To add on to this fact, I was forced to play the piano for over 8 years. I hated playing the piano, I would regularly cry as I practiced, my parents forced me to use an abacus to record the number of times I would play each piece. Move a bead from one side to the other when I finished a repetition. I had piano practice every Friday after school, during the practice my teacher would correct my mistakes and remind me time and time again to use a metronome to stay with the time signature. But the use of a metronome made my flaws more obvious and would make my parents make me practice more so I ignored the advice. Twice a year my piano teacher would hold a recital amongst his students. We would choose a piece play it in front of a crowd of parents and siblings. These recitals were the most stressful thing, I would often make mistakes and once was even forced to restart my piece. Clearly, all these events put a bad taste in my mouth regarding classical music and made me think I disliked all music.
It wasn’t until I entered High School did I learn about the various types of music and found artists that I enjoyed. I pivotal moment was when my friends introduced me to Kanye. Kanye was an artist, unlike anything I had heard before, his combination of samples and beats together with his often deep and thought-provoking lyrics was an amazing combination. Since then my music taste has expanded enormously, I have found various genres that I love and even was able to find a music to compromise with my parents and find better music to play when we drive. I hope that in the future I will refine my music taste but at the same time keep my ears open to any new artists or genres I might enjoy.
