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Art and Music Make Me Happy

Zarina – future art / violin teacher

I still want to be an art teacher because I love art and like to teach children. This year I started learning to play the violin. Since my last essay, I decided I want to be an art teacher and a violin teacher. I will still need to get a bachelor's degree, a teaching certificate, and teaching experience. Now I will have to take lots of art and music classes.

I moved to a new school and a new city this year because my mom lost her job. I miss my friends a lot. One of the good things about my new school is that I get to play the violin. I have always wanted to play the violin.

My violin teachers inspire me to play new songs and to be creative. I practice every day so that I will improve. My art teachers inspire me to try different types of art. They taught me that art is all around me, and I should use my imagination. I attend music concerts and museums so that I can learn more about music and art. I try new music and types of art so that I can learn more.

I want to have a good career and have a good job. I think being an art and violin teacher would be a good career because there are lots of schools who need teachers. I also plan to volunteer at hospitals and museums to share my knowledge and love of art and music with children.

Zarina's essay appears here as written, to preserve the young author’s unique voice and individual writing style. However, we have deleted personally identifiable information to protect the student’s privacy.