Personal Narrative-It's Time To Play The Piano

Depression, sadness, regret, and many other feelings that I have felt my entire life affected me in a way that I hate them, yet am also thankful for. Those challenges also gave some of the most important experience anyone could wish for, reality. Without suffering and dying a few times I would never have gotten the experiences I’m going to keep for my lifetime. I learned that everything that happens in your life is either on purpose or create by the action that one makes which end up making the person we get to live as when we’re

When I was in seventh grade I decided to take painting classes. I did well in them and the next year I signed up for them too. The next year proved to be a challenge. I was having a difficult time with the first painting of the year. My teacher pointed it out that I wasn’t doing it right. I got discouraged and I didn’t attend class again. That same year I also signed up for piano lessons. I had unsuccessfully tried to master the skill before, but I would always quit. I was one of the oldest in the class of about fifteen. I remember two kids in particular. A boy and a girl about two years younger than me. They came from families that had been playing the piano for generations. And wow, I had thought then, they were naturals. I started feeling discouraged when they were ahead of me. I was older, so I thought I was supposed to be more skillful. I blamed it all on the fact that they probably had piano playing talent in their genes. When the lessons got more challenging and I couldn’t yet master the basics, I thought that there was no hope for me and

The one regret is letting myself wreak havoc on my GPA because instead of focusing on short-term goals I remained stuck on long-term goals. I went back to school in spring and summer because of my past failure I choose a different approach and I realize how critical my medications are to my attendance at a university. This summer while in finals week my grandma fell into a coma, she died the following Monday, after facing death again I want to emphasize my growth and dedication. Unlike the death of my father, I didn’t stop taking my medication, with my goal in my, I am proud to say I passed my three

"I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person." - Rita Moreno

My life has always been centered around music even before I was born. Music is a big part of whom I am because it something I can go to and play on the piano when I am stressed or sad. Music for me is a calming force that helps solve my emotions. Music is such an important role in my life because at a very young age I watched my mother play the piano which in time made me want to learn as well. Throughout my life, I have learned to play the piano and the flute and wished I knew how to play the cello and the oboe. I grew up in a family who loved music. Ever since I was in first grade, I could read music and started to learn to play the piano. There was always a piano in our house, and every Sunday morning, my mother would play the organ at

Another regret is treating people with disrespect, never did I think I was really hurting people with words. I regret not going out for sports when I know I had 100% support from my parents.

I think if I could have one do-over moment in my life it would be the time I wet my pants in the fourth grade. It’s kind of a miniscule and irrelevant event in the grand scheme of things, but when I look back on my life I would never even think about changing any of the major events. All of the challenges that have been thrown my way have contributed to who I am. I think it’s fair to say that everyone has certain times in their lives that they would rather not experience again. We all go through tough times - whether it’s losing a loved one, losing a job, or just making a poor decision. Bad things happen no matter what you do to try to prevent it. Challenges teach us lessons and overcoming them makes us stronger. If all of the conflicts were

It all started when I was in the 5th grade when I decided to join the elementary school band. We were asked what instruments we wanted to play and at the time I was not actually sure what I wanted to play so I kind of just did what I thought sounded nice at the time and that was the flute. So, I went home after school and told my mom how I wanted to play the flute and she at first did not like the idea of that because she said the flute was for girls, but she eventually decided to let me get one. I remember my experience being quite enjoyable and

Something I regret doing is quitting dance. Dance was my get away spot where I could be myself, but sadly after 7 months of dance, we were told there would be a recital at the end of the year in front of all the parents. There really would have only been like 20 parents but as soon as I thought of a stage I felt really scared. So I quite dance so that I did not have to go onto a horrible stage and make a fool of myself. The other thing I wish I did was join choir. I had a really good voice in second grade but I was always scared everyone would laugh at me.

Playing since I was six years old, piano was my equivalent to the pop warner football, tee ball, or soccer clubs that my friends joined. It was vital part of my life. The special part of playing to me was that unlike the sports, I am able to express my ideas and feeling through the notes and pieces that I play. When I was in second grade, my school started holding an annual talent show. When it was my time to perform, I shocked the whole school. For a second grader playing piano, I did not sound like a little second grader banging random keys on the piano. From that day, people that did not know me recognized

Life can throw a lot of gifts and obstacle right in your face. Good or bad, the best way to cope with a gift or obstacle is to tuck them tight in your pocket and learn from them. Everyone has their own story, but everyone can relate to each other somewhere in the journey of life. A few of the small things that have affected my life in a big way are high school football, instagram, and sports injuries. High school football, probably the biggest impact on my life, has taught me morals, lessons, and discipline that I feel I will carry and use throughout my life. Football is so much more that just a game. It offers a sense of different type of knowledge one can use. Another big impact that has thrown me for some downs but however more ups

Although I excelled at numerous other things, piano made me feel like I truly accomplished something exquisite. Sure my accomplishments in my academic education were phenomenal; however, the difference between my academics and piano playing is that it is so easy to allow myself to neglect my musical studies. This instrument was my greatest challenge to conquer. At the beginning of this journey, I often became frustrated and greatly struggled due to not attaining the concepts of reading the notes and figuring out where each key was placed. I could not believe how much time, effort, and tenacity was put into one little hobby in order to be triumphant. On the contrary, after thinking of a quote my grandmother reiterated to me when I was a child, "Practice makes perfect and perfect is worth it", I worked hard and improved my piano playing. The feeling of achieving the piano and obtaining a new virtuosity was superior than any emotion I ever had. I continued to practice more and more, therefore discovering my unique

My love for music started at a young age when I was the only seven year old in my class who preferred Fantasia over Cinderella. There was something about the way emotion was continuously conveyed throughout the whole movie, without words, that astonished me. You didn’t need Chernabog to yell at you while he hurled stones while on top of bald mountain, you could hear his anger through the strings of the violas as they sharply attacked the notes. Music touched me in ways that words could not express and I knew I had to start playing an instrument. So at seven years old, I picked up my very first flute that was my mothers, and became addicted ever since. When I play, I feel invincible. No hardship is too big a match.

“My love of music began early on. I played the french horn and the piano in the fourth

Lastly, I regret being born and it’s not what one may think. Sometimes, I am suicidal and depressed but it’s a bigger picture here. Does one ever think something would have been better if one would have never gone? I tend to think if my mother never had me, she wouldn’t be struggling and stuck like she is now. When my mother had me, she was naïve. Really, she was just a kid too, barely turning seventeen. She never got to live life like everyone else and had to grow up fast. That woman was basically on her own. Of course, she had the help of my grandma and uncle but she was in a way shoved out that door and it never opened back up. If I was never born my mother would have a lot more opportunites. She would have been able to focus herself and been a lot more successful. Instead of trying to make a way for five kids and an overgrown man-child, she would have the appreciation and love for herself as mother, child, and wife. Maybe she wouldn’t have had the disappointment she has in me and I wouldn’t carry the burden I have on my back.