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Hi,everybody.

etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.

Thanksforjoiningustoday.MynameisSteve.

Well,lastSaturdaywewrappedupJune'sPROFILEfeatureaboutVannessWu,thetalentedsinger,

dancerandactorwhofoundtwothingsthatchangedhislifeforever:successasaperformerandpurposeinliving.

Well,todayinthismonth'sPROFILE,we'regoingtocontinuethethemeofatypicalperformer'sandlookatthelifeofsinger,songwriterCorrinneMay.

Whatmakesherdifferentfromothers?Let'sopenourmagazinestopage12andfindout.

(Music).CorrinneMay.

Singingoutthebeautyofhope.

SingerandsongwriterCorrinneMaysaysthathopegivesherinspiration.

Hersongsattempttoexpresshope,joyand"adeeperbeautyandmeaningtotheeverydaymomentsoflife."Earlypreparation.

MusicseemedtoyapartinMay's

destinyfromtheverybeginning.

Evenhernameismusical;itcomesfromhermother'sfavoritesong"Corinna,Corinna."Herparentssayshehummedsongsfromthetimeshewas2or3.

o,everyone.

Thankyouforjoiningus.MynameisRyan.

AndmynameisKaylah.

AndtodaywearelookingatthePROFILEarticleinourStudioClassroommagazinesaboutafamousmusician.

That'sright.Sheisasinger.

Andhername-youmayhavehearditbefore-isCorrinneMay.

That'sright.

Sheissingingoutthebeautyofhope.NowRyan,whatdoesitmeantosingoutbeauty?

Well,ifyousingout,thatmeansthatyouarelingamessage.

You'renotjustsingingasong,butyou'respreadingoutamessage.

Andthismessageisbeautyandhope.That'sright.She'ssingingabouthowwonderfulhopecanbe.

Well,let'slookatherstory.

Sheisasingerandasongwriter.

Sothatmeansshenotonlyperformsbutalsowritesherownmusic.

That'sright.

Asongwriterdoesn'tjustwritethewordstothemusic,theyalsowritethemusic,thewayitsounds.

That'sright.

Nowshesaysthatshegetsinspirationfromhope,thathopegivesherinspiration.

Nowthatwordinspirationis,Ryan,somethingweallneedinlife.

Yeah.An"inspiration"issomethingormaybesomeonewhogivesyouanidea,ormakesyouwanttodosomething.

That'sright.

stalkalotaboutbeinginspiredtocreateortopaintortodesign.

Andeveryoneinlifeneedsaninspiration.It'swhatgivesyoucreativity,whatgivesyouanewidea.

Right.It'swhatmakesyouwanttoactuallydosomething.

Andthat'safantasticthingtohave.

Andsohereshe'sgettinginspirationfromhope.

Sohersongsareveryhopeful.

That'sright.Hersongsattempttoexpresshope.

Andnowattemptmeanstotry.Sothatiswhathergoalis.

Sheisshowingandexpressinghope,joyandadeeperbeautyandmeaningtoeverydaymomentsoflife.

OK.Sohereshe'stalkingaboutadeepermeaning,Kaylah.

Andifyou'retalkingaboutsomethingbeing...havingdeepermeaning,whatdoesthatmean?

Thatmeansitisveryrich.Ithasalottoit.

It'snotjustacoupleofverysimplethingsonthetop.

Butitmeansmorethanjustwhatthewordsreallysay.

Ithasalottoit.

OK.Sofriends,maybeyouthinkyouknowwhatlifemeans,it'sverysimple.

Buthereshewantstogiveyoudeepermeaning,helpyoulearnevenmoreaboutwhateverydaylifeisabout.

Well,let'slookatherstory,Ryan.

Weknowhermusicisfullofhope,butwhataboutherlifehasbroughthertothisce?

OK.Sonextwe'relookingatherearlypreparation.

Nowthewordpreparationheremeansto,well,prepareorgetreadyforsomething.MusicseemedtoyapartinMay'sdestinyfromtheverybeginning.

Soityedapart.

Itwas...itwasin...inherlifefromtheverybeginning.

Itwasnotjustsomethingontheside.Itwasactuallyapartofwhoshewas.

Yeah,yeah.Itactuallyhelpedher esomething.

Andherewesawityedapartinherdestiny.

Canyouhelpdescribetous,Kaylah,whatadestinyis?

Absoluy.Wealldohaveadestiny.

Now"destiny"isthethingsthatwillhappeninthefuture.

Soweallhaveadestiny;weallhaveafuture.

Soshe...hermusichasalwaysbeenapartofherdestiny.

OK.Nowsomeofusmightnotknowourdestiny,right,Kaylah?

Doyouknowyourdestiny?

Idon'tthinkanyofusreallyknowourdestiny.

Butweallhaveone.Oh,that'strue.

Weallhaveadestiny.

Andsowegettolearnwhatitiseventuallythroughourlives.

Buttherearemanythingsinourlifethatdoyapartinourdestiny.

HereweseeCorrinneMay,evenhernameismusical.

Thatsoundslikeitcouldyaparttoo.That'sright.

Itcomesfromhermother'sfavoritesong"Corinna,Corinna,"whichis...itisaverypopularsong.

AndCorinnaisaname.

Sohermomtookthat,andhernameisCorrinne.

Sohernamecomesfrommusic.

Itmakessensethatshewentintomusic.Yeah.Thewordmusicalmeansithastodowithmusic.

Andjustlistentohername,it'sverypretty.Itkindofsoundslikemusicalittlebit.

Well,herparentssayshestartedhummingsongsfromthetimeshewas2or3.

Nowwhenyouhum,thatmeansyouaresingingwithyourmouthclosedandnotsayingthewords.

Soyou'rejustsingingthemelodybutnotthewords.

Uhhuh.Whatmightthatsoundlike,Kaylah?

Itmightsoundlike...(Music).Oh,verypretty.OK.

SoitsoundslikeCorrinneMayisverymusical.

Andshehasalotoftalent,especiallyyou'dknowifyou'veheardanyofhersongs.

That'sright.

Well,we'regoingtotalkmoreabouther.Butfirst,let'svisittheChatRoom.

Excuseme,Bryan.

CanIaksyouaquickquestion?Sure,Ken.

What'sonyourmind?

Well,I'mwritingane-mailtoafriend.

AndIwanttolhimthatI'mhereatthelibraryalmosteveryday.

ButI'mnotsureif"everyday"isonewordortwowords.

Well,ifyouwanttosayyou'reatthelibraryeveryday,it'stwowords.

That'swhatIthought.

ButIjustsaw"everyday"writtenasonewordinamagazinejustnow.

Here.Itsays"theeverydaymomentsoflife.""Everyday"isoneword.

Well,inthatsentence,"everyday"isusedasonewordbecauseit'sanadjective,meaningcommonandordinary.

Canyougivemeanotherexample?Sure.

Imighttalkabouteverydaypeoplelikeyouandme.

Soeverydaypeopleareordinarypeople?Right.Andoureverydaylifeisourdailylife.

Gotit.

Soinallotherinstances,wehavetowrite"everyday"astwowords?

That'sright.

Whenweuseeveryday,twowords,we'reusingitasanadverbphrase,meaningeachseparateday.

SoifIwrite,"Igetupeverydayat7."Ishouldwrite"everyday"astwowords.

Right.

"Everyday,"twowords,servesthefunctionofanadverbmodifyingtheverbphrase,getup.

Ken,letmeaskyouthis.

IfIsayshegoestoschooleverydayinhereverydayclothes.

HowshouldIwrite"everyday"?

Well,"shegoestoschooleveryday,"we'resayingeachseparateday.

Soeverydaythereistwowords.

Butthe"everyday"ineverydayclothesshouldbeonewordbecausewe'reusingitasanadjectivemeaningordinary.

Verygood.Yougotit.Thanks.().

ebackfromthebreak,everyone.Youknow,inmanyways,CorrinneMay'slifeparallelsthelifeofVannessWu.

Bothareethnic.

Bothareintheentertainmentbusiness.Andbothhadsomethingofaspiritualawakening.

WeknowthatVannessWuwantedtobeaperformeratanearlyage.

ButdidCorrinne?

Let'sfindoutiftheparallelscontinueaswepickupthereadingonline11.

(Music).CorrinneMay.

Maybegantakingclassicalpianolessonswhenshewas5andjoinedherchurchchoirandstartedwritingsongswhenshe

was8.

Shewonherfirstsongwritingcontestat15.

Maydidn'talwayswanttobeasinger.

Infact,attheNationalUniversityofSingapore,MaystudiedmasscommunicationsandEnglishliture,nningto eajournalist.

Butupongraduation,hercallingtodomusicwastoostrongtoignore.

SoshedecidedtostudyinAmericaatBerkleeCollegeofMusic.

In1999,aftergraduatingfromBerklee,MaywenttoLosAngeles.

Shestilllivestherewithhermusicproducerhusband,Kevin,anddaughter,Claire.

CorrinneMayisincrediblytalentedbutalsoveryhumble.

Hermusicisveryinspirationalandveryhopeful.

Andwearenowlearninghowshegotherstart,howshebeganinmusic.

That'sright.

Wesawthathernamecomesfromasong,andthatshewashummingfromthetimeshewas2or3.

Nowmostchildrenthatagedon'tactuallyhum.

Theymakenoise.

Buthummingmeansitisactuallyasong.Itmakessensemusically.

Well,thatwasjustthebeginning.

Nextshebegantakingclassicalpianolessonswhenshewasjust5yearsold.

Yeah.Soshestartedhummingsongswhenshewasverylittle,2or3.

Mostpeoplecanbarelytalkverymuchby

thatpoint.

Butnowshe'syingpianowhenshe's5.Andthenwhatelsedidshedo?

Well,thenshejoinedherchurchchoirandstartedwritingsongswhenshewas8yearsold.

NowRyan,Idon'tknowverymany8-year-oldswhosinginachurchchoir.

Yeah,that's...that'snotverycommon.Usuallychurchchoirsare...theyconsistofolderpeople.

Anda"choir"is,well,agroupofpeoplethatallsingtogether,usuallyatachurch.That'sright.

Nowtheydohavechildren'schoirs,whichiswherechildrenusuallysing.

Butweseeitwasthechurchchoir,whichmeansitwasmostlyadults.

Soshewasonly8yearsoldandwassogoodinmusicthatshecouldkeepupandsingwith...withtheadultchoiraswellasbegintowriteherownmusic.

Exactly.Nowthat'swhat'sreallyimpressivetome,Kaylah,andIthinkyouguystoo-Shewaswritingsongsat8yearsold!

Manypeopledon'tstartwritingmusicuntilcollege.

That'sright.

Andshewassogoodthatshe'swonherfirstsongwriting...competition,orcontest,atage15.

Soshe'dbeenpracticingsinceshewas8,andwassogoodandsotalented,at15,shewonherfirstcontest.

Yeah.It'sacontest.

Soshe'scompeting,likeyousaid,acompetition,totryandwin;andshedid!

Shewonherfirstcontest,whichmeansshehadthebestmusicandonlyattheageof15.

NowMaydidn'talwayswanttobeasinger.

Wewouldthinkthatbecauseofherlifeshewassomusical,thatwouldbewhatshewanted.

Butinfact,itwasdifferent.

Yeah.Sheactuallywantedtobesomethingelse.

Andweseetheword,orthephrase,"infact."Andthatmeans...well,here'sanexample.

AttheNationalUniversityofSingapore,MaystudiedmasscommunicationsandEnglishliture.

That'sright.

That'snotexactlymusical.

Butshewasnningon ingajournalist.

Nowa"journalist"issomeonewhowritesnews,storiesorarticlesforanewspaperoramagazineorabroadcast.

SoallofyourStudioClassroomteacherswhowritearejournalistsbecausetheyarewritingarticlesforyourStudioClassroommagazine.

Exactly.Nowactually,Kaylah,Istudiedmasscommunicationaswell.

Andthathasmoretodowithfilmandmoviemakingandthingslikethat.

AndstillIendedupwiththejobthat'sverydifferentfromwhatIstudied.

That'sright.

Sometimesthathappens;andthathappenedformebecauseitsays"upongraduation"-nowwhenwesay"upon"

something,

thatmeansatorwhenithappened-hercallingtodomusicwastoostrongtoignore.

That'sright.

Nowif...ifyouhaveacalling,thatmeansthatsomethingis,well,inspiringyouortryingtogetyoutodosomething,anditwastoostrongtoignore.

SoshedecidedtostudyinAmericaatBerkleeCollegeofMusic,whichisawell-knowncollegetostudymusic.

Andwehavesomemoreinformationaboutthat,solet'svisittheInformationStation.

Bryan,thisisafascinatingarticleaboutCorrinneMayandherjourneytostardom.Yes,itis,Bill.

IlikehowsheswitchedherfocusfromjournalismtomusicandwenttotheBerkleeCollegeofMusictosharpenhermusicalskills.

ManyofourviewersmaynotknowabouttheBerkleeCollegeofMusic.

Solet'slearnsomemoreaboutthisfamousschooloverat...

InformationStation.

TheBerkleeCollegeofMusicislocatedinBoston,Massachusetts,andwasfoundedin1945byLawrenceBurke.

Infact,graduatesoftheBerkleeCollegeofMusichavewon205Grammy,thehighesthonorinmusic.

Theschoolisthelargestindependentcollegeofcontemporarymusicintheworld.

AndinadditiontoCorrinneMay,manyotherfamousmusiciansattendedthere.

AmericanmusicproducerQuincyJoneswasoneoftheearlystudentsatBerklee.Hehasproducedhundredsofalbums,andthemostfamousoneisMichaelJackson'sThriller.

Yes.

Well,well-knownjazzmusicianBradfordMarsalisstudiedatBerkleebeforelaunchinghissuccessfulcareer.

Lastyear,AdvancedmagazinedidanarticleonyoungbassyerEsperanzaSpalding.

In2011,shewontheGrammyforBestNew.

Ilikepopandrockandroll.

SoIwassurprisedtolearnthatAmericanmusicianJohnMayerfinetunedhisschools...hisskillsatBerklee.

Well,IknowourStudioClassroomviewershereinAsiawillreallybesurprisedbythislastBerkleeCollegeMusicalumni,right?That'sforsure,Bill.

WangLeeHomattendedBerkleeandithelpedboosthimtothefamethatheenjoystoday.

DidyouknowthatTangoBearappliedtotheBerkleeCollegeofMusic?

No,Bill,Ididn't.

Unfortunay, Tango Bear wasn'tacceptedbecausetheydon'ttakebears.Well,hecanalwaysyhismusicforushereat...

InformationStation.

Allright.SoCorrinneMaywenttoBerklee,averynicecollege.

Andin1999,aftershegraduatedfromthere,shewen