Musical instruments

At first, it was about the rhythm, but it was never just about the rhythm. Music didn’t captivate me because of the power it had to make my body move, beginning with the tapping of my foot and ending with the opening up of my vocal cords. In fact, it was about my mother and the joy I saw on her face as she listened to traditional Peruvian creole music in a restaurant. On October 31, 2016, the night of Halloween, my little brother was predictably complaining because we were celebrating Peruvian…

how my life so far has fallen into place like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. From growing up listening to my dad’s music, to joining my elementary school choir in third grade, to moving to the middle school choir and joining band, learning my first instrument, moving up and getting better, meeting people, all up to now. Part of the school’s band program as a bass clarinet, pushing myself everyday to get better, and to overall be better. I joined my school’s choir program in sixth grade knowing that…

singing since the day I was born. In truth, my first experience with vocal music came at the age of two. I had listened to a song on TV, and I couldn’t help but fall in love with it, singing it over and over. My parents knew from that day that I had musical potential, and they encouraged me…

Music, itself, is a beautiful sound that induces a background frame of mind. For everyone, the perception of the music is different, as there are ultimately many genres, composers, and albums. After it is listened to, the music affects each person in distinctive ways. Personally, I am one of many people who enjoy listening to music. Music, in general plays a strong role within my life. My favorite piece is “The Blue Danube Waltz” played by Johan Strauss. It emulates on who I really am, propels…

a group of instruments, especially on combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music. But it is much more than just a group of instruments. More like a family of instruments, and when together they make beautiful classical music for everyone to enjoy. The orchestra is composed of four major instrument families, the string family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family. The strings are the largest family of instruments in the…

The University Symphony Orchestra is one of the foremost orchestras present at the University of Michigan, it comprises of best student musicians present at the university. I attended a concert played by them on 15th of October. They played at the renowned Hill auditorium, which has been a part of the university for more than 100 years and is very well known for it’s impeccable acoustics. This concert was conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, who is a highly decorated conductor. His illustrious career…

Lines of melodious music filled my ears as I listened to Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy shortly after my eleventh birthday. I imagined myself playing notes on a piano creating euphonious sounds. In that moment, I decided to ask my mother for piano lessons at our local music store. I do not regret that decision, but I long to redo what I did that Saturday after my first lesson. Elated by my mother’s approval, I signed up with a teacher named Floyd. That Saturday afternoon my mother and I sat…

The concert was presented by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of Music’s UNC Jazz Band on Saturday, October 10th, 2015. The concert venue was located at UNC Kenan Music Building’s Rehearsal Hall. It started from 8pm to 9.40 pm. Compared to all the other concerts that I have gone to, the UNC Jazz Band concert was a definite change in atmosphere as it was a large band consisted of students. The stage was set up really well and has a nice lighting. Unc Jazz Band personnels…

Perhaps music is a habit. There were days when I was bored and lethargic; and there were also days when I was invigorated and somewhat hyperactive. But there wasn’t a day without me spending at least half an hour with my cello before I sleep. Sometimes, I practice to prepare for upcoming assessments and concerts; but more often than not, I just play anything that comes to my mind – be it a chart-topping pop song that I heard on the radio, a classical tune that is somehow stuck in my head, or…

grade when my whole life changed. I walked into the band room with all the confidence a tiny fifth grader could have. There were instruments that were bigger than me like a tuba. Now a days I get run over by bass drums. Could you ever imagine that a bass drum could smash a person? Well until recently, neither did I! My class all got the opportunity to try out an instrument. I blew into the flute mouthpiece the second that it was my turn. A beautiful, pure and whole sound came pouring out. On…