I have been told that the day I came home from the hospital when I was born, my grandfather looked at my hands and said I was going to play the piano beautifully when I grew up. Six years later, I was enrolled in a piano course. To be frank, I hated it and constantly asked my parents to stop making me go. That is, until I turned twelve. Something happened at that period which made me change the way I looked at the piano. I started loving it! I would not miss a lesson, and would even get an hour less of sleep just to go over the pieces I knew. The piano started to become an essential part of me, classical music became something I was increasingly passionate about.
Today, I cannot imagine my life without the ability to play this instrument. Together …show more content…
However, the moment I start playing the melody that is in my head, all the tension fades away. I forget about the crowd, the people, the judgement. I play for me. I pour all my feelings into the music, being both secure and frightened of the outcome. When I feel sad, the song turns out slower, more silent. However, if at that moment happy feelings are dominant, it becomes a bit more fast-paced, but always within its original meaning. Every phrase expresses a thought, every change in speed and volume, a change in attitude. My fingers swiftly move through the keys, careful to not stop the music from flowing. Inevitably, the piece comes to an end. This is to me the most important part of a song, the outline of everything that has been expressed while playing. A perfect closure makes for a perfect song. The last note is left floating through the audience, my hands not yet leaving the piano. Then, I feel people clapping, the audience coming to life, and I know I have made it. At that moment I am alive, complete.
Most people listen to an instrumental piece without giving it much thought. To them, it is just a way to relax or feel a certain way. To me, however, it is much more than that: when listening to music, I try to analyse it like one can analyse a book. I try to figure out the notes, their combinations, their meaning. Generally, I feel about music the way most people do about books, for
Today, I cannot imagine my life without the ability to play this instrument. Together …show more content…
However, the moment I start playing the melody that is in my head, all the tension fades away. I forget about the crowd, the people, the judgement. I play for me. I pour all my feelings into the music, being both secure and frightened of the outcome. When I feel sad, the song turns out slower, more silent. However, if at that moment happy feelings are dominant, it becomes a bit more fast-paced, but always within its original meaning. Every phrase expresses a thought, every change in speed and volume, a change in attitude. My fingers swiftly move through the keys, careful to not stop the music from flowing. Inevitably, the piece comes to an end. This is to me the most important part of a song, the outline of everything that has been expressed while playing. A perfect closure makes for a perfect song. The last note is left floating through the audience, my hands not yet leaving the piano. Then, I feel people clapping, the audience coming to life, and I know I have made it. At that moment I am alive, complete.
Most people listen to an instrumental piece without giving it much thought. To them, it is just a way to relax or feel a certain way. To me, however, it is much more than that: when listening to music, I try to analyse it like one can analyse a book. I try to figure out the notes, their combinations, their meaning. Generally, I feel about music the way most people do about books, for