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Playing Violin Research Paper

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The activity that I am most involved in is playing the violin. It satisfies different aspects of my life. It pushes me to be competitive, while it also encourages me to collaborate. It permits me to be a teacher, while it also lets me be taught. In terms of competitiveness, as I have gotten older, seating in orchestras has become less based on the politics of age. Rather, it has become based on blind auditions. Unfortunately, the impersonalness of auditions where judges can not interact with the musicians is very unnerving--it has forced me to come to terms with fighting my anxiety. There is no sympathy I can get from turned backs. Also, playing the violin has taught me how to accept failure. From making a mistake in front of a whole crowd

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