22icastro5May 13, 20222 min readWhen a Student becomes a TeacherAs my showcase for Act 1 of my musical comes closer, everything slowly finds it's place. I had to figure out how I was going to get my...
22icastro5May 6, 20221 min readThree and a half weekIt's happening: the Anxiety, that feeling that I'm losing time, but the feeling that I can do anything it just a day. Just within this...
22icastro5May 6, 20221 min readA Wicked Day in New YorkOn the 4th of May, my school took a trip to see the show Wicked, a popular prequel telling the story of Elphaba, who slowly becomes the...
22icastro5Apr 29, 20222 min readSetting up a showToday is Friday, April 29, 2022, 11:57 eastern standard time, and now it starts. Putting together my presentation. I have until the first...
22icastro5Apr 22, 20221 min readHow to recycle a song properly As I start writing more and more songs that finally progress the story of my musical, I have decided to take a bit of breather on the...
22icastro5Apr 14, 20221 min readPretty GirlToday I wanted to present a new song of mine. I took on a challenge of writing a new song and I’ve beaten my record only writing this in...
22icastro5Apr 8, 20221 min readRaising a voice Today I learned more about abortions and more specifically, underground abortions. Underground abortions are when people illegally...
22icastro5Apr 8, 20221 min readAfter OzAfter our school production of the Wiz ended, I have been trying to find a way to figure out what comes next. It felt like I got most...
22icastro5Mar 25, 20221 min readTaking a leapToday i’m taking a blind leap and showing you guys my song from my musical. The context of this song is that one of the character, Taylor...
22icastro5Mar 25, 20222 min readEdit of my rhyme schemeI wrote a little rhyme scheme today, and it’s a bit messy trying to find the flow, but one thing I learned is that you can really work...
22icastro5Mar 18, 20221 min readTake a Break (not a Hamilton reference)Over the last few days I've been thinking what I should do next when it comes to my life. Don't get me wrong, I love writing my musical...
22icastro5Mar 17, 20221 min readKeep on easingOver the past few months, my school has been putting on a production of The Wiz; a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, which paints the...
22icastro5Mar 11, 20222 min readAfter all that’s been said and doneYou’re laying in bed at night, waking up the hour after the next. Life is a mess; from love and sorrow to loneliness and regret to...
22icastro5Mar 8, 20222 min readWell we made it thisThinking back on it now, we can all agree that we’ve change in the past 4-5 years. If you asked me then, I wouldn’t have believed a word...
22icastro5Mar 4, 20222 min readIt's Meant to BeA week ago I decided I wanted to break from my musical for awhile so I can get inspiration again due to my writers block. In this time,...
22icastro5Feb 24, 20221 min readWriting Through Writers BlockFor the past weeks and a half, I have been stuck trying to write of the most important ballads of my musical project. I can't seem to...
22icastro5Feb 8, 20221 min readRumbling and moving forwardIn the music video of The Rumbling it shows the main protagonist, Eren Yaeger, presses as he goes on and following his modo to keep...
22icastro5Nov 2, 20211 min readOrigins of MusicThe oldest instrument to ever be made was a 60,000 year old Neanderthal flute. Made by the thigh bone of a young bear, it gave birth to...
22icastro5Oct 14, 20213 min readLife on PagesThey say “A picture is worth a thousand words.” This has been a thought that has been in everyone’s mind for many years, but it was late...