Why Should I Stay With The Clarinet

I've played the clarinet for seven years. When I first started playing the clarinet I was in the sixth grade I wasn't very good. In fact, the only reason I had joined the band was because my friends and I didn't get into the same elective; they'd been forced into band, while I was one of the lucky few who'd gotten into computer science. The thought of being separated from my friends did not sit well with sixth-grade me and that's why, at the beginning of sixth-grade, I found my self sitting in band holding a brand new clarinet. Anyways, sixth-grade flew. At the end of the year I found my self wondering if should stay with the clarinet. Part of me said no because I wasn't very good and that I should sell the clarinet. Another part of me argued that I should keep it. This part of me had better reasoning than the first part. It pointed out that I could read sheet music better than any other kid in my class and that I wasn't very good because I hardly practiced. I couldn't argue with that, so i stayed with the clarinet. …show more content…
However, this year I had no friends in band. Except for my clarinet, if it even counts as a friend. I think it does. Seventh grade went better in terms of clarinet playing. I started to realize that I was pretty good at the clarinet if I put actual effort into playing it. I joined marching band too, but that's another story altogether. At the end of seventh grade there was no question as to if I would stay with the clarinet or not. I'll admit, even though I wasn't as good as some of my band mates I had become almost addicted to the clear clean notes that came out of it when I