dortiz's Blog

I got the privelege of being one of Mr. Chisolm's students at Hardy Middle School. In fact i arrived to Hardy Middle School the same year he did. With us he created Hardy Middle School's first music bands (marching, concert, honors and jazz band). When I first walked into the music class he asked us all what instruments we would like to learn to play and what instruments we have played in the past. I knew I wanted to play the flute, I had always dremed of playing the flute. We started off with the basics (learnin how to place our mouths on the mouth pieces and how to blow to create sound). Once Mr. Chisolm had taught us the basic we began learning to read music and play the different notes on our instruments. Mr. Chisolm shows a passion for music which motivates us as students to work with him and learn how to play the instruments and be as passionate as he is. Mr. Chisolm was a great music teacher in my eyes. Although I have not played since leaving Hardy I still have the passion for music. In fact I went to the 2008 Spring Concert and was so impressed with the performances and seeing that Mr. Chilson was still conducting his magic by teaching the new generations at Hardy to play instruments so wonderfully. I went up to him and told him that he has to teach me how to play once again because I have no where to practice, Hardy was the only place where I could practice playing my the flute and having him there for support and as a director.