For the typical teenager, music is more than just words put to rhythm.  Music is an escape from the stress of the real world.  Music is a gateway for teens to express thoughts and ideas that they are otherwise too afraid to admit.  Music is more than just a sound to them.

For senior Lindsay Will, music may become more even than that.  In late October, Will recorded her first music video for her song “With My Eyes Closed.”

“I wrote the song with two other writers in Nashville named Kathy Majeski and Billy Dawson,” said Will.  “It’s about the first few weeks after meeting a guy that you really fall for.  It’s something that every girl can relate to.”

Making a music video is no small task.  Will called upon her fellow students to help her out.  Seniors Brandon Buccherri and Ashlynn Moore and juniors Andrew Lisle, Matthew Philpot, and Abelardo Alverlardo made up most of her video crew.

“She really took direction well and had a good attitude about all the hard work it takes to get a music video done the right way,” said Buccherri of working with Will. “I would love to help her with any future music videos she wants to do.”

Buccherri directed Will’s music video, but he didn’t do it alone.  Junior Andrew Lisle was his director of Photography, assisting in all the visual aspects of the video and making sure all their ideas for the music video are carried out.

“Everyone worked really hard and I was lucky to work with them all,” said Will of her team.

Will’s first experience with guitar work came about in her fourth grade year.

“It was really hard for me the first year and I thought about quitting,” said Will.  “But I stuck with it, and it became my passion.”

Will went on to experiment with percussion in her 7th grade band program and onto the ukulele this past year.

She started writing music at an early age.  “I started writing in middle school, but I didn’t write a song that was strong enough to perform until 9th grade.”

“I always dreamed of making a living out of music,” said Will.  “And I’m still so far from my goal.”  Though she is releasing her first EP album in two months, Will still has higher dreams for her future.

“Next year I’m going to be attending Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  It’s 30 minutes from Nashville and has an incredible music program.”

Will looks forward to moving there permanently this next summer and will jump right in to writing music and performing live at as many venues as possible.

“Lindsay was really fun to work with,” said Buccherri.  “She made directing and filming a lot easier, no doubt.”