Homecoming

My first homecoming dance.

So, this past week was homecoming week at my high school. You see, I´ve never been to a school dance before…ever. So I was kinda nervous. It ended up being pretty nice. I enjoyed it. I had a date and my friends were there and there was a live band and a bonfire before the dance and it was just awesome. I had a good time.

There was this guy (that I have in my 7th period class) who is a nice kid; when you meet him he´s quiet and awkward (like myself), but dude hit the dance floor like nobody´s business! Haha it was awesome. And my friend Emma´s date was the life of the party. The band was great and the night was great. I´m glad I decided to go and experience it. (The dance was on a Wednesday and all there was, was pizza, but other than that it was fun).

Just a summary of that night.

Laterz,

Jay ❤

School Problems: #1

This blog post was a request from a follower and friend of mine.

Girls that wear high heels to school. 

Why? Why on heavens great earth would you wear high heels to school? Like, do you wanna fall? I’m the kind of person that would put a rock in your path or skip you in line on our way upstairs. It’s like you’re asking for embarrassment. I mean yeah okay, they’re cute and stylish, but still. They are uncomfortable. They are hazardous. You are going to school not a fashion show. You have 5…not 10…not 15… 5 minutes to get from class to class. (At least at my school). Like I have to walk across campus and upstairs too many times for me to be comfortable wearing heels to school.

The other day I freakin’ tripped on a pebble… A pebble! And I was wearing converse. My life flashed before my eyes. (At least I wasn’t in heels or at school. Thank god!)

So anyways, it’s dangerous to wear high heels to school. So my advice is to look cute and be comfortable. (I get it when friends dare you to do crazy stuff and whatever, but don´t hurt yourself trying to impress your friends).

Be yourself. (And hey, if high heels is you then go for it, just watch out for pebbles and rocks 😉).

Love,

Jay

Emotions…

Sup guyz,

So question, don’t you just hate it when things don’t work out? Whether in a relationship or even a plan? Like take life for example: you have a goal and you don’t see everything between you and that goal. You take that first step and BOOM! 💥 you fall. You get up and try again… BOOM! 💥 And again. Over and over you try. You’re getting closer, but all you feel is you loosing yourself. You just think to yourself, “should I even get up?” Well the answer is “yes!” Get up! Do it again. You’ll fail a thousand  times before you ever get it right! Just don’t let yourself get in the way of being yourself.

“Take that rage, put it on a page, take the page to the stage, blow the roof of the place.” -The Script

Your emotions are important. Put those emotions on a sheet of paper, add a beat, and make it your own.  Put your heart on your sleeve and relate. Make your listeners HEAR what you are saying, not just read what you’re writing. Make your words matter. Only YOU can be YOU!

Laterz,

-Jay

Anxiety: School vs The Stage

School. The mental and physical battle of all teenagerz (or at least me).

Hi.

The name’z Jay.

Full name Keturah Janay Wooden…(that’s where I get ‘Jay’ from). I’m gonna tell you a bit about myself.

I’m 16 years old. My birthday is December 10th. I play guitar, piano, and drums. I sing and songwrite. I grew up in small town Marianna,Fl (I live in Panama City Beach now with my mom). For 15 years of my life I had nothing to do. I was so introverted. I couldn’t talk to people. I had a hard time making friends. (Now it’s not so hard). Since I started taking group voice lessons at Elliott Vocal Studios in Panama City, I have been much more comfortable being on stage and being in school. This is my first year in public school and so far so great. I’m very thankful for Elliot because they have helped me overcome my nerves and taught me how to keep them under control. I used to have a problem with speaking in front of a class or out loud for that matter, now not so much. So here’s my experience with nerves.

Have you ever been so nervous to the point where you couldn’t walk? Or talk? Or even breathe right? I have. I guess you would call that anxiety. Like on your first day of school or singing on stage for the first time. I’m here to tell you about my experience with anxiety and how to ¨get over your nerves.¨  

Okay, so sad truth is you can’t honesty get over all your nerves; you just gotta breathe. (#thestruggle) In through your nose and out your mouth and learn to be comfortable with what you are doing. Roll your shoulders back. Go to your happy place (like in the movies). Cliché, right? But it works. I remember the first time I performed in front of people. I was so nervous. My palms were sweaty, knees weak, my arms were heavy…😏 (sorry I couldn’t help but throw that one out there 😂). I was so shaky you could hear it in my voice (mind you I had not had any vocal training yet).
On your first day of school you’re worried about finding your classrooms and making friends so your not the ¨odd one.¨ (BTW there is nothing wrong with being ¨odd,¨ okay?) I was not as nervous for school as I was performing. (Advice: don’t let stupid people or jerks tell you who you should and shouldn’t be. You are you so be you! You’re the only one who can.)

With love,

 – Jay

Welcome to JayMuzik! The place where you can completely and totally be yourself 24/7.

Hey guyz,

I’m Jay and this iz my blog.

Okay, so to start off this a blog about music, everything music and certainly being yourself 24/7 and just plain out having fun. (I will also have just a bunch of random stuff too like fashion and art..etc..) So we’ll start with the fact that I love music. I love Rock and Punk and Screamo and Pop and Hip Hop and Jazz and Indie and everything. I love ALL music. And all music speaks to me. When I’m sad or happy or mad or depressed or whatever. Music helpz. Music iz life. Music iz bae. Music iz my life and bae. I didn’t find music- music found me (and boy am I glad it did!). I write music. I play music. I sing music. Music and I are best friends (yes, music and I have fights and pity parties), but that’z what best friends do together. All music, all the time. I’ll write you again soon! And be sure to email me suggestions and topic you want me to talk about at jay.info.me@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

– Jay

P.S. Just be yourself! (It’s fun, I promise)