Post by Dragon Yoshi on Apr 20, 2009 20:37:58 GMT -5
This is another essay thing for my English class and this is formed like a book they are in no order.
[glow=red,2,300]First Step[/glow]
I knew it would come soon; forth grade was the time after all. I’ve been crawling all along with my first instrument the recorder (if people want to count it). And right now I was getting ready for my first step. I knew my two options, trumpet and clarinet but I had to decide… but it was not my choice. It was my parent’s choice.
I would have liked to chouse but my word didn’t matter even though it’s me who must be forced to play it. My parents chose the trumpet; loud obnoxious and annoying and I was incapable of playing it. After half a year of fighting with my parents and useless struggling to play my instrument, I finally convinced my parents to let me switch. I wanted to play clarinet, mainly because I could actually play it.
I learned something important throughout my musical journey. I learned that you must work hard in your life. Most things come easy to me but music is very hard for me. Sometimes it’s frustrating but when you’ve mastered a part it gives you a sense of accomplishment. Nothing feels better than struggling with a part but then you get it and you can hear your accomplishment. Looking back at my journey I feel that it was worth it despite the struggling. I think that in some point in their life everyone should play an instrument.
[glow=red,2,300]Under the Radar[/glow]
Everyone wants the spotlight; it seems to be human nature. We want to be first in everything. Which at times is good, but being the top in other things can hurt others. Do you know when? Music.
Everyone wants to be the star. Think about it how many bassists do you know? Now how does that number compare to the number of guitarists you know. Most likely they are people who want the spotlight weather they know it or not. I myself play guitar but I don’t really now. Not after I found out that three other people just in my advisory of 20 people or so play guitar. After that I decided that I should play something different. I still don’t know what that instrument is. There is a reason why I search of another instrument. It is because the spotlight, but my idea of the spotlight. Everyone has a different picture of what the spotlight is. I acquire it by being different.
But we can look at this a different way. In a big band (more like a school band) how many clarinetists are there… now how many tuba players are there? Huge difference, right. I don’t know why considering the annoyingness of the sound (at times) but the higher octave instrument s are given the spotlight over the lower octave instruments. Have you ever heard a tuba solo? I personally picked the clarinet because I enjoyed it not because of the spotlight. My friend play’s the tuba and he is a very musically talented persons. No one listens to him carefully enough though to hear his talent they are all mesmerized by the spotlight. Just because of the spotlight this talented musician was just being ignored. There are times though when the spotlight is shed aside. One example is American Idol. This show casts aside the possibly untalented musicians in the age of computer editing and bringing back the age of raw undiscovered great talent.
What I’m getting at here is that instruments that are in the background are just as important as toughs in the foreground. Unfortunately this greatly important part is ignored by people. When listing to music we here an occasional BUP BUM BUP BUM, but we take no mind to this, we just listen to the spotlight. Next time when you listen to any kind of music listen for the underappreciated parts you might just hear music in another way.
[glow=red,2,300]Who’s who behind the wall?[/glow]
Every single thing on Earth has a stereotype. Don’t even think about denying it. And you know what? You probably believe some of them. Now some people try to trick you and say “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation.” Yes it is… now not when they were made probably. Do you honestly believe that by original nature girls are drawn to wear a skirt and guys were not? No we made it that way by original nature clothes are clothes and if it’s conferrable even better. Our instant didn’t originally tell us what things go with what gender or country or ethnicity but after years of the stereotype being passed down the generations it became practically a part of our instant, but it’s still a stereotype.
Why would this be in this book? Well that’s because music is loaded with stereotypes. It could be an instrument, a piece of music, a composer everything in music is a stereotyped! Think about it when I say female musician the first thing you probably think of is either an orchestra member or a flute player. When I say trombone player most people think of male first. “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation.” No it is a stereotype the male population was not instantly drawn to play the trombone nor was the female population drawn to play the flute. We made it that way! What about this just in general I don’t know about you but rock concert brings one word to mind drugs. Rap music brings to mind really I know this is wrong but honestly I think of African American. What if I say…? MOSART!!! I don’t know why but somehow the stereotype of boring pops into my head when I hear his name even though he is one of the best composers of his time and still. What does that show use? Stereotypes are often wrong and uneducated. Still saying “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation.”
If you’re still saying “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation” here’s what you do. Step one put down the paper and stand up, smack yourself upside the head sit back down and read it again. Repeat until it sinks in. (I’m not reliable for any loss of brain cells from this article).
[glow=red,2,300]Tocar un instromento[/glow]
Just because you have the supplies to play doesn’t mean that you can play in a band. Playing in a band is different than soloing. Band music requires not only most of the things needed to play an instrument but one other thing as well. But this one thing is the hardest aspect to master, and it is by far the most important it is teamwork… (seriously did I really just say that? Well I guess I did.)
Teamwork is the one thing you absolutely must have to play in a band. As long as you have teamwork you can be the worst player in the world but you will still be an aspect to the band. Teamwork is so important that I would rather a band of bad players that work as a team than a band of good players just playing for themselves. Teamwork goes beyond the regular meaning it also has musical aspects to it. Teamwork is the one thing that no one can master and never have to work on again. The musical aspects of teamwork require some basic knowledge of music. You must know who has the melody, who has the countermelody, who has the harmony and who has base line and probably more parts that I’m missing.
As far as musical teamwork goes I’m not saying that you need to shout out what part you have in the middle of playing. No not at all, but what you need to do is listen. If you listen carefully you can hear the parts that are most important. That is when you quiet yourself. Another thing is if you quiet down people around you will quite down and soon your entire section quieted down. And even if you don’t know who has the important parts you just listen to your own section. When they quiet down you quiet down. When they get louder you get louder.
[glow=red,2,300]Tocar un Instormento[/glow]
“To play an Instrument!” What do you need? ...An instrument (not just an “instrument” a “jug” will work too Maybe a teacher, and a book and stand but you need an instrument. Ok so you’ve got the supplies now what? You get more supplies. Lets see you need... A life (do <-Ha, Ha band humor), patience, and long hours spend only to play for dolphins (when you learn music tell me what you think of this note ), a band and lastly soul (did I seriously just say that?).
You can figure out the first section by yourself. Lets talk about the things that you really need. Well first off you need to be born which means your parents need to... on second thought lets go on to the next one, patience. Oh yes you need a lot of patience, no mater how boring it gets you just need to keep on chugging (...No comment). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been ready to rip my hair out because I can’t get that one * * * * * * * * part right. Ok next topic. Lets see, oh right long hours to spend only to play for dolphins. Once you reach the level I’m at (which I still have a long way to go) you can now spend hours to learn you music for dolphins. You practice extremely hard and you think your doing great but than you hit notes like this! And then you think you suck... Then you learn the note and you think your great. Then you learn note that are up higher which you can’t play, and then you think you suck and then you learn it and you get better and so-on and so-forth. Until you hit this
But what makes it all worth while is a band. You may think this is physical but I’m refering to the feelings you get when you play in one. There is nothing like the feeling of playing in a band and practicing the music until you got it. And then the feeling you get when your on stage is just amazing there is nothing like it. It’s also nice to know that even if you make a mistake everyone else has your back. And lastly you need soul... (I really can’t believe I said that). Well you need to want to play. If you have no desire to play then you shouldn’t. If your playing because your parents want you too or because your friends want you too there is just no point. If you want to play even the toughest times will be fine.
You need many things to play an instrument. Some are physical and some are “spiritual”. The physical stuff is important because it is easier to play with, but the really important stuff is the “spiritual” stuff. You need the “spiritual” stuff but you don’t necessarily need the physical stuff. A great “jug” player is greater that a bad “instrument player”.
[glow=red,2,300]First Step[/glow]
I knew it would come soon; forth grade was the time after all. I’ve been crawling all along with my first instrument the recorder (if people want to count it). And right now I was getting ready for my first step. I knew my two options, trumpet and clarinet but I had to decide… but it was not my choice. It was my parent’s choice.
I would have liked to chouse but my word didn’t matter even though it’s me who must be forced to play it. My parents chose the trumpet; loud obnoxious and annoying and I was incapable of playing it. After half a year of fighting with my parents and useless struggling to play my instrument, I finally convinced my parents to let me switch. I wanted to play clarinet, mainly because I could actually play it.
I learned something important throughout my musical journey. I learned that you must work hard in your life. Most things come easy to me but music is very hard for me. Sometimes it’s frustrating but when you’ve mastered a part it gives you a sense of accomplishment. Nothing feels better than struggling with a part but then you get it and you can hear your accomplishment. Looking back at my journey I feel that it was worth it despite the struggling. I think that in some point in their life everyone should play an instrument.
[glow=red,2,300]Under the Radar[/glow]
Everyone wants the spotlight; it seems to be human nature. We want to be first in everything. Which at times is good, but being the top in other things can hurt others. Do you know when? Music.
Everyone wants to be the star. Think about it how many bassists do you know? Now how does that number compare to the number of guitarists you know. Most likely they are people who want the spotlight weather they know it or not. I myself play guitar but I don’t really now. Not after I found out that three other people just in my advisory of 20 people or so play guitar. After that I decided that I should play something different. I still don’t know what that instrument is. There is a reason why I search of another instrument. It is because the spotlight, but my idea of the spotlight. Everyone has a different picture of what the spotlight is. I acquire it by being different.
But we can look at this a different way. In a big band (more like a school band) how many clarinetists are there… now how many tuba players are there? Huge difference, right. I don’t know why considering the annoyingness of the sound (at times) but the higher octave instrument s are given the spotlight over the lower octave instruments. Have you ever heard a tuba solo? I personally picked the clarinet because I enjoyed it not because of the spotlight. My friend play’s the tuba and he is a very musically talented persons. No one listens to him carefully enough though to hear his talent they are all mesmerized by the spotlight. Just because of the spotlight this talented musician was just being ignored. There are times though when the spotlight is shed aside. One example is American Idol. This show casts aside the possibly untalented musicians in the age of computer editing and bringing back the age of raw undiscovered great talent.
What I’m getting at here is that instruments that are in the background are just as important as toughs in the foreground. Unfortunately this greatly important part is ignored by people. When listing to music we here an occasional BUP BUM BUP BUM, but we take no mind to this, we just listen to the spotlight. Next time when you listen to any kind of music listen for the underappreciated parts you might just hear music in another way.
[glow=red,2,300]Who’s who behind the wall?[/glow]
Every single thing on Earth has a stereotype. Don’t even think about denying it. And you know what? You probably believe some of them. Now some people try to trick you and say “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation.” Yes it is… now not when they were made probably. Do you honestly believe that by original nature girls are drawn to wear a skirt and guys were not? No we made it that way by original nature clothes are clothes and if it’s conferrable even better. Our instant didn’t originally tell us what things go with what gender or country or ethnicity but after years of the stereotype being passed down the generations it became practically a part of our instant, but it’s still a stereotype.
Why would this be in this book? Well that’s because music is loaded with stereotypes. It could be an instrument, a piece of music, a composer everything in music is a stereotyped! Think about it when I say female musician the first thing you probably think of is either an orchestra member or a flute player. When I say trombone player most people think of male first. “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation.” No it is a stereotype the male population was not instantly drawn to play the trombone nor was the female population drawn to play the flute. We made it that way! What about this just in general I don’t know about you but rock concert brings one word to mind drugs. Rap music brings to mind really I know this is wrong but honestly I think of African American. What if I say…? MOSART!!! I don’t know why but somehow the stereotype of boring pops into my head when I hear his name even though he is one of the best composers of his time and still. What does that show use? Stereotypes are often wrong and uneducated. Still saying “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation.”
If you’re still saying “It’s not a stereotype it’s an observation” here’s what you do. Step one put down the paper and stand up, smack yourself upside the head sit back down and read it again. Repeat until it sinks in. (I’m not reliable for any loss of brain cells from this article).
[glow=red,2,300]Tocar un instromento[/glow]
Just because you have the supplies to play doesn’t mean that you can play in a band. Playing in a band is different than soloing. Band music requires not only most of the things needed to play an instrument but one other thing as well. But this one thing is the hardest aspect to master, and it is by far the most important it is teamwork… (seriously did I really just say that? Well I guess I did.)
Teamwork is the one thing you absolutely must have to play in a band. As long as you have teamwork you can be the worst player in the world but you will still be an aspect to the band. Teamwork is so important that I would rather a band of bad players that work as a team than a band of good players just playing for themselves. Teamwork goes beyond the regular meaning it also has musical aspects to it. Teamwork is the one thing that no one can master and never have to work on again. The musical aspects of teamwork require some basic knowledge of music. You must know who has the melody, who has the countermelody, who has the harmony and who has base line and probably more parts that I’m missing.
As far as musical teamwork goes I’m not saying that you need to shout out what part you have in the middle of playing. No not at all, but what you need to do is listen. If you listen carefully you can hear the parts that are most important. That is when you quiet yourself. Another thing is if you quiet down people around you will quite down and soon your entire section quieted down. And even if you don’t know who has the important parts you just listen to your own section. When they quiet down you quiet down. When they get louder you get louder.
[glow=red,2,300]Tocar un Instormento[/glow]
“To play an Instrument!” What do you need? ...An instrument (not just an “instrument” a “jug” will work too Maybe a teacher, and a book and stand but you need an instrument. Ok so you’ve got the supplies now what? You get more supplies. Lets see you need... A life (do <-Ha, Ha band humor), patience, and long hours spend only to play for dolphins (when you learn music tell me what you think of this note ), a band and lastly soul (did I seriously just say that?).
You can figure out the first section by yourself. Lets talk about the things that you really need. Well first off you need to be born which means your parents need to... on second thought lets go on to the next one, patience. Oh yes you need a lot of patience, no mater how boring it gets you just need to keep on chugging (...No comment). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been ready to rip my hair out because I can’t get that one * * * * * * * * part right. Ok next topic. Lets see, oh right long hours to spend only to play for dolphins. Once you reach the level I’m at (which I still have a long way to go) you can now spend hours to learn you music for dolphins. You practice extremely hard and you think your doing great but than you hit notes like this! And then you think you suck... Then you learn the note and you think your great. Then you learn note that are up higher which you can’t play, and then you think you suck and then you learn it and you get better and so-on and so-forth. Until you hit this
But what makes it all worth while is a band. You may think this is physical but I’m refering to the feelings you get when you play in one. There is nothing like the feeling of playing in a band and practicing the music until you got it. And then the feeling you get when your on stage is just amazing there is nothing like it. It’s also nice to know that even if you make a mistake everyone else has your back. And lastly you need soul... (I really can’t believe I said that). Well you need to want to play. If you have no desire to play then you shouldn’t. If your playing because your parents want you too or because your friends want you too there is just no point. If you want to play even the toughest times will be fine.
You need many things to play an instrument. Some are physical and some are “spiritual”. The physical stuff is important because it is easier to play with, but the really important stuff is the “spiritual” stuff. You need the “spiritual” stuff but you don’t necessarily need the physical stuff. A great “jug” player is greater that a bad “instrument player”.
