By Adam
You have probably listened to plenty of CD’s but
have you ever considered making your own?
Many young musicians have definitively made that one of their
accomplishments. Plenty of children across
the world have experience the joy of playing beautiful music. Says Eric Bellin, 11; about his personal
favorite instrument the baritone “It’s one cool instrument!” He’s not the only one who feels that
way. Eighty-Percent of the children I
interviewed love to be a musician!
There is so much open to you when you start, and it is risk free, unlike
many contact sports that could be physically damaging in many different
ways. Plus being a musician could
increase your knowledge of arithmetic because of the rhythmic patterns, and
time signatures. All of which you would
find out about if you are a musician or are considering becoming one, and read
the how to and what to report on musicians.
Old
School Music
I
bet you know plenty of the currently playing musicians who play hip-hop, rock
and roll, and other types of modern music.
Although I’d bet almost anything that you don’t know about some of the
older musicians who played centuries ago, not only is it interesting about them
that they played a long time ago, but they also played a different type of
music, classical. In the following text
related to this topic I will “update” you on some of the older musicians such
as Beethoven, Mozart, and probably some you have never even heard of. There have been many famous musicians; I
will only be able to cover a few.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Beethoven was a deaf musician. Even so, he pursued his musical career with
great success. Mozart must have wanted
to make beautiful music for all to hear, because of how he taught himself
how to play, at the young age of five.
Another famous musician who is very well known is Bach. He put an unbelievable amount of effort into
his musical career, and here is one of the largest pieces of evidence; this
famous composer wrote over 1,000 pieces, WOW!
Another famous composer who is a little less well known is the ever so
mysterious, Antonio Vivaldi. He wrote
one of the most famous trilogies of all time, which is known as the Four
Seasons. Each song pays tribute to
spring, fall, winter and summer, and it is one of my personal favorites. To me that makes it seem as though many
people took playing am instrument to a new level, and you can too!
Your average, everyday 5th grade
Musicians
You
are tired of hearing famous musicians who you can’t relate to, right? Well I knew you would be so I interviewed
multiple 5th graders at Central School and got some very interesting
results. 80% of the students at Central
school currently play an instrument, and in my mind such a high percentage of
instrumentalists in only 5th grade is an amazing thing. Although that is quite an amazing number,
this one will knock you off tour feet, I told you “only” 80% currently play an
instrument, 100% used to play an instrument, UNBELIEVABLE! Although a remarkably high number of 5th
graders are playing currently it just goes to show you the musician depends on
the year in which they are playing in. 7 out of 10 musicians that do play an
instrument like to stick with one instrument so they can focus on becoming
better at that one instrument. How long
have you been playing football, soccer, of hockey? Well no matter how long I can almost guarantee that some of the
musicians I interviewed have been playing longer. Want proof? Five out of
Eight musicians I interviewed have been playing for more than 56 or even 7
years long, proof enough for you? Although there are many musicians in this
group of 5th graders 20% say they so not enjoy playing an instrument
which may show that sometimes parents are so intent on their child learning how
to play, they over-do it. On the other
hand the measly 20% of musicians who don’t enjoy isn’t enough to stop musicians
all over the world, so become part of the group, and have fun!
Every
Musician Plays a Different Melody
From
experience I know that every musician has their own style for the way they
play. I have some very odd styles of
being a instrumentalist, and I will share a few, so I can assure you that it
doesn’t matter whether you play rock ’n’ roll, or classical, all it has to be
is something you enjoy doing. For
example, three years ago everyone in my grade had a choice of either playing
the violin, cello, or an instrument I had never heard of the viola. At first for me it was little awkward,
because everyone but me in the grade either chose violin, or cello, but no one
chose the viola. I heard them playing
something different from, and it was hard for me to concentrate, nevertheless
within a few years, I was playing like a pro.
Plus within the last few months my orchestra director asked me to try
out for an all-count program, and I got in, plus, I was invited to play for the
N.Y.S.M.A. Judges, and let me tell you, the line is much shorter for viola,
than violin! Also I play piano and enjoy it very much. I play from a non-popular musical “genre”
classical. So it just goes to show you
that no matter how you decide to be a musician, it’s always going to be fun.
Music
to my Ears
In
terms of baking the best musicians the prime ingredient is encouragement, but
when I really started playing in m orchestra, I was in 4th grade!
Now my school (Central School) provides what they call “The Head Start
Orchestra Program,” which allows many young and talented musicians to start an
entire year earlier than in the past.
Central is one of the many active participants of the All-County
program. Which invites grades 4-11 try out for a spectacular orchestra, and
provides a chance for them to perform at a local theatre, I have been a
participant in this fabulous program and highly recommend it to any
musician. Another great program is the
NYSMA program, which, is inevitably one of the most successful musical programs
want evidence? Of course you do, well
anyway it has been running flawlessly for over 50 years, probably due to the
director’ amazing organizational skills.
Central’s encouragement to their musicians is music to my ears!
Musical Words of
Wisdom
I
had a lot of questions about music that were unanswered until I interviewed
Central School orchestra director Dr. Sieh. In the following portion of this paragraph
I will format the text in a question and answer format so I can take you step
by step through the important points in the interview. What do you think makes
a good musician? “A musician must have sensitivity to sound and nuance. A
musician must have skill in moving body parts (singers as well as wind, string,
and percussion players.) A true musician “ speaks” to an audience into the
something they know as musicianship” How do you feel about inter-county
programs? “They are a lot of work for teachers and performers, but the
concert is truly amazing that such young students can perform so well” This was
my last question and to me probably the most meaningful; Why do you think
children start playing an instrument? “Man, many, many different reasons. First
probably, is parent interest, letting their young children hear music and play
on toy instruments, and some children exhibit interest and this grows into
better toy instruments. By 6 or 7 many children sing well in tune and play on
keyboard. And this leads to formal lessons that normally follow up a parent/kid
interest. Then in school they are hopefully encouraged further and it develops
into a social activity and for the skilled, truly emotional musicians they
commit to being a musician. Those were some words of wisdom from Dr.
Sieh.
It
would be great if from my article you have obtained some knowledge about famous
musicians, or any of my other topics. Although as long as you have simply
learned one phrase, I feel that that is just as important. The bottom line of
all my writing is; Music is fun to listen to, and even more fun to play! If you
understand that then you are ready to face the music, being a musician is a
whole lot of fun!
