Soothing Saxophone Summary

The narrative that I chose to read was "Soothing Saxophone". This narrative displays how the author's interest in music was sparked from listening to a Kenny G song, "Songbird". The author's fascination, in the saxophone, encouraged him to take Band class when he reached middle school. The passage describes how the band teacher, Ms. Simmons, persuaded the author to take lessons after school. These lessons allow the author to achieve the sound they had always dreamed of. Something I liked about how the author wrote this story is that the author includes both an obstacle, the band teacher feeling frustrated with him, and how he overcame that obstacle, by working hard outside of school. One technique present in this narrative is that the author