Rosensteel,+Marissa

Goals

1. I want to improve my tone by supporting my sound with more air and listening to others in order to match their tone. 2. I want to get better at sight reading. Before playing a new piece, I will look at the key signature, tempo, rhythms, dynamics, and articulations instead of just trying to play the correct notes. 3. I also want to improve my articulation so that I can have better precision and accuracy with notes. In order to improve, I need to follow all markings in my music and also listen to people around me to line up our articulations to have better precision within the entire band.

Essay

Throughout my life, I have had many significant experiences with music. Music has taught me so much about working as a team, respect for other people, and also for myself. I think that my most significant musical experience was performing at PMEA during 9th grade as part of the Junior High Symphonic Band.

Leading up to this experience, we put in so many hours preparing for this one performance. We all relied on each other and trusted each other to know his/her individual part. This helped to teach me how much band truly is a family. I learned to do all that I possibly needed in order for my part to be correct to help support the rest of the band. Each person in the band is tremendously important, and this experience helped me to realize that. After all of the work that we put into this performance, I was able to see that there is always room for improvement so you should never be content with your musical ability, which is why practicing is crucial. Even if you may know your part, there is always something to work on and there is always more practicing that can be done. Overall, this experience inspired me to become a better musician because it made me realize that each individual and their part is truly important. I have learned to do whatever I can to improve my musical ability out of respect for those I am playing with.

This experience helped to mold me into the musician that I am today. It inspired me to better myself for the quality of the entire band. Ultimately, it taught me the hard work and dedication that was required to be a great musician.