This week in class we had to write about a female artist that inspired us, influenced us, or saved us. The artist I chose to write about was Carrie Underwood. I watched Carrie Underwood audition for American Idol when I was little and love the fact that I was able to watch her grow as an artist and musician. She is inspiring to me because even though she has become extremely successful and famous she still remains humble. Carrie Underwood has always remained true to herself and has not changed as a result of her wealth, fame, or criticism, which can be very hard to do. 

     When I walked into class on Wednesday I was surprised to see all the desks in a circle formation. It was a little intimidating at first but it actually made it almost more of a relaxed and informal environment. I enjoyed the opportunity to listen to everyones story behind their female artist. I found it interesting to see how music can relate to peoples lives and different songs can mean different things to people depending on what personal experiences are going on in their lives. I loved hearing peoples stories and what artist they chose and why, it was a very interesting class.