How My Fourth Grade Year Has Impacted My Life

My fourth grade year has impacted me musically. There was one day where the whole fourth grade sat in front of two teachers. The teachers told us about the brass and string section. After the gathering the fourth grade was informed about a meeting. The meeting was for the students that wanted to order a rental instrument. Mrs. McGranahan, a light-hearted and hard working woman of musical talents began my musical endeavors. Mrs. McGranahan altered the rest of the year and my life completely. September 15, 2012 was the first day of lessons. I became nervous because I did not know how well I would do. The only sound emitted was the sound of nails on a chalk board. Although, the chamber orchestra sounded like the buzzing of bees during our rehearsal the tone of the music during the concert was as beautiful as classical
Miss Baisch and Mrs.Katzianier assisted me to become even more advanced. Mrs.K taught me how to cross strings to link sounds together. Mrs.K was a happy-go-lucky and caring conductor. Mrs.K reassured me to keep practicing the songs to make the hand movements second-nature. Mrs.K encouraged me with more difficult songs while I was recommended for String Fest. Towards the end of 6th grade Mrs.K finished teaching the orchestra the lower strings. Lastly, Mrs.K started to teach advanced techniques like harmonics. During 7th grade, Miss Baisch’s introduction to the orchestra baffled everyone. Mrs. Baisch began teaching advanced techniques like vibrato which changed the pitch slightly. I learned how to correctly use dynamics while playing. Miss Baisch is energetic and cheerful and acts like she is still in college. Miss Baisch reminded me to keep doing what you love to become great at it. Miss Baisch began to teach me how to tune my own instrument to limit the wait for rehearsal to start. Tuning instruments has become like riding a bike, second-nature to