Playing The Violin-Personal Narrative

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For the entire four years of my middle school experience, I played the violin. I would go to orchestra every day to squeak and make unmusical sounds. Every time I would play my wrist would get tired and my grip on the bow would slip to form an unnatural position. I could read notes and understand what I had to play; however, I could not play the correct rhythms most of the time. There had been very few moments where I enjoyed playing the violin. For me it did not seem like fun, but more like work. Playing the violin was something I did not appreciate as much as I would have wanted to. I always had the thought of quitting in the back of my mind. But there was always a problem. I did not want to upset my parents because they always told me to stick with an instrument. I tried my hardest to stay in orchestra, but to me it was an unfit instrument for me. It …show more content…

She began to ask me, “How is your schedule for next year?” It was a question I was dreading for a while. I anticipated this moment for when I would have to prepare myself for disappointing my parents. I felt extremely nervous and my palms were sweating. In this moment, I knew it would be a calm before a storm. I decided to reply simple with “Good.” I felt almost guilty like I had just committed a crime. Earlier that week I made my schedule for my freshman year of high school. On the schedule I made sure I was not in orchestra anymore. Instead I said that I was interested in chorus rather than playing the violin. There was a sense of relief that day like I had passed a difficult final with a 100. I had done this without telling my parents because I knew that they would not let me drop orchestra. In the car, my mother and I sit in silence until she asked, “What classes are you taking next year?” My stomach dropped to the floor. I paused for a moment and then said, “I am taking geometry, biology, global, English, Spanish, a business class and

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