Music. It is my sincerest intrigue since I was in fifth grade. My elementary school teacher introduced me to my fascination and, before I knew it, I was playing the Marimba during my sophomore year of high school in honors band. This was a second turning point, as I learned to play at a much more difficult level of music and at a much quicker pace. After a few weeks of that year, things got progressively harder. We had new music for our upcoming competition, and although it was challenging, I was excited to get to learn it.
At the first practice, the band warmed up, and it was no big deal. But when we started playing, it was as though I could hear a whole new perspective on life. We were playing Finale No. 5 by Dimitri Shostakovich, and I instantly confirmed my passion for music. I spent the rest of my night indulging myself in Shostakovich’s works and the impact they had on Germany during World War II. Because of him, I decided that music was my ardor. I could not remember another time when my ears and mind had opened so much. I instantly realized that what I just heard, was what I wanted to be hearing for years to come. It was everything I …show more content…
I know music has been essential to my life, in a good way; it has shaped my ideas and ideals to help me progress into a better person in this world. It has made me grow up to not be as self-centered and over confident in my abilities because I am only human. We all make mistakes and being arrogant is only going to hurt me in the long run. I have told myself that from now on, anything I am working on, especially music, I am going to put my full attentiveness towards it– start to finish. I recently competed at the state level again as a junior and received the division one rating I aspired to get – as well as the coveted title of outstanding soloist by my judge. I will continue my pursuit of my passion for music which began in elementary
At the first practice, the band warmed up, and it was no big deal. But when we started playing, it was as though I could hear a whole new perspective on life. We were playing Finale No. 5 by Dimitri Shostakovich, and I instantly confirmed my passion for music. I spent the rest of my night indulging myself in Shostakovich’s works and the impact they had on Germany during World War II. Because of him, I decided that music was my ardor. I could not remember another time when my ears and mind had opened so much. I instantly realized that what I just heard, was what I wanted to be hearing for years to come. It was everything I …show more content…
I know music has been essential to my life, in a good way; it has shaped my ideas and ideals to help me progress into a better person in this world. It has made me grow up to not be as self-centered and over confident in my abilities because I am only human. We all make mistakes and being arrogant is only going to hurt me in the long run. I have told myself that from now on, anything I am working on, especially music, I am going to put my full attentiveness towards it– start to finish. I recently competed at the state level again as a junior and received the division one rating I aspired to get – as well as the coveted title of outstanding soloist by my judge. I will continue my pursuit of my passion for music which began in elementary