By Greta Undzyte (1996) and Agne Valanciute (1995), Silutes pirmoji gymnasium/Lithuania
We all know what music is. It is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Nowadays the majority of teenagers listen to music everyday. But this article isn‘t about them. We decided to write an article about one of the most popular activities in Silute.
Let’s start with saying that playing musical instruments or singing are very popular activities in Silute. Our city is quite small, but here we can find lots of musicians!
In my opinion, the most famous band in Silute is Karcema. It’s a country styled music band, founded by famous Silute’s musician Vygantas Stoskus. Also there is another country music band. It’s the next generation of Karcema and it’s called Karcemele. Both bands participate in country music festivals, TV music shows and of course, they perform in Silute.
The biggest spot where you can find musicians is Music School! (You could see Agne playing the piano in our anti-stress video. Yes, she has graduated from Music School and I’ll be graduating in two and a half weeks, too.) There you have to study for 4-8 years, it depends which instrument you want to play. For example, I’ve been studying how to play an accordion for 6 years now! Music school is proud of fanfare orchestra, which is called Pamarys. This year orchestra won 1st place (B category) in XIIth Lithuanian wind orchestra championship.
Furthermore, I think that playing music helps to spend your spare time effectively, at the same time you gain extra knowledge and you meet new friends. Besides, you always have something to do, so, that’s why you aren’t one of those people who spend all their free time in front of a PC screen. What do you think about that?
Undzyte Greta