Problem: Article: Your friend will have to decide between parenting the child, adoption, and abortion. It may be difficult to make a decision without fully considering each option, so you may want to offer to help your friend conduct research on each of these options.  Try starting the research by asking her what options she is considering. Many people have strong feelings about things like abortion so she may not even be considering this option. However, if she is, help her to research the option. Help your friend make a list of pros and cons as you research the options. For example, a pro of abortion might be that she can avoid having to tell her parents, teachers, and friends about the pregnancy. However, a con of abortion might be that she may have regrets later on or that she may risk medical complications. If your friend decides that she wants to raise the child or put the child up for adoption, then she will have to tell her parents about it. One way that you can support her is by offering to be there when she tells them.  Try saying something like, “I know you are worried about telling your parents. Would you feel better if I was there too?” If she declines your offer, do not be offended. She may just want to speak to her parents on her own. Be prepared for her parents to get upset and have a backup plan if the worst happens and she is kicked out of their home. Is it OK for her to come to your house in the event of an emergency? Asking your own parents for advice after she tells her parents might be useful as well. Your parents may know her parents and can offer support parent to parent. Having another adult know can also help to lessen the overall stress of keeping the secret. However, remember to make sure that you check with your friend first. Remember that the decision to end or continue her pregnancy belongs to your friend, not you or anyone else. If she asks you for advice, then you can provide it, but do not try to change her mind or impose your beliefs on her.   If your friend tells you that she has decided to keep the baby, try saying something like, “I know you must be really scared right now, but you will be an awesome mother!” If she tells you that she has decided to give the baby up for adoption, try saying something like, “I know this must be hard for you, but you are going to give an amazing gift to some lucky couple!” If she tells you that she wants to end her pregnancy with an abortion, try saying something like, “I know this was a difficult decision for you, but I love you and I will do what I can to help.” Part of being a friend is being there for the good and bad. Girls who are pregnant are more likely than ever to drop out of school, but being a friendly support may help her to stay in school. Many schools have special programs for teen parents. If your friend is interested, you can check with your guidance counselor to see if there is one at your school.
Summary: Help her conduct research to learn about her options. Offer to accompany her if she decides to tell her parents. Support and respect her decision, whatever she chooses. Defend her against rumors or teasing at school.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Before you dive into your own unique style, it’s important to set the groundwork. Study things such as how colors combine to make intriguing works of art and how light works, as well as the basics of your intended type of art.  If you’re into drawing, practice drawing anatomy and still lives. If you want to develop your own style of pottery, begin by making a simple bowl or vase. Try to step out of your comfort zone and test out new ways of creating your art. Use different materials, create on both a large and small scale, and study lots of different subject matter. This will help you figure out which methods you love most.  For example, create sculptures out of clay, wire, metal, paper mache, and any other material you find. Practice drawing using a single stroke without taking your pencil off the page, and then practice using small, tight strokes. Paint on super tiny canvases as well as canvases stretching 3–4 feet (36–48 in). If you're working on a piece of art and do something like make a wrong brushstroke or mess up your clay sculpture, see what you can create out of the mistake instead of casting it aside. Mistakes often lead to the discovery of new techniques or methods, and they might even help improve your style. It's helpful to show your artwork to others as you create it to see what they think. Ask a friend, family member, or even someone you don't know well to look at your art and give you helpful feedback. Listen to what they have to say and use it to help you improve your art.  For example, if you show your illustrations to someone and they say they're a bit 2-dimensional, work on making your art more 3-dimensional. Ask the person questions like, "What does this piece of art remind you of?" or "Which elements of this artwork are working and which do you think need improvement?"

SUMMARY: Master the basic technical skills you need before worrying about style. Challenge yourself by always trying new methods. Embrace your mistakes. Learn from constructive criticism.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: A composition's tonality states the key and whether it is Major or Minor. At an early stage of composition, a key could be as simple as making an arbitrary choice, but it will have the biggest impact on the sound of your composition. If you finish your work later on and want to try  it out in different keys, you should do so, but be forewarned that it takes a fair amount of work to transpose a composition note by note into another key. The piano keyboard has been explored to death. Every possible combination has been tried and studied at this point. With that, theory can suggest the most appropriate chords. The most famous of these is the I-IV-V-vi progression (the lower case denotes a Minor chord). The Roman numerals indicate how many keys above the root the given chord is. These four chords have been proven to go together very well.  Try using a chord map to get you started.  Although this might sound too mathematical at the start, the truth is that it'll come without thinking to you once you get the basics of theory down pat. Scales are  useful tools in the creation of melody. Although melodies need to be properly felt out in order to be memorable and effective, using a scale will narrow down the notes you're conventionally supposed to use.  Make sure the scale you're using is in accordance with the chords and key you've chosen. The standard scale is a C Major scale. This scale is often used for vocal warm-ups before a performance. Some avant-garde composers in the 20th century would open up the piano itself and change the tuning of the strings, but prior to the adoption of equal temperament for keyboard instruments in the 18th century, there were numerous tunings in use. Changing all of the keys even a 16th of a step can result in a strange new experience of the piano. Be advised that messing around with a piano should only be done if you are an expert. Otherwise, you'll probably just end up sabotaging your piano for regular use. Notation is the technical language of music. If you're a serious composer, it's essential that you have at least some knowledge of notation and how to get your ideas down accurately on paper. Although it takes a little bit of time to get used to, there are fortunately lots of free online resources to help get you up to par with your notation reading and writing. If you're completely new to notation, you should try sight-reading a few basic songs on the piano until you're more used to it. There are digital notation programs that may prove easier to work with than pen and paper.
Summary:
Decide upon a tonality. Explore chord progressions leading from the root chord. Develop melodies from a chosen scale. Experiment with tuning. Record your work via notation.