Musical Rituals
☺Musical Rituals and Patterns☺ I already posted about one of my musical rituals in my intro post, so I'll have to come up with some others.... Ashokan Farewell - Fiddle Fever Alright, let's go ahead and get the sad stuff out of the way! Ashokan Farewell was played at the end of every year in middle school as a way to send off the 8th graders to high school, since my district considered 9th grade as part of the "high school campus." At that time, the orchestra teacher was Mrs. Diehn, and she was literally the closest thing I will ever have to a "second mother." She was leaving teaching in my 7th grade year, so we played Ashokan Farewell one last time-- not only to send off the eighth grade kids, but also her. Covid hit my 8th grade year, so I didn't get to play Ashokan Farewell again after her departure, and I think it's actually a fitting end to me playing that piece--the last time I played it was the last year I was able to see her. She regul...
