First Paper Brainstorming (10/7)

Brainstorming:

Two possible ideas:

1. The effects the death of my father caused on the family.

The situations that occurred as a result of the death.

Relationships that changed.

How each of us as a family dealt with the situation.

Variables such as financial and emotional problems

I will focus on the transformation from the pre-death relationships and the changing

relationship from immediately after till now.

I will focus on the relationships that were brought closer do to similar circumstances with

friends and people I met who I later became friends with.

My greatest delight will be telling the current situation of my family and our close relationship.

The strongest being the relationship between my brother and me.

How my mother is the rock in the family.

2. The way I learned to play music and the inspiration that lead me in that direction.

I will include the family music history starting from my grandpa and how my mom and her 7

siblings all get involved in music in some way.

The outside sources such as friends and distant relatives such as Chris and my uncle in law Bill

Ellis who played music in Vietnam.

I will focus on the importance of music in my life, not just playing but listening and how music is

such an important aspect of the majority of the population’s lives. I will discuss the idea of how I

couldn’t imagine a world without music. I will talk about my grandpa being 90 years old and still

singing karaoke and dancing like he was much younger.

My greatest delight will be talking about my family, music, and how music brings my family

closer each year.

I will talk about the music bond I share with friends who I grew up with and still have a strong

spiritual, close relationship, and music bond.

The importance of creating a connection with another artist.