Personal Narrative Of The Alto: O-Ophone

Five pounds of twisted metal was placed into my hand, quite cool to the touch. Somehow, it conformed to my palms and fingertips with ease, as if somehow it had known them for a long time. Feeling up and down, I finally found the perfect grip. It strangely seemed familiar, even though this was my first experience. Suddenly, had to force my eyes away from the glowing gold and white colors that consumed my imagination, for the teacher was ready to explain what had been transpiring. “ Attention. This instrument is called an alto saxophone. Can you say it with me? Alto- Sax-O-Phone. Pretty neat huh!?”. Pretty neat indeed I thought. Pretty neat indeed.
My family has been strongly influenced by music. Almost everyone on my fathers side plays at least one musical instrument, whether it be the drums, guitar, or piano, there is usually some form of sound constantly flowing into everyone’s ear drums. Once I decided on playing the alto saxophone, everyone was just as enthusiastic about it as I was, which only help spur my eagerness to practice more passionately while enjoying this new gift and talent that I was slowly understanding. There are many great perks to playing the sax. The aesthetics of its crisp clear sound, and its complicated, but smooth flowing body, are sometimes the only qualities that people perceive, …show more content…
It allows me to express myself in the way I want to. What created the beating heart of the sax is its intertwined ties with Jazz music. When people think of jazz they might be transported to a smoky basement with a lone saxophonist and a piano player lightly stroking the keys. Or one might imagine a band during the roaring ‘20s at Gatsby’s mansion inviting those to the dance floor. Jazz is what’s in the eye of the beholder, and that is why it was so appealing to me. As long as I could stick to the correct tempo and scale, the freedom to interpret how I should play during a solo is all up to