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The Magic of Music

March 20, 2015
By Merenwen BRONZE, Austin, Texas
Merenwen BRONZE, Austin, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.&rdquo; <br /> ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline


The first note rings

Cutting through the silence like an arrow slicing air

    Slowly the stage swells with harmony
Each note weaving and soaring and creating and swaying
         a tapestry of undiluted sound

The melody takes on a life of its own
      Weeping and prancing and laughing and stomping
   for who can predict the unpredictable?

   The new tones clash and fight and triumph
       yet no one can truly win

Soon you are no longer standing there
    The stage has long since disappeared beneath your feet
Instead of spotlights you are free
           from the pressure of life, the soul crushing strain

   Mountains rise up through the mist
       Caused by a crescendo of waves on rocks
Birds soar through untamed skies while below
    Horses thunder by tangled dense forests

Time soon does pass yet unaware
    The tune is now reaching it’s closure
Stars riddle the sky as the sun now sets
The song has reached it’s end

  The last note rings


The author's comments:

When I wrote this piece I wanted to convey how it felt for me to preform onstage. This year, my middle school band went to the Midwest Clinic in Chicago and I wanted to share how it felt from the very first note to the moment the song died off. Being onstage often gives me a chance to escape from the turmoil of everyday life as well as giving me time to reflect on problems left otherwise untouched.


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