オリビア・タイのインスタグラム(olivia.thai) - 2月8日 04時46分

MY CONNECTION WITH LANGUAGES AND MUSIC [part 5]
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Shortly after I picked up the guitar, I started taking college classes when I was thirteen. I was class president and in all of the honors classes in middle school, but I still didn’t feel like I was being challenged enough. I took my first college music class around that time, which really helped shape my foundation in learning every instrument. I recommend every musician to take at least that class in college. It’s definitely worth learning.
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Finally, we start high school. Before I even started my freshman year, I already decided that high school would not be the place for me. I wanted to graduate early and go to college full time. My sister convinced me to try it for at least one year to see if it’s right for me, so I did. I was still playing the piano and violin with an award-winning orchestra. In high school, I started learning Spanish, the clarinet, and landed my first role in the school musical. Oh, I should mention that I learned the clarinet for the sole purpose of joining marching band. At my high school, we did not have to take a physical education class if we were in marching band. I have never been a fan of PE... so I took this opportunity to never have to run “the mile” ever again for the rest of my life. I have yet to run “the mile” since then. ?
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I took Spanish because my parents speak quite a bit of Spanish, and they always encouraged me to learn the language. It’s pretty useful nowadays to know at least some Spanish - especially in California. Of course, I had no idea that I would be dating a Cuban (@hawaiichristopher) whose family primarily speaks Spanish fifteen years later. You never know what the future holds!
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I was the only freshman with a solo in the school musical, which I thought was pretty cool. I didn’t think I was very good, but someone did, and that meant a lot for a girl with low self-confidence. This is when my entire plan began to change from an accelerated academic path to a lifelong journey of becoming an artist.
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[to be continued]
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