Talented Musicians Across Rough Rider Campus
By Kathya Anguiano
They can be seen across campus, in corners, in the courtyard, perfecting their art. For many, it’s a form of expression. For some, it is their future. Roosevelt is filled with many instrumental, singers and even fast-flow artists.
Roosevelt campus has many talented students who are passionate about what they do and have found this unique way to express themselves in their spare time as they study and fight for their future in the bigger world.
The path to this interest has varied.
“Church inspired me to get into singing,” senior John Kamps said. “I really liked the way the choir sounded at mass and well I guess I finally took it up in Middle School. I actually composed my first song for my older cousin who died of cancer at the age of 40.”
From Kamps performs to share with people on stage to take a shot at feedback, Jesse Lopez prefers to play the guitar for himself.
“I really like playing the guitar, I find it as a beautiful form of self-expression. I play it to get my mind off things, as a productive hobby it helps convert my mind to music. I love music, I see it as a way where you get to explore your brain, mind, heart and soul and bring it to life,” Lopez, senior, said.
Some students who prefer to use their voice to express themselves and enjoy the harmony of music.
“I really enjoy ‘fast flow’ freestyle-rapping because it is pretty easy and it is a lot of fun. I find it as a way to where I can express my self freely. I love the feeling you get when you get feedback and people like what you do,” Rodney Lake, a junior, said.
However; playing instruments, singing and composing songs or just plain out freestyle may be considered as just hobbies on the side because these students have other plans for their future.
“My life goal is to go to college and figure out a career where I can have a good life security for my self and family. My recent dream career is to be a business owner but recently I’ve been looking into being a psychiatrist for the air force or any military branch. I think it would come easy for me because most of my friends tell me their problems and when they follow my advice they come out happy and say I’m easy to talk to,” Kamps said.
Students have many goals in life and they are all unique in their own way. Kamps would like to be a psychiatrist, however; Lopez prefers to be a civic hero.
“I have always thought about being able to preach the gospel through music or I feel being able to compose guitar sessions to teach others how to play the guitar would be nice but what I would really like to do is be a firefighter. I always pictured firefighters as heroes being a kid, I still do so I think it would be cool,” Lopez, said.
Hero or not, music is a big part of these kids’ everyday lives, however, it is not based on their future careers.
“No, I would not like to be a famous rapper when I grow up, that’s everybody’s dream. I actually want to mess with concrete and houses because everyone needs a house to live in so I know I will always have a job or maybe even a truck driver because cargos will always be needed to be transported across the country and it just seems fun,” Lake said.
Weather it be as a hobby or a career in the near future, these local Roosevelt students have found great love in their music and what they do. They’ll keep on practicing, at home and in public, working on their skills. Talent is hidden within the least expected but the most passionate.