Entries and artist statements in the Music Composition category for the 2024 Reflections contest sponsored by Adams Middle School PTSA. The entry that receives the Award of Excellence advances to the next round. Click here to return to the 2024 Gallery main page.
MC-MS-01.pdfMy reflections composition is called “Imperfect Harmonies,” because I included a lot of things that may sound a little weird, hence “Imperfect,” but it still sounds good, hence “Harmonies.” This ties into the theme of “Accepting Imperfection” because it doesn’t sound like it is correct at some times, but it still sounds good. I was influenced to add weird sounding notes because of the theme. Accepting Imperfection can be hard, but we all have to do it. If we don’t we’ll never get anywhere because we’re stuck on making one thing perfect.
MC-MS-02.pdfI believe that accepting imperfection is what creates art, and what creates us. We are all pieces of art, telling different stories that we wouldn’t have if we didn’t all have the minor changes we do. I created this song to prove that perfect isn’t perfection by letting myself guide this song, and not the opinions of others. Perfection is the unachievable standard, the one thing that can always look down on everything. No being deserves to live for perfection, one deserves to live for themselves.