Nathan Musso wants to share his love of music with young people so the Huntington High School Class of 2020 member plans to study music education at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
“At TCU I plan to major in music education with an instrumental concentration in brass and become a music educator one day,” Mr. Musso said. “TCU is an excellent school to study music. They have one of the highest rated college marching bands in the nation as well as many other highly rated musical ensembles.”
Huntington Class of 2020 member Nathan Musso plans to study music education at Texas Christian University.
The teenager is a wonderful musician with the charisma and leadership qualities required to make a popular and successful teacher. Just ask his classmates and the Huntington music teachers and marching band staff members who have come to admire Mr. Musso’s many gifts.
“Huntington High School allowed me to take many advanced courses,” Mr. Musso said. “I was also able to be involved with after school programs such as tennis, marching band and various honor societies. Those programs helped me improve my time management skills. I am very excited to take on the challenge of majoring in music education and I believe that my experiences at Huntington will help me have a successful college career.”
Advanced Placement Music Theory “was the most interesting and useful class,” Mr. Musso said. “It made me confident in my abilities going into my freshman year at TCU. I also believe that the AP Capstone courses (seminar and research) will help me greatly with writing college research papers. I was also lucky enough to be able to research a music related topic for AP Research, which is a valuable experience going into a music program.”
An Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, Mr. Musso especially enjoyed performing with the Huntington Blue Devil marching band, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble and pit orchestra. “All of these ensembles as well as my teachers, taught me something new about music and the high level of competition pushed me to do better each and every year,” the teenager said. “Each group had its own unique style and personality that was always so much fun to participate in.”
Mr. Musso’s advice to incoming high school freshmen? “Get involved in the school community as much as you can and don’t be afraid to take difficult classes,” he said. “Huntington offers many clubs and sports that are tailored to specific interests and help younger students meet upperclassmen and find new friends. Taking the tougher class is also extremely helpful despite the workload. Spending a year taking many AP courses and doing well on the exams will 100 percent pay off in college.”
The teenager is heading off to college with many fond memories of the department that has meant so much to him over the years.
“Much of the support and advice I received during my time at Huntington was through the music program,” Mr. Musso said. “Each year I would have rehearsals between two-three days each week after school and those groups became like a second family. We all had each other’s backs no matter the situation.”
One of the most exciting aspects of Texas Christian University is how it differs from Huntington High School. The campus is spread over 272 acres and is populated by more than 10,000 students. The college is located about three miles outside of downtown Fort Worth.
“Huntington is a very special place to me,” Mr. Musso said. “When I’ve talked to my friends from other schools, they never seem to have had the same experiences and opportunities that I did here at Huntington, especially within the music program. The marching band is really what stimulated my interest into music as far as it is now and will be the group the I miss the most as I leave Huntington. ‘Once a Blue Devil, always a Blue Devil.’”
