Michelle

Hi, I'm a junior, and I've been playing the piano for 8 years.

Music is a HUGE part of my life.  I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a piano lying around for me to express myself with.  Maybe I would explode...  I played the clarinet for about 5 years, but I honestly didn't enjoy the spit and smell and only-allowed-one-note-at-a-time-ness, so I dropped it in favor of piano.  I love jazz, latin, and classical music, and I think that the most important part of playing music is how I feel it, and how I convey that feeling.  It makes it worth listening to.

Besides music, I play soccer and draw and COOK in my free time.  I love baking pineapple cookies with yummy sugary frosting.  I live with my grandparents, and I have a dog that will NOT (no matter what people say) respond to Timmy falling down the well, and an annoying brother that never fails to get on my nerves.  By the by, he's a freshman, so if you see him don't hesitate to put him in a trash can or tape him to a pole.  Whatever suits you best. (Kidding!)

Oh, and if you prefer Shelly (maybe Michelle's too long for you)  I can be Shelly too. =)