Hi everyone!! My name is James Ham and I am a junior music education major here at Umass Lowell. I was also an orientation leader over the summer and I got the chance to meet some of you freshman or transfers who might be reading this. So due to my major, it is very easy to tell what I enjoy doing. I absolutely LOVE music. To me, music feeds the soul, and I can’t imagine not having music being a daily part of my life. I am very involved when it comes to music at this university. I created the one and only acapella group here at Umass Lowell and I named it “Hawkapella”. Acapella music is in fact my favorite genre of music… I loved how the sky was the limit when it comes to arranging a song to be sung by nothing but your vocal chords. Although I do enjoy singing (pretty much all the time… and I annoy anyone who is around me at the time… terribly sorry for that) the instrument I am best at is actually the trumpet. I picked it up in third grade and I haven’t stopped since then!
Well that is enough about me, how about you who are reading this currently? I would love to hear your stories and what drives you to do what you love to do! Please send the ambassadors a message on facebook, or maybe give us a “Tweet”. We are always here to answer your questions, or even if you just want to talk to someone!
Ill also give you a little tip before I go on my way:
As you all have noticed, we just had our official first full week of school, and the homework is starting to pile up and the quizzes and tests and projects are starting to be announced and you’re all staying up late to try and get everything done. It gets a little challenging to get up in the morning when you have been running on only 4-5 hours of sleep for a few nights in a row, so here are some tips that will get you up and on time for your class!
1) Set multiple alarms…. because we are all guilty of just shutting off our alarm without even waking up to begin with. If you set more than one alarm, you will have to wake up to at least one of them… I have set 8 alarms before (but I am extra careful.. and extra sleepy)
2) Put your alarm clock out of arms reach… This way you will actually have to GET OUT of bed to shut off the annoying ringing that disturbed your perfect dream. And this will motivate you to get ready for your day, because you are already out of your bed and you might as well get your day started!
3) GET A DECENT NIGHTS SLEEP. Trust me, I know we are all guilty of pulling all-nighters, or not getting as much sleep as we should, but you should REALLY take the time to get a proper 8-10 hours of sleep if not every night, then MOST nights… and if you cant always get the 8-10 hours of rest, try taking a 30 minute nap when you have a break to recharge.
Well, that’s it for my tips and such. I hope that you all have a great semester and that you will always be on time for your 8am class that you are probably dreading getting up for tomorrow! 🙂
Goodnight,
James