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As a double bassist, I never imagined myself wanting to become a soloist. To be frank, I would
want to throw myself out of a moving car the way Steve Carell did when Julianne Moore told him
she cheated on him, in the movie, Crazy, Stupid, Love, every time my teacher told me to audition or
compete as a soloist – but I did it anyway because it helped me develop as a musician, and I always
seemed to get surprisingly good results.
For the past couple of years, I competed in the annual concerto competition that the Tacoma Youth
Symphony Association with the attitude of only going to show the conductors that I am continuing
to work hard as a musician; it was my way of reporting my progress. I remember hating it so much
last year because I knew...show more content...
After listening to them rehearse Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture, I went up to find a cello
box in front of the orchestra. I thought to myself, "Great. I'm already afraid of heights, and now I
will be sitting another half foot above the ground on the edge of the stage. If I fall off, that's
another half of a foot." Anna arranged it so that I would play on a cello box so that my sound
could project out. The thing we dreaded the most was the idea of my sound being drowned out by
the orchestra. It wasn't as difficult as the first rehearsal because I knew what to expect, but it was
still physically difficult. I also experienced the most painful hand cramp while I was up playing,
and with the weirdest bow hold, I played through the rest of the rehearsal. Luckily, Anna was there
to tell my conductor, Dr. Cobbs, how I wanted the piece to be and the more we rehearsed, the better
we sounded.
The next day was judgement day; the moment of truth. We had our final rehearsal two hours
before the concert, and I sat in the green room waiting for my cue. I looked at myself in the mirror
and made sure everything was ready; my instrument tuned and warmed up? Check. My dress
short enough so that I don't trip on stage? Check. My hair curled away from my face? Check. Still
breathing? Check. All I had left to do was to sit and wait. As the orchestra filed onto stage, they all
walked passed the green room to wish me luck. When it was my turn, Dr. Cobbs came out and lead
me onto stage and I walked up and took my
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College Essay On Becoming A Soloist

  • 1. College Essay On Becoming A Soloist As a double bassist, I never imagined myself wanting to become a soloist. To be frank, I would want to throw myself out of a moving car the way Steve Carell did when Julianne Moore told him she cheated on him, in the movie, Crazy, Stupid, Love, every time my teacher told me to audition or compete as a soloist – but I did it anyway because it helped me develop as a musician, and I always seemed to get surprisingly good results. For the past couple of years, I competed in the annual concerto competition that the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association with the attitude of only going to show the conductors that I am continuing to work hard as a musician; it was my way of reporting my progress. I remember hating it so much last year because I knew...show more content... After listening to them rehearse Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture, I went up to find a cello box in front of the orchestra. I thought to myself, "Great. I'm already afraid of heights, and now I will be sitting another half foot above the ground on the edge of the stage. If I fall off, that's another half of a foot." Anna arranged it so that I would play on a cello box so that my sound could project out. The thing we dreaded the most was the idea of my sound being drowned out by the orchestra. It wasn't as difficult as the first rehearsal because I knew what to expect, but it was still physically difficult. I also experienced the most painful hand cramp while I was up playing, and with the weirdest bow hold, I played through the rest of the rehearsal. Luckily, Anna was there to tell my conductor, Dr. Cobbs, how I wanted the piece to be and the more we rehearsed, the better we sounded. The next day was judgement day; the moment of truth. We had our final rehearsal two hours before the concert, and I sat in the green room waiting for my cue. I looked at myself in the mirror and made sure everything was ready; my instrument tuned and warmed up? Check. My dress short enough so that I don't trip on stage? Check. My hair curled away from my face? Check. Still breathing? Check. All I had left to do was to sit and wait. As the orchestra filed onto stage, they all walked passed the green room to wish me luck. When it was my turn, Dr. Cobbs came out and lead me onto stage and I walked up and took my Get more content on HelpWriting.net