Mastering Music

The Auditions

After that I went back home, I was furious and I just couldn't do anything my mind was filled with so much rage that I couldn't really concentrate on anything. Those had ruined my day basically, and to think they were my best friends. But at least they had each other, now I was kinda alone with no one by my side, except for my saxophone. I was lost and had no direction, I had a place were I felt I belonged, and it was gone. Maybe it was my fault, or maybe it was them, but for sure I felt lonely. Then the next day came with a bit clearer mind I started practicing like never before, out of spite for those two. Now I had to make the band, there was no other option, because I just couldn't see my self forcing myself to be with those two just to play music. I had the spring theme ready to go, and ode to joy was an easy piece so I just reviewed it and play it by muscle memory. The next days I just played the pieces time and time again, to a point were time just flew by, I played and played till my cheeks hurt, and only stopped when I was literally dying to eat something. With nothing else to do, I was already time for the trials.

The time came for me to enter this band, to which I had gave my all this summer. Once I had arrived at the auditorium I was completely surprised by two things the size of the place, and more amazingly the amount of musicians. Each and everyone of them with their own goals and aspirations, but similar as they were aiming to be one the few who could enter this band. I knew as I got there it was going to be a long day. They divided us by two things a number, that I had no idea what it does, and our instruments. Once I found were the alto saxophone were, I walked towards it, once I got a bit further in all the instruments sounds were more clear. The squeaks, the melodies, the anger, sadness, the anxiety, and stress, but still the joy of the musicians doing what they love stands out. When I got to the saxophones, a sigh of anger was thrown out by everyone. They were saying stuff about how they were annoyed more people are still going, how they were going to loose there spot, all of that as I was opening my case. I was starting to close in, and be alone, someone came. It was a girl. And as she introduced herself:

-Hey, don't hear what they say, and by the way am Sarah!

(My first impression told me that she seems nice, but I was a bit shut down)

-Oh, Hi...Okay. (I was also a bit underwhelmed by her intense energy)

-So you are also a saxophonist? What are going to play for your personal choice?

(Even though her enthusiasm did calm some of my nerves)

-Umm, I'm going to play Ode to Joy. At what is yours?

-How boring, from all the music there is you select that one. Haha! (I felt a little less confident, even though it felt just like a joke more than a hateful comment)

-So what are you going to play?

-Well just swan lake...

-Well not that more exciting.

-It's not the piece for me, it's how you play it, at least in my opinion. (Those words resonated with, I was to focused on playing the song to perfection that I forgot to make it my own)

-But it doesn't matter since the only way they can judge us today, is by how accurate we play the piece. (I said to try to calm myself more than anything else)

-Yeah(She said a bit down as she felt that her chance was gone)... but there is still some originality I can bring that not many would, so at least I have that.