Personal Essay: A Concert Report

Everything started when my brain had triggered a sign that I was born to make music along with my companions. When one of my friends in sixth grade kept pushing me to try to join band and make music, I was hesitant. I was uncertain of my skills in playing a new instrument, so I gave up on the thought of joining band. However, as a few months passed by, my friend and her band members were performing with pride at concerts, and formal events and it made me feel envious. My older brother, Htet Nyi, and my oldest brother, Htet Ko, were both in the music classes, and I envied them for being able to make music as professionals. This made me realize the deep desire inside me to become a member of the band as well. Trying out for an instrument was nerve-wracking since I got to choose an instrument that looked cool from my perspective, and an instrument that I was interested in. I …show more content…
Thomas made us play the mouthpiece of each instrument we picked, it turned out that I created more sound on the trombone mouthpiece because my embouchure on the trombone mouthpiece produced more sound. First, I was kind of upset with the instrument I ended up with because almost all the girls played the flute, and they looked very graceful when they played the flutes. The trombone did not really satisfy the requirements I was looking for. However, when I started learning new notes on the trombone, I started loving how producing sound on the trombone was a unique element. Unlike other instruments, the trombone has telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch. Playing the trombone made me look really badass, but that was not the point of playing an instrument. I really like playing the trombone after a few weeks and my trombone partner, Thon Thon, would help me with the slide positions of new notes. Due to the practice of playing the trombone at home, I soon became better than my friend in playing the trombone. Hard work had finally paid