Personal Narrative: Team Music Analysis

Sometimes making decisions can be hard, especially as you get older, and when your friends and teacher put pressure on you, it gets even harder. I used to think that when people got pressured to do something, it was not a big deal, but I was proved wrong when I experienced that situation myself. Usually, orchestra does not pressure me because I know that I will have enough time to learn the music, but this time, it was different. My orchestra teacher handed out All-Region music, and I thought it would be something I could learn in a week or two, but when I looked at the music, I was incredibly shocked. I had only taken one look at the music, and I was already starting to get nervous. This was definitely something new for me, and it was not something I liked. The auditions for All-Region were only a few weeks away, and I didn't know if I would be able to do it. …show more content…
As soon as those words were out of my mouth, the pressure started. “You have to try out, you can't let me try out on my own, we were supposed to try out together!” She continued to make some convincing points and I felt guilty for making the decision I did, even though I knew I had no reason to. It was getting a lot harder to argue back. The pressure continued for a couple of weeks, and soon enough, it started to get to me. I decided to make my friend happy and try out. During the first week, I was doing pretty good, but that didn't last long. Learning the music had been a lot harder than I thought. The pressure of having to learn the music turned into stress, and I couldn't handle it anymore. I knew that I had to get rid of the stress, and that meant not trying out. I do not regret giving into pressure. By making that mistake, I learned something; never give in to pressure. When I let the pressure get to me, it stressed me out and caused me to have some struggles. From now on, I know to stick to what I want to do and ignore the