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MUSIC Musical Vibes Polina Ermizina Lyceum BSPU, Blagoveshchensk (Russia) Marina Kunitskaya Lyceum BSPU, Blagoveshchensk (Russia) Probably you` ve never thought that music surrounds you on every day basis. For example, when you do the shopping you can hear catching muzak, when driving a car you listen to the radio, or being in the forest, you enjoy the sounds of nature, which are merging into one beautiful melody. It is a very interesting observation though sometimes it is very difficult to understand how the variety of the sounds can develop into your favourite song and how a musician gathers the stadiums with thousands of people thanks to his art. Everyone has his own answer but they all are united by the beginning of the artistic life. We are not popular performers, but since our early childhood we have been involved in music, playing the piano, and can tell about our just started musical way and give you some useful advice. Our acquaintance with music happened, when we were 7 years old. The parents sent us to a music school of Blagoveshchensk, where we spent 2 years together. We always recall this time with a smile, after all it is full of happy and funny memories. To tell the truth, they are few now left as it was 8 years ago but still it seems to us that we can play the piano since our birth. Certainly, this is not true. We had to attend classes, perform at concerts, practice at home and very often we did not want to do this. We did not succeed in everything at once, for example, it was difficult to cope with anxiety at the exam. The compositions, which seemed to us very hard then, caused a trouble. However, there are always difficulties and it is not the reason to throw away the favourite activity. So, after the second class our teacher quited and there our ways diverged. M a r i n a : C h a n g i n g t h e te a c h e r, I continued to study at the music school. But it was no longer as easy and carefree as it used to b e. N ew te a c h e r wa s s t r i c te r a n d demanded more from me. So I became more serious about my lessons and exams. For these 5 years, I`ve had different situations. I liked to play the piano, experience the atmosphere of the music school, so cozy and warm, though there were moments, when I wanted to give up. One day when in the 5th form I asked myself why I had been still going in for music instead of trying some other activities. At that moment I got that I was a part of that place and that I had already February 2019 №2 passed most of my way. So, I decided to stay. But it was not a burden, because my interest in music still remained. Finishing school, I have never regretted having devoted 7 years to it and later I saw how important it was to me. Now I play more, studying the guitar. At present with my stock of knowledge, I can learn my favourite composition or song myself and enjoy it! Polina: That time I was only 8 years old and all the decisions were made by my parents. They could see that I was not enthusiastic about my classes at my music school after the dismissal of my favorite teacher, and what`s more, was not willingly engaged in at home. Therefore the choice was made to leave school and ask the teacher to give me private lessons at home. Thus, for 4 years I was taught only to play the piano and the whole theory passed me by. I never attended other lessons at the music school, did not develop my listening abilities and did not study the fate of the great composers, however, it did not upset me, but rather pleased, because I did not want to connect my future with music. I had enough knowledge that I had gained at the music school when a little girl. SUNRISE 47