Besides the fact that I simply enjoy listening and playing music, that isn’t all that it has brought to my life. Without music, I wouldn’t have met many of my closest friends, achieved some of my greatest accomplishments, or experienced my most memorable experiences. Be it through lone practice or group performance; music offers a gateway to self-reflection and improvement. This is, of course, a multifaceted topic, but it suffices to say that music has the potential to greatly change one’s life for the better — and I, alongside countless other musicians, can attest to that.