My personal
experience with music happened when one day my Grandparents bought a piano that
could play different songs. I listened to “Mozart’s Moonlight Sonata” and I got
obsessed with this song and the melody. I wanted to learn how to play this song
so badly. It made me feel calm, and when I listen to it I could almost fall asleep.
This song also had sadness to it to.
This was important to me because I could
connect with this song. When I would listen to the melodies and rhythm I could
connect with from within and I would have these emotions. Sometimes it would
make me feel emotional and still. I am very familiar with Mozart’s work, but
this piece is to this day my favorite element of music. Later I learned to play
this melody on the piano and I’m pretty good with the starting point. I haven’t
gotten thus far yet, but every once in a while I will play this song for my own
entertainment. It has a slow, calming tempo with a medium chord to the sound. Learning
how to play the first melody of this song has really given me a different look
at the musician. I could see how when Mozart was playing, it must have just
sent him into a whole other world and mind set. I definitely have a respect for
his work. It is not only a key to me, but I see it “Art”. When a song can take
you to a different setting in your mind and you can paint your own picture from
this beat, to me that is a master peace.
Austin
Minton
I completely agree that music can be true "Art." I think you are referring to Moonlight Sonata (Piano Sonata No. 14) by Beethoven, which is one of my favorite pieces, too. It was written just a couple of decades after most of Mozart's compositions and very much influenced by him. That's great that you are working on playing it. Are you learning by ear or reading sheet music? This is a nice entry. I like how you use some of the elements to talk about the song but also how you first heard it and how it makes you feel.
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