Music is power. It's raw emotion, and that's why I really wanted to use it in my community project. It's a way of communication that can truly transform whoever listens to it. When I was brainstorming different ideas after just learning about the project, I knew I wanted to choose an activity that I hoped would really benefit someone. Music can do just that. I've played at retirement homes before, so I wanted to try something new and different. That's when I remembered reading two separate stories in a Strings Magazine about artists who played in prisons. It just clicked. That was what I wanted to do. I thought those prisoners were the ones who would need music the most. I wanted to do it for the prisoners, give them a little escape from reality, make them feel like regular people, and above all give them hope for the future.
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