January 27, 2010
Ms. Taylor-Magee
1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453
Dear Ms. Taylor-Magee,
I would like to start off by stating that I am a proud student of Tidewater Community College. I know that you may hear many proposals of clubs that do not always focus on the whole of TCC. However, I am proposing not just a school wide club, but a topic that is universal. I would like to present to you the U.P.M.W., Uniting People with Music and Words. This is the ideal organization that will bring students together, and will increase the retention rate. I feel that a program such as this can expand far and wide, from campus to campus. I am proposing a club that isn’t specified just for certain ages, or whether you have different majors. No, music is enjoyed by everyone, so I would like to use it to unite the school and people in general, by creating this club. This idea can expand far and wide, and I believe that it will create more of camaraderie between students, faculty and the public as one body. I want to cater to people who like Rock music, Hip-hop, Jazz, Country, Beat-boxing, open mic poetry etc. If we bring all these different genres of music together, I believe if people can open their minds to new and unique types of music; they can open their minds to a variety of things. Music is the start, because it is the most universal form of expression. Nothing less, this is just the tip of the iceberg for my dream for TCC and beyond, and I want to explain to you how we can make it a thriving reality.
The detailed purpose of this club/organization is to share people’s gift of music and words in a structured environment that will promote a variety of music, poetry and sound. Exposing a group of individuals to a mixture of new and unique music from all over the country and the world can be a start to understanding and learning about other cultures and social groups. This is an idea that can materialize, because I myself have found this true from experience. Once an avid listener of American rock and hip-hop, I stumbled upon a few Japanese songs that caught my interest. Ever since my encounter with these songs, I have immersed myself in the culture of Japan and also expanded my knowledge of other cultures and music. There is too much segregation within the world itself, but music should not be segregated. If you are white I think it is nothing wrong with listening to hip-hop and if you are black it is nothing wrong with listening to rock music, and if you are an American it is nothing wrong with listening to music from other countries. The words the emotions, even the topics are similar. Each person in the world has a story and people should hear these stories and appreciate them. So within this club that I am proposing there will be an environment that will encourage a "melting pot" of music that will explore music from different states, time periods, countries and continents. This discovery of new genres and musical cultures will prompt students to find out about the cultures and people they have listened too. Many countries listen to American music, but do not know the history behind it, so why not use this club to connect to other countries and teach them the history and vice-a-versa. The idea that music can change lives is an understatement. Musicians such as Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Selena, and Johnny Cash have changed the face of the planet, bringing people together through either their music, their words...or both. In order to continue to have influential and positive musicians, the club will have numerous fundraisers that will support local TCC musicians and lyricist. The club will host mini-concerts to display the talents of up and coming musicians and lyricist, through talent shows, competitions and collaborations of music and poetry. All the proceeds will go directly to expanding the club and eventually, creating a TCC radio station that will furthermore spread a variety of music to the public.
Our Motto shall be “Music is universal, so why can't we use it to become universal ourselves?” I want to emphasize on this motto, because the club will incorporate “Universal” in a lot of the activities that we will undergo. This includes trips to concerts of all genres of music, including musicals. Hopefully we can work towards taking trips during spring break to other cities where a type of musical sound was originated, for example jazz in New Orleans. The club will study the reason and story behind the creation of a genre of music in order to share the information with fellow students and the public. Activities such as mentoring grade school children would be within the plan of “Universal”. Opening young student’s eyes to the world through music, increasing their confidence by showing them how they can expand their gifts, whether it is music or poetry. This is one of the many goals of the U.P.M.W. In order to make it clear and precise, I have set up a list of the most important goals of the U.P.M.W organization.
• Increase the retention rate at Tidewater community college by uniting students and creating a sense of belonging through music, sound, and words.
• Close the gap of musical segregation, by educating students in different genres of music and expose them to other cultures music, musicians and poetry.
• Educate the public as a whole by performing concerts, competitions and talent shows, with a variety of music and poetry.
• Create a radio station ran by TCC students and with a mix and variety of music from students and professional artist from around the country and world.
• Have a mentoring program like the “Save the Music” foundation, which includes TCC students talking to and mentoring grade school students interested in music and poetry.
It would be benefit the school greatly if this group was recognized at TCC as an official school club. Knowing the potential of this club, and how much it can change the face of college life, I feel that there is no better place to propose this idea than at Tidewater Community College. I appreciate the time you have given this idea and I hope that we can work together in the near future to make this dream a reality.
Sincerely,
Nile Najee D Yarn
Nile Najee D Yarn
Email: Nile_Najee@yahoo.com
My God this is awesome..... Keep up the work.....
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