Self Introduction

Hello everyone!

My name is Jess and I am about to enter my senior year in petroleum engineering and I am SO excited about that!! I find Fairbanks a bit too cold for my liking, as I am from Anchorage which is far warmer and has more activities to do overall. Anchorage is where I was born and raised; throughout elementary, middle, and high school I was enrolled in the Russian Immersion Program. In this program, I spent half a day learning Russian and due to this I am fluent in Russian! Also, no I am not Russian, my parents were just lucky enough to get me into the lottery for the program. In my spare time I enjoy reading sci-fi novels, listening to true crime podcasts (Wine and Crime is my absolute fave!), playing the piano, gaming, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and playing with my new adorable cat Mocha. I look forward to learning more about music and its aspects in this class!

As I previously mentioned, one of my favorite past times is playing the piano. Piano has been a passion of mine since I was 14, however I started playing when I was around three years old. Due to this, I have had a connection with music all of my life. Currently, my favorite classical music to play is Chopin, but I enjoy playing rock and pop songs from bands like Muse and Panic! At the Disco. While I love playing music, listening to and experiencing music are part of my passion for music. Recently I was lucky enough to go to a Muse concert in Vegas and it was the best experiences I have had! Live music is always better than the recorded version–in my opinion–so being able to see one of my favorite bands live was absolutely thrilling! Over my whole life I have had a significant amount of musical training and experience with music, thus I feel that I have a very close relationship with music–it is something I listen and practice everyday. Overall, I look forward to further exploration in this course and learning about other elements of music.