My love for music started at an early age. For as long as I can remember, I always had some form of a song stuck in my head, unable to escape from the clutches of my mind, or had a song playing rather loudly on speakers in our house, more specifically, 80’s music. My earliest memory of music was when I enrolled in daycare. I would wake up early every morning to the sounds of popular 80’s voices, such as Eurythmics, Huey Lewis and The News, Bon Jovi, or Bonnie Tyler blasting in the kitchen. One of these songs included Everybody Wants To Rule The World, by Tears For Fears. Whenever I hear songs similar to it, I am instantly reminded of daycare mornings spent dancing around the kitchen while simultaneously attempting to eat breakfast.
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On my second piano recital, I invited my family and two very close family friends to attend. As the day of the recital drew closer and closer, I started getting extremely nervous and anxious to perform, even if it was simply for my family. On the day of the recital, I was stressed and fearful to play my songs. My heart pounding, I tentatively took a seat in front of the brown Baby Grand and placed my hands on the long, 88-key keyboard. The first part of the recital went by smoothly, with little or no mistakes on my part. The second half of the recital did not go as fully planned. What started off as a small number of minor mistakes quickly elevated into a full-blown mess of dynamics, speeds, and wrong notes. I ended the last song with tears in my eyes, striking the note with what little pride I had left. The spark of long applause was not enough to cheer me up, and I sank into the hugs of my mother, father, and piano teacher. Always a perfectionist, I was upset and miserable at not having played the songs with complete smoothness, as I had rehearsed and practiced on my own countless times. “It’s okay!” and “I think that you did amazing,” along with words of congratulations were thrown my way, but they simply bounced off of me like ping pong balls. Later, my piano teacher, family, and friends all gathered together to celebrate. I remember my piano teacher telling me, “People make mistakes. It’s a
For my first concert report, I have decided to attend the Applied Music Student Recital. The musical performance was at Palomar College on February 27, 2015 from 1:00P.M.--2:00P.M. at the performance lab room D-10. The type of music that was presented at the concert was a brass ensemble, chamber music, classical, contemporary, jazz, opera, percussion, and many vocal arrangements. There was a total of eight musical Palomar College student performers who are majoring in music theory. I am only going to focus on a few of the musical pieces that I enjoyed most. The majority of the performers were dressed in formal attire. As the men were dressed in a dress shirt, a tie or bow tie of their choice, black slacks, and dress shoes. As for the women, they wore dresses, skirts and dress shoes. Also there was a pianist, accompanist who is a Palomar College music teacher named Ruth Weber. The performance was in a music concert hall with roughly fifty audience members.
Additionally, being unfamiliar with the other performers and having this recital be the first time they played together, they pulled off the improvisations and performance very well, once again showcasing their artistic mastery. While the musicians were performing, they were very into the music and fully concentrated on playing. Their faces alone showed that their minds were not on their surroundings or appearance, but rather on the music being played and heard. Consequently, their faces also made it less professional because it made me want to laugh at them more than pay attention to the music. I feel that there was strong communication between the performers and the audience because the works made me feel like I was in different settings.
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, I attended a musical concert. This was the first time I had ever been to a concert and did not play. The concert was not what I expected. I assumed I was going to a symphony that featured a soloist clarinet; however, upon arrival I quickly realized that my previous assumptions were false. My experience was sort of a rollercoaster. One minute I was down and almost asleep; next I was laughing; then I was up and intrigued.
As I grumbled and griped about having an honors band rehersal only hours before the concert - as i complained about the growing callus on my thumb, about the gay kid with the neckstrap who was first chair clarinet, as i lamented the fact I could NEVER play this music, that i wouldn't get any better in that small practice, so WHY bother-
It was the first day of my junior year, and when I went down to the band room, I was nervous for my first day in Symphonic. I took a seat on the end, next to Caitlyn, and got ready to play my first notes as a member of Symphonic. I started off on the wrong foot, however, when I misheard Baxter and played E flat instead of B flat. Great, my first note in Symphonic was wrong. However, as
The concert I attended was a recital of Mexican baroque choral music. There were 5 main pieces played, each one having its own unique style and function. The recital was held at University of South Carolina School of Music recital hall room 201 on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 6:00pm. The group that sang was the graduate vocal ensemble and was conducted by Daniel S. Clark. The group of singers did an excellent job capturing the music and it was very hard to notice any major mistakes. The concert in a whole was a very soothing to me because when I went there I was very hyper and tense, but as the pieces were being played out, I became very relaxed and sleepy. This concert was a little different because in the beginning, the conductor went through a lecture of the Mexican baroque period. After he went through all of the material, they sang 5 songs and left. It was very interesting to learn about the music as it was heard and I think this is a very effective way to teach people about music and let them learn through personal interaction. Most of the songs were sang mostly by the higher pitched singers so it made us very sleepy. I had to wake up my friend who came with me because he was snoring!
When the music comes on we all snap our heads up and start the dance. During the first part of the dance I felt so happy. I remembered all of the dance moves and I remembered to smile the whole time.
Ever since I was a small child, I have loved music. The strong, steady beats, the
I placed my hands on the ivory keys and broke the silence with my first note. The Music Teachers’ Association of California award a Certificate of Merit to musicians who pass a music theory, ear training, and sight reading exam, and demonstrate musical excellence through performance. Successfully participating in the program for all four high school years and reaching a level of at least seven, musicians obtain the Senior Medallion. I had learned and practiced piano for twelve years, working towards achieving the Senior Medallion. It was my final year, and I was at level eight. I easily completed the examinations, but I knew the challenge would come with the performance. Immediately, my fingers sounded lost and clumsy; Each note seemed to tell
That was a great experience for me start to think how will the performer could play it perfect with the unfamiliar piano and sonority environment. And setting the curtain is important, too. For my personal taste, I like the front curtain down because I can hear more clear sound from the piano. Firstly, I must have to try out the unfamiliar piano before my dress rehearsal. It is very important for me to be familiar with my instrument in whatever environment I play. I did recording for my/our every try, I/we try to play every key and pedal, go through the difficult part, softness part and even loudest part. For example, in measure 22, the dynamic should keep in mp, I thought I needs to control my sounds not too loud, but after I listen to my recording, I found that I was totally wrong for the dynamic interpretation. It is too softer to play in the hall, then I will play more for the next dress rehearsal. The piece requires both performer to play the various degrees of force rapidly, lightly, and delicately, and trying out the piano on the stage before the public performance will help the player to control the proper dynamics of finger
Last year we had a fifth grade concert and I was not ready for what was about to happen and the theme was Superhero. Now I personaly didn’t like this theme because before when I was in the lower grades they had such great concert ideas like a halloween theme a cowboy theme a Star Wars theme and we get hero uhg and when my music teacher told us our theme I was crushed it felt like a hurricane washing out a village I was that sad!Also all the people running the concert the fifth grade teachers did not pick the best songs. I mean it's theme was hero so they really didn’t have much choices to work with I bet the teachers even felt like they just saw a tornado wepe out a parking lot.
We practiced hard and the last day of our music class, we played duet, “Schubert-a military march” in front of the classmates. It was successful. Students told us “Are you sure you met only 4 weeks ago!?” And teacher told us “It's truly amazing that you two, despite coming from different cultural backgrounds, together managed to create a piece of this quality. Thank you for the wonderful performances.”
The lights dim, the audience settles into their seats, and you prepare for your performance of your newest composition. There isn’t much in this world that can top the thrill of realizing your original compositions in a performance venue. But, to get there, you need to prepare to ensure that your music doesn’t play to an empty concert hall. Composers that put on their own recitals can increase exposure for their music, but they must also learn to wear several hats during the process. Invitations must be sent, posters must be hung, and refreshments must be provided. If you can survive the ordeal of putting on your own concert, a captive, intent, and engaged audience can listen to and become familiar with your music compositions.
During those moments, the piano was a constant source of consolation and comfort. Music has been there for me at times when no one else has. To be able to spread that support and inspiration to others through my own playing is one of the reasons I love to play so much. Piano is an incredibly expressive instrument. It is easy to connect to others while playing, whether it’s through a dramatic, complicated piece that touches on people’s heartstrings or the simple chords of Top 40 tune that get everyone singing and dancing
The only comment i’d got from audience members was sometimes the piano was inaudible over the other instruments, to try remedy this in my next performances I played with more force and confidence on the piano which sorted the problem. An aspect i thought i could have improved upon was my stage presence, because of how nerves affected me at the beginning of the year I felt my performances were slightly wooden and emotionless but throughout this year I have grown more comfortable when performing in front of and audience so by the time of the final performance i feel my stage presence has