Who is CymJon 24?
Hello to the world of blogging!
Good afternoon, my name is Jonathan Laborin Cruz or you may call me any other form in my name. I'm currently in my second semester at Glendale Community College to recieve my Associates in the Arts by the the end of my fourth semester in Spring 2013. I have been in music ever since I was in third grade playing more than one instrument. Now I've been affiliated with percussion or what many say, "drums." Up until high school, I began to pick up percussion quickly until I found out that I had more of an experience and joy in playing any certain type of percussion instrument. It has been five years of me playing percussion, and only the beginning. For hobbies, I'm really into crafty things like bracelets, sewing, knitting, lanyard making etc...It is hard to believe at first but it has always interested me in how to make such cool like items like such. Also, many don't call it a hobby but I believe it is for me, to practice my music, instrument, anything that has something to do with music, I'm, on top of it trying to perfect it. All the practice pays off because I made a top of the line drumline in Peoria that competes with worldwide ensembles through the spring season. The ensemble goes by the name of Breakthrough Indoor Percussion. I ,along with four other musicians, the cymbals. may not seem like much, but man you have no clue! Never have I thought that I would someday play the cymbals for any ensemble but I pick them up so quickly that makese me go back for more everytime we ever play and could never set them down no matter how heavy they may be.
These glasses are known as the "hype" of the ensemble to let anyone know what ensemble we are as well as who we are together.
After I receive my AA from GCC, I'm planning on tranferring to Arizona State University in Tempe as a Music Education student to the Herberger Institute of the Arts. Along with the practice paying off in the long run, I had a job immediately after I graduating from my high school teaching the drumline there! Very pleased, I fulfilled my goal to teach such an inspiring group of individuals. I've always knew that teaching was what I want to achieve in life, and I'll do whatever I can to make it.
I want to take this moment to thank you for being interested in reading a short bio of who this person is unknown to you but now you know more than when you began reading. Hope to see you around this "cyber space of a blogging world"
Oh! I almost forgot, check out this video to see what I play in Breakthrough. This is a more top of the line ensemble, (not us) but it is a really great video on showing how great it is to be a cymbal player.
Those plate looking things on the hands? You play that? Yes, and yes they are heavy. Hard? Not neccessary...haha
-Cheers!
