Katia Boose
Mrs. Parrott
AP Lang/Comp; Per. 2
8/9/17
Why I Love Bass Back in time when I was in the 4th grade, I picked up a violin for the very first time. That was the day I joined the elementary school orchestra, and learned how amazing it is to be able to play and create music. When I made it to the 8th grade, however, my instrument of choice changed from violin to bass, which did not particularly excite my mother. “You’re doing so well with violin,” she said, “why would you ever want to change that? You’ll get much farther in life if you stick with one instrument.” It is now my 4th year playing bass, and I am still certain she was wrong. I will definitely get much farther in life playing bass. This is why:
Bass is not particularly popular. If you were to join a string orchestra class right now, you’d likely be met with more violinists than you can count. Due to …show more content…
He mainly played cello, and the music program was very picky with its acceptance of cellists as they already had several. However, once he included that he was a particularly skilled bassist, the program accepted him almost immediately. Why? There aren’t enough bass players to apply for orchestras, of course! They’ll snatch up any skilled players as quickly as possible.
Playing bass also offers new opportunities. A girl I used to know spent all her life playing piano, yet was not particularly good at it.She used to despair about never being able to live up to her mother’s musical expectations of her, until I suggested maybe she try a new instrument. She decided to pick up bass, as she had heard me talk about it many times. As a matter of fact, bass ended up being one of her natural talents! She was an incredible player, and went on to perform many concerts with her instrument. Do you think that would have ever happened for her if she continued with piano? Of course not!
No wonder Domenico Dragonetti played
Mrs. Parrott
AP Lang/Comp; Per. 2
8/9/17
Why I Love Bass Back in time when I was in the 4th grade, I picked up a violin for the very first time. That was the day I joined the elementary school orchestra, and learned how amazing it is to be able to play and create music. When I made it to the 8th grade, however, my instrument of choice changed from violin to bass, which did not particularly excite my mother. “You’re doing so well with violin,” she said, “why would you ever want to change that? You’ll get much farther in life if you stick with one instrument.” It is now my 4th year playing bass, and I am still certain she was wrong. I will definitely get much farther in life playing bass. This is why:
Bass is not particularly popular. If you were to join a string orchestra class right now, you’d likely be met with more violinists than you can count. Due to …show more content…
He mainly played cello, and the music program was very picky with its acceptance of cellists as they already had several. However, once he included that he was a particularly skilled bassist, the program accepted him almost immediately. Why? There aren’t enough bass players to apply for orchestras, of course! They’ll snatch up any skilled players as quickly as possible.
Playing bass also offers new opportunities. A girl I used to know spent all her life playing piano, yet was not particularly good at it.She used to despair about never being able to live up to her mother’s musical expectations of her, until I suggested maybe she try a new instrument. She decided to pick up bass, as she had heard me talk about it many times. As a matter of fact, bass ended up being one of her natural talents! She was an incredible player, and went on to perform many concerts with her instrument. Do you think that would have ever happened for her if she continued with piano? Of course not!
No wonder Domenico Dragonetti played