Although music is a very important aspect of my life, I am interested in all kinds of other 'arts'. I have been dancing for 11 years. My favourite styles are definitely ballet and contemporary, but any kind of music will get me moving. I love to draw and paint, and I love to write, too.
I love all kinds of music, from heavy metal to jazz and classical music. My favourite, however, is definitely classical ("serious") music, especially baroque. But that doesn't stop me from listening to Led Zeppelin. It mostly depends on my mood.
From the youngest age I can remember, I have always loved music. Particularly the violin, which I wanted to play since I was four years old. Every year I would beg my parents to let me take up the violin, and they refused because I was too young. Eventually, when I turned seven, I went to my first ever violin class! I haven't stopped playing since then.
I had always liked to teach myself, and that's what I did with the piano. My parents, who had played the piano when they were younger, still had their books. I used them and taught myself the basics. I later did take piano classes, but only for a couple years, and I now continue to teach myself.
A few years later, I got a guitar as christmas gift. I soon started taking classes as well, though less regularly because I lacked time.
Every new instrument is a new experience and a new world to discover, and I love that. I started playing the recorder, and the ukulele, too.
I have always loved to sing, too. Unfortunately, I have never taken any singing lessons. I of course try to teach myself, too, but singing is more complex and often requires specific techniques.
As you can see, I've somehow always been attracted to music...
(This picture was taken when I was about 1 year old, and staying at my dad's friend's house, who owns a piano.)
My Instruments
As I stated before, I play the violin, the piano, the guitar, the recorder and the ukulele. In conclusion - Mostly string instruments.
The violin is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family. The violin typically has four strings tuned in perfect fifths, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its strings, though it can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers, called pizzicato, and by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow. Stradivarius Violins are the most expensive and most famous violins.
The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. The strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard. The player presses the keys to play. The word piano is short for pianoforte, the Italian term for the first versions. Piano and Forte, in musical terms, mean soft or loud. By pushing more or less on the keys, the player can produce an softer or louder sound. The name was created as a contrast to harpsichord, a musical instrument that doesn't allow variation in volume. The first fortepianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range.
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming the strings with one hand, and fretting with the other. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker. An early version of this instrument (called guitarra latina) could be found in Spain in the 1200s.
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument in the group known as internal duct flutes. A recorder can be distinguished from other duct flutes by the presence of thumb-hole for the upper hand and seven finger-holes: three for the upper hand and four for the lower. Recorders are made in different sizes with names, with different pitches. The sizes most commonly in use today are the soprano, alto , tenor and bass. Recorders were traditionally constructed from wood and ivory, while most recorders made in recent years are constructed from molded plastic. The earliest extant duct flutes date to the neolithic. They are found in almost every musical tradition around the world.
Recently, I have also been learning the ukulele. It's basically a small guitar, but with only 4 strings. It has a very soothing and sweet sound, and I really like it. It's also played like a guitar (same position).
(Source : Wikipedia)