Stick To Flute Analysis

“Stick to flute” is something I’ve heard from a few people while I was trying new things. Mr. Briem, one of the band teachers, took this the opposite direction and started me on a path to unknowingly end up like him. He encouraged me to explore music; that encouragement drove me in my first three years of high school to develop my musical skills. Briem introduced me to the potential I had for growing musically. He saw something in me that no one else did, and I didn't know at the time, but I’d later draw inspiration from that in a different setting.
My sophomore year is arguably when I blossomed musically, and as a person. I fully developed skills on bassoon and euphonium, which I continue today. I joined the Westchester Brassmen, to which I owe most of my success with euphonium. Playing weekly progressed from not being able to reach a D to freely facing crowded parades. Members taught me how to loosen up with lots of people to talk to. There’s also a small teaching job in Brassmen, which leads me to the actual point of this essay: education.
Junior year was an important part of high school, even though other years were important in different ways. In all four years I improved musically and socially. The difference in junior year is that I finally felt important and wise enough to teach …show more content…
She didn't begin as a friend, but one of many I led as section leader. It started when I asked her what instruments she wanted to try, which reminded me of a time in my freshman year. She replied, and so began my first real teaching experience. We stayed after school daily while I tried to teach her techniques and scales. By the end of her freshman year, she not only knew trumpet and flute, but she also learned french horn and others. What makes this even better is as of now, she’s playing french horn frequently and is section leader. A big part of her success was her practicing, but I’m glad to improve someone’s skills and