The story of my life when I first moved to Greenville, South Carolina, I went to school at Greenville Middle. When I got there I decided I wanted to try something different. As I was signing up for my classes I signed up for the string class. When I got there I wanted to play the Harp but, they didn’t have the instrument so instead the teacher had me listen to 4 different types of instruments which were the Violin, Viola, Bass, and cello. I choose the Viola because it sounds amazing to me and it’s pretty much in the middle out of all 4 instruments. It’s not too high and not too low but I also like the cello too. Although it’s somewhat like the viola in a way it still sounded amazing. As I learned I had to start from the basics, of course and i’m not …show more content…
I wasn’t the only one either but, it didn’t stop me from wanting to play it. After a few weeks, maybe even months. I finally got to start playing the viola with the bow. The sound of it was just unbelievable to me because one I was young and I get to play a stringed instrument and two, I didn’t think it would sound that good. As I played and played I couldn't really play much at the time because I was still learning the notes of the instrument. Eventually we had a concert and we played our songs for our families. As I saw the older kids like the 7th & 8th graders go up and play. Their music sounded amazing it blew my mind. As the days passed by and I made great progress in playing the Instrument. One day the teacher came up to me and asked did I want to try for the Junior Youth Orchestra. I was so excited and said “Yes, Of course”. It was long, tiring, continuous rehearsals that lasted almost 8 hours. By then I was starting to get bored and second guess myself. I also had this stuck up seat partner, which also started making me want to change my mind because she always made smart remarks and talked about how good she was and the amount
and the violin, but Andres did not seem to be too enthusiastic about either instrument. When
To create their music, Baroque musicians utilized many common instruments of the time. Four main categories of instruments exist; the brass section, keyboards, strings and winds. Although some of these instruments may now be familiar, others are not. Belonging in the brass section is the trumpet, horn, and sackbut. Preceding the modern day trombone, the sackbut was used from the mid 15th century to the 18th century. The harpsichord and organ are the two instruments in the keyboard section. Similar to a piano, the strings of a harpsichord are plucked to produce sound with no tonal variation. The harpsichord was utilized from the beginning of the Baroque period until the 19th century. With more instruments than any other category, the string section includes the violin, viola, violoncello, viol, contrabass, harp, and lute, these are very similar to the orchestral instruments we have today, except the lute which is similar to a guitar. Finally, included in the winds were the flute, oboe, bas...
I was originally given the first act guitar because I was just starting out and not a lot of money wasn't going to be spent on something with no certainty i would really be passionate about it. It was just a guitar to see if that was something i wanted to do. It was just me testing the waters so to say. And at the beginning that was true. I really didn't know if it was going to be something i would really care for.
Stringed instruments, drums, and flutes are all made in my culture. Many variations and combinations of instruments were made in the Naturenian culture.
Beethoven: Oh yes, at one point I played the viola for theatre orchestra. I enjoyed it, but I preferred the piano.
As the day grew near, I discussed with my parents which instrument I would choose. My parents even had me meet which an older high school student, who played several instruments, to help me decide. He gave me several mouth pieces,
My parents started me out in fourth grade playing flute. I went to lessons with this really old lady whose house smelled like cat piss and she was obsessed with Elton John. I got tired of the flute and started to play piano, my parents had gotten me one for christmas and enrolled me in lessons with the same crazy lady. To be completely honest I don’t think I learned anything from this lady. Most of the time we sat there and talked about her childhood and why she got into playing so many different instruments. I got into playing bass guitar shortly after and that didn’t last very long because I could only play like four songs and didn’t really care to learn any others, I also never had anyone to teach me how to really play so I just learned from youtube videos and watching my sister play.
One thing I especially appreciate playing music on my violin. When I’m thinking of my violin I think of the school orchestra. I can picture all of us laughing as Mrs. Markley is waiting for all of us to start in the correct position. When you first hear it you might think Mrs. Markley is getting annoyed, but I promise she’s not because we can all see her trying to stifle her laughter. Especially, I picture all of the amazing friends that I have made in the past two years in the orchestra. One of my funny memories in orchestra was when we had our first concert. We had to stop in the middle of one of our songs. It was quite embarrassing then, but now it’s something we all laugh at.
For music we went to a different school and played many instruments. It was nice to play different instruments and experimenting with them. I had a lot of fun working with the xylophone. I like the wood sounding instruments better than the metal ones. It seems more natural and it makes me feel relaxed. I have played the xylophone a little bit before but it was a very long time ago and it was fun to work with one again.
6th grade: I was in a music school from 3rd to 6th grade, in our final year in the school, we will hold a big concert as part of graduation.
I thought that I would at least be at the same playing level as the trumpeters in the middle school concert band, yet I couldn’t even play a basic scale! My attitude towards practicing music changed later that year when I began taking piano lessons from the woman who lived across the street from me. I was eager to begin lessons because I could not play the simplest ditty on the 66-key keyboard I received for Christmas, and the only necessary payment requested from my neighbor was simple yard work whenever needed. I fell in love instantly with playing the piano, practicing whenever I had any free time. Piano became the key that opened the lock imposed by my inability to practice and improve. Unlike trumpet, I had a hunger for learning the piano, and although my piano skills were not proficient by any means, I practiced simply because of my love for the
My passion for playing the guitar started at age ten, fifth grade. At the time my school was Spotswood Elementary. Music class was my favorite subject, absolutely adored it. My teacher would play the guitar for the class every now and then, and every time the acoustic melody reached my ears, overjoyed with happiness, would dance in spirit. I asked him if he could teach me to play the beautiful instrument. Hearing him say “yes i will teach you”, was the best thing that happened to me, but no one told me how toilsome this was going to be.
With carefully carved wood, metal, and horsehair, there is an instrument that can play almost every tune that exists, the violin. When I started playing the violin five years ago, my life significantly changed. I found a new passion. I enjoy playing the violin because it helps me in many ways. Practicing the violin relaxes my body, sharpens my brain, and brightens my day.
Once I got to high school, I joined the marching band in the fall, winter percussion in the winter and jazz band year round. Also, my freshmen year, I auditioned on trombone for an honor band called Northeastern Junior Districts where over 1600 talented students from all over Massachusetts auditioned to be in one of two groups. Only about 100 students got accepted, and I happened to be one of them.
The next spring I auditioned for and won a seat in the NEC Youth Symphony. Comfortable with my instrument and my place in the orchestra, I started to play with confidence. I also discovered the advantages of the viola. The viola doesn't need the pyrotechnical passages given to the violins; instead, it has resonance and depth. I began to enjoy the indispensable role of the viola in string quartets. Now, I love the viola.