Since 1st grade I have played the piano and since 3rd grade I have played the flute, but it was not until high school that I started playing percussion. Being a member of an all-girls orchestra, there are many flute and piano players. There are very few drummers. Our conductor, when I was a freshman saw me playing the drums one day before rehearsal. He immediately told me that I was being moved to the percussion section of the band. I barely had a choice. I eventually came around to the idea and now am known to fully embrace my position. Of course, because I was a freshman at the time, I got stuck with all of the odd, yet extremely important, percussion instruments, such as the triangle. All of my friends used to tease me about playing the triangle. It’s true it doesn’t take much practice to master, but that doesn’t make it any less critical to the orchestra. Now, at every concert, all my friends come with triangle shaped posters and signs. For Halloween this year, I was a triangle. My leading role as the “first chair trianglist” is a welcomed point of good natured ribbing from my friends. This self-effacing humor has helped me embrace my new identity.
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