My Early Childhood: Music Analysis

From my early childhood, all the way until now and I am sure to the future and beyond I have been fascinated by music. I have loved to listening to, playing, singing, and writing music as well. I can vividly remember when I was very young in our family room we had a stereo and my family and I would dance and play along to music. I specifically remember The Beatles and The Eagles. I had a small plastic snare drum that I use to use until sadly I stepped on it. Both of my Uncles played music and were in a band themselves. My Uncle Ed was a drummer and my Uncle Ronnie was a guitarist and a singer. I remember going to concerts for their band a t a young age as well.

When I was in elementary school I could not wait for music class. The music teacher there was very unique in the way he would teach music, instead of music theory we focused more on playing as we learn. From Elementary school I knew music would be a part of my life.

In our Elementary music classroom there were many xylophones and vibraphones as well as African djembes and congas. In fifth grade we had a guitar course and I knew from then on that I wanted music to be a part of my life.
Later that year we had an ensemble of xylophones, vibraphones and drums. My music teacher taught us with the Orff Approach. Originating from the German composer Carl
I loved to sing as well and learned how to control my voice. Eighth grade came and I joined the show choir, I danced as well as sang but I soon learned that I wasn't the best dancer so I decided in ninth grade to stick to singing. In ninth grade I also joined the marching band playing the 4th bass drum (which is the largest one). I loved marching and playing, going to competitions and learning new pieces, going to football games, all of it was wonderful. I came to love the ringing in my ears from the loud sound of our band. While I was in marching band I was also in the percussion band (which was an