Music Appreciation Essay

I was in seventh grade when I decided to stop playing the piano. By then, I’ve already been taking lessons for around four years. I told my parents that music isn’t important, and making me take lessons is just a waste of money because I don’t even enjoy it. Little did I know about how big a role playing an instrument, or just music in general played during my high school years and my perspective on life.

When I first started high school, my cousin (who was one year above me) told me to join beginner's band, because it's an "easy ninety-five". He also told me I didn't have to take music appreciation if I took band. There was nothing to lose, so I took my cousin's advice. A few days into band, we finally had to pick our instruments. There were only two instruments that I recognized - the clarinet and the flute, and they were all taken immediately, so I decided to just go with whatever is left and ended up getting assigned the oboe. …show more content…
This gave us a lot of time to do what we want, so I became pretty good friends with them over the course of the year. I eventually got to know people from other sections too. This meant a lot to me because I was the only person from my middle school to get into Stuyvesant, so the only person I knew was my cousin. Everyone else usually came from a prestigious middle school and knew each other. Band and music was a way for me to connect with