Music helps us to express our feelings much better than words, that is why many speeches go along with accompaniment - it helps to create a specific mood. Words tend to limit listener’s imagination, whereas music gives listener an opportunity to complete the story and, bringing something personal into it.
I am very lucky to be in Hurtwood house community because it is very creative and numerous concerts gave me an opportunity to share my new songs with peers and professionals which is also a very helpful experience. I used to write small poems from the childhood, later, I started to write songs. I get inspired very easily as I do believe that the smallest emotion may become a major inspiration if you let it. I finished music school in Russia and even got into contemporary music school under the auspices of the Yana Rudkovsky, but then sport forced me to delay my music career. Now I am experimenting with different music genres, trying to establish my own style. I have 17 original songs and each of these is a
combination of true feelings that I felt at the particular period of time. Singing them takes me back to the past and that is what I love in songwriting: you are able to capture the present so that emotions that you are experiencing are never forgotten. In order to challenge myself and to overcome my fears and insecurities, I performed my own compositions on the Old Arbat Street which is probably one of the most crowded place in Moscow. Likewise, this summer I was invited to performed at the City Festival.
I find it very interesting to study music from the academic perspective as well as from the technical point of view. Music Technology provides me with essential practical skills. These skills were put to good effect during my independent project where I recorded and mixed my own original compositions entirely on my own. It was wonderful to be free to explore all the learned techniques and I was more than happy with the overall outcome. Music Technology taught me how to create arrangements for my original songs and I want to develop this area further in order to become a specialist in this path. This summer, I collaborated with a Sound Producer in Cyprus who worked with a music organization for children; this was a very unique experience which gave me a true insight into a real music industry. I want to develop this area more in order to become a specialist in this path.
Prior to Hurtwood, I was a figure-skater for 15 years - I became a champion of Cyprus as a junior
and as a senior and took part in many international competitions such as Gran Prix and World
Trophies. I also worked as a figure-skating coach for small children, helping them to develop their
skills and also to prepare their programs for the upcoming season. This experience helped me to
understand how music helps to express the emotions even when the facial expression is almost
invisible.
I am a creative, hardworking student who enjoys new challenges because I believe that they make us stronger. Music and all the aspects of it really inspire me and that is why I have a great desire and motivation to develop my skills and knowledge further. I am willing to study in the University because it will help me to make this new step in education and help me get to where I want to be in the future.
