Essay On Wind Ensemble

Throughout my life I have experienced many unusual experiences and incidents, but there is one in particular that has impacted me so much that I will never forget. Wind ensemble is the top wind/percussion group in Derby High School and is filled up every year with extremely talented high schoolers (most of which are upper classmen). During my freshman year the first chair player in my section (a senior at the time) insisted that I audition to be in the exclusive group. At the time I thought it was a joke, but I auditioned regardless. Two weeks later results were posted, and I was in for a big surprise. I made it. I made wind ensemble. Little did I know the work and expectations that I would be held accountable of doing just because I was apart of …show more content…
As I get older I am constantly looking for ways to better myself, whether is be physically, musically, or mentally. My drive and motivation for self improvement definitely evolved from my involvement in wind ensemble. Every day the instructor tells us how high his expectations are for us and how we can set individual goals for ourselves to reach those expectations. I set three music goals for myself this past coming year and managed to accomplish two of them. One of them was to audition and make an honor group, and the other was to perform in solo competition. Both of the goals I had set required a lot of time and work, but they were things I knew I had to achieve in order to show my progress and keep moving forward. I now not only set music goals, but academic goals as well. I learned that it’s best to write them no matter how big or small and once you complete one you can go back and congratulate yourself for how far you 've come. This is something that I’m sure would have taken me years and years to learn if I had not been selected to be in wind ensemble my freshmen, sophomore, or junior