along with many others. It has also been a fun year. It's sad to see it all come to an end so quickly, but I know great things will come along next year.