Part 3: Music
-Beginnings (Recorder)-
From kindergarten to eighth grade I took music classes in school. For the first few years we would sometimes play with instruments, but it wasn't until third grade (2004) when we learned to play the recorder, which was the first instrument I learned to play. During that time I loved to play the recorder and began to make my own music to play on it. At one time I actually owned five recorders!
-Expanding (Piano Keyboard)-
In 2007 my dad found a child's piano keyboard in storage that had belonged to my grandma (his mom) in the 90's. I tried playing it and I thought it was so much fun. That's how I got into playing the piano keyboard!
In early 2008 we found another keyboard in storage - a Casio keyboard that belonged to my grandma (my mom's mom) back in the 80's. Because it has many more sounds and features than that child's keyboard, it helped me learn and expand my music.
From ages 12 to 19 I would get to play a real piano at my grandparents' (my mom's parents') house, which I enjoyed. I also loved playing the piano keyboard so much that in 2009 I got another child's one for Christmas - a brand-new one with more features and sounds than the other child's one.
-Trying New Things! (Digital Music)-
My first attempt at digital music was in 2011. My mom found a website called SoundJunction, and I decided to try it. The songs I made with it weren't fantastic and had little background music (I'm not as skilled with background music). The last time I checked, SoundJunction no longer exists.
A few months later, I came across a website called Aviary that had artistic tools. I joined it and mainly used it to make music on their music-making programs, which I liked more than SoundJunction. I continued to improve on my digital music.
In 2012 Aviary shut down. Shortly before that, someone there gave everyone a list of free online music-making programs. The one that most appealed to me was called AudioSauna. Even though I first discovered AudioSauna then, I didn't actually make my first song using it until late 2013.
-Where I Am Now-
I still play the recorder occasionally, but now I'm out of practice and prefer the piano keyboard. I only have two of them now, the old one I got in school that I used to learn the recorder and a spare one.
I still play the piano keyboard sometimes and I still own the three keyboards that I mentioned earlier in this post. Whether old or new, I think they're awesome! I play by ear, as I've always done.
I still make digital music once in a while. I'm not the greatest at background music, but I'm doing my best to improve! I also still make my own music sometimes.
That's my musical journey! Hope you enjoyed!
(2023 Update: This post is now out of date as Audiosauna is now unusable due to Flash being discontinued, and I removed all my music from Soundcloud. Today I use Cakewalk by BandLab to make digital music and MIDIs from vgmusic.com to help with remixes. You can now hear my music on my Youtube channel.)
-Beginnings (Recorder)-
From kindergarten to eighth grade I took music classes in school. For the first few years we would sometimes play with instruments, but it wasn't until third grade (2004) when we learned to play the recorder, which was the first instrument I learned to play. During that time I loved to play the recorder and began to make my own music to play on it. At one time I actually owned five recorders!
-Expanding (Piano Keyboard)-
In 2007 my dad found a child's piano keyboard in storage that had belonged to my grandma (his mom) in the 90's. I tried playing it and I thought it was so much fun. That's how I got into playing the piano keyboard!
In early 2008 we found another keyboard in storage - a Casio keyboard that belonged to my grandma (my mom's mom) back in the 80's. Because it has many more sounds and features than that child's keyboard, it helped me learn and expand my music.
From ages 12 to 19 I would get to play a real piano at my grandparents' (my mom's parents') house, which I enjoyed. I also loved playing the piano keyboard so much that in 2009 I got another child's one for Christmas - a brand-new one with more features and sounds than the other child's one.
-Trying New Things! (Digital Music)-
My first attempt at digital music was in 2011. My mom found a website called SoundJunction, and I decided to try it. The songs I made with it weren't fantastic and had little background music (I'm not as skilled with background music). The last time I checked, SoundJunction no longer exists.
A few months later, I came across a website called Aviary that had artistic tools. I joined it and mainly used it to make music on their music-making programs, which I liked more than SoundJunction. I continued to improve on my digital music.
In 2012 Aviary shut down. Shortly before that, someone there gave everyone a list of free online music-making programs. The one that most appealed to me was called AudioSauna. Even though I first discovered AudioSauna then, I didn't actually make my first song using it until late 2013.
-Where I Am Now-
I still play the recorder occasionally, but now I'm out of practice and prefer the piano keyboard. I only have two of them now, the old one I got in school that I used to learn the recorder and a spare one.
I still play the piano keyboard sometimes and I still own the three keyboards that I mentioned earlier in this post. Whether old or new, I think they're awesome! I play by ear, as I've always done.
I still make digital music once in a while. I'm not the greatest at background music, but I'm doing my best to improve! I also still make my own music sometimes.
That's my musical journey! Hope you enjoyed!
(2023 Update: This post is now out of date as Audiosauna is now unusable due to Flash being discontinued, and I removed all my music from Soundcloud. Today I use Cakewalk by BandLab to make digital music and MIDIs from vgmusic.com to help with remixes. You can now hear my music on my Youtube channel.)
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