{"id":31226,"date":"2011-11-30T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T22:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2011\/11\/30\/necc-student-wins-music-competition-in-boston\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:38:07","slug":"necc-student-wins-music-competition-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/11\/30\/necc-student-wins-music-competition-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Student Wins Music Competition in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2430\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2430\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2011\/11\/Amanda-McCarthy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"321\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Northern Essex Community College student Amanda McCarthy of Londonderry, NH won \u201cMost Confident\/Enthusiastic Performer\u201d at \u201cMusic On &amp; Up- 19 and Under Showcase\u201d competition at the Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 in Boston earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, 18-years old and a 2011Londonderry High School graduate, is a music major at Northern Essex who sings and plays both the guitar and piano. She recently performed in the college\u2019s talent show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo win an award for being the most confident performer is personally a huge milestone for me because it seems that not too long ago it was the exact opposite,\u201d said McCarthy.\u00a0 \u201cI used to get very nervous while performing and with experience, I have become more comfortable on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy has written over 100 original songs and has performed at numerous venues including Six Flags New England, the Massachusetts State House, the Sad Caf\u00e9, and Ground Zero.<\/p>\n<p>Since she started performing at the age of 12, Amanda has played at numerous venues including Boston&#8217;s Hard Rock Cafe, Six Flags New England, Massachusetts State House, The Sad Cafe, Ground Zero, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0McCarthy was selected to be a GreenRocker with the Greenschools organization. The GreenRockers perform at many schools and environmental awareness events.\u00a0McCarthy wrote her award winning song &#8220;Do Our Part (In Going Green) for the organization.\u00a0 McCarthy\u00a0is also a huge supporter of recent anti-bullying movements. Her original song &#8220;Sticks And Stones&#8221; written on her own experiences is quickly gaining popularity.\u00a0 Last year, Amanda was selected to be a GreenRocker with the Greenschools organization.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from NECC, her goal is to transfer to the Berklee College of Music.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be considered for the showcase, each performer had to submit a video to be reviewed by a panel of judges. At the Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 in Boston, McCarthy performed two songs in front of the judges.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/arts\/music\/\">associate degree in music<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/arts\/music-technology\/\">certificate in music technology<\/a>.\u00a0 Students have the opportunity to perform in the Chorus &amp; Music Club or with one of the college\u2019s music ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Amanda McCarthy or to hear her music visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmandaMcCarthyMusic\">www.facebook.com\/AmandaMcCarthyMusic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College student Amanda McCarthy of Londonderry, NH won \u201cMost Confident\/Enthusiastic Performer\u201d at \u201cMusic On &amp; Up- 19 and Under Showcase\u201d competition at the Hard Rock Caf\u00e9 in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":31228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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