User:Stanky251

I'll try to keep this somewhat short. Hi! I mostly contribute to NASCAR-related content, but I may make an occasional grammar correction in another field. I am a semi-professional musician from St. Louis, Missouri. I started playing guitar at 7 years old, and I have played multiple small gigs since then. I've been playing trombone since I was 12, and I have achieved a lot already in that field (more on that in a moment). I started singing Baritone in concert choir as well as Bass in chamber choir at 17, where I was immediately promoted to President of concert choir, along with being an honorary member of the Outreach Committee, Choir Council, and being the Baritone Section Leader. Prior to this, I had also been promoted to Trombone section leader in Marching Band, Pep Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Community Band. I have been featured as a soloist many times between the different forms of band, and I earned a 2 on my solo in the 2023 Solo and Small Ensemble Festival (1 is the best). After that, I earned a 5/5 on the Music theory AP test. Shortly afterwards, I was accepted into the 2023 Macy’s Great American Marching Band, to march in the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, becoming the first student from my high school to participate in the parade. I was also in the SIUE Bi-State honor band. I will be heading back to the Solo and Small Ensemble festival this spring, with a vengeance. This time, instead of taking one piece, I’m taking four. One trombone solo, one brass quartet (Two trumpets, horn, trombone), one vocal bass solo, and one TBB Sextet.