Personal Narrative: My First Instrument

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Different moments of our lives change us and shape us into the man or woman whom one day we will become. One moment that changed me was when I got my first instrument. Getting my first instrument was exciting, yet challenging at the same time. When I told my mom that I wanted to start playing music, I didn’t realize how hard it can truly be. I didn’t think of how much patience and time I would need to put into my practicing. When I started playing the violin in 5th grade, it was hard and seemed nearly impossible. The violin was so small, and I didn’t understand what I had to do all the time. The fingerings and the notes were unusual to me at that time. When my teacher tried to show me how to read music, it was like looking at a whole new language. …show more content…
When freshmen year came, I started playing a variety of instruments including the trumpet, the saxophone, and the French horn. Although I did not continue playing these instruments as I did the other two, I learned that not everything instrument is a right fit for me and my likings. The experience taught me that everyone is unique and different, even if we were all musicians. When sophomore year came around, I started playing piano, and I loved it. I caught onto piano faster than any other instrument. On my first day of having my piano, I taught myself ten whole songs including “Moon Light Sonata”, “Hallelujah”, and “Amazing …show more content…
I was never an amazing singer, but I always considered myself to be an okay song writer and musician. To this day, I have written numerous songs with genres that expand in many different regions. I have a few songs that would be considered from genres of country, love, romance, heartbreak, and so many more. My songs express the feelings I felt at the time that I was writing them. On one hand, some of my songs were about happy times and thoughts. On the other hand, some of my songs were written during times of despair. To most artist the amount songs that I have written is nothing, but to me my songs are

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