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Mallika Kodavatiganti, Playing the Violin, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Aubrey Kordelski, Playing the Piano, Philadelphia, Summer 2018
Evelyn Lemma, Playing the Flute, Philadelphia, Summer 2018
Aubrey
"I remember being very very young playing at a nine foot concert grand in a music hall at Chestnut Hill College.
I don’t remember the piece I played or why I was invited there, but I remember it was such a beautiful piano and
the acoustics of the stone building made my (terrible) playing sound even better. It’s one of the main reasons I
continued playing for so many years after that."
I don’t remember the piece I played or why I was invited there, but I remember it was such a beautiful piano and
the acoustics of the stone building made my (terrible) playing sound even better. It’s one of the main reasons I
continued playing for so many years after that."
Sameer Parihar, Playing the Guitar, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Michael Osborne Jr., Playing the Guitar, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Michael
"Music has helped me through hard times, family losses, and mental health struggles. Playing music has given me confidence to experience my life the way I want to. All life's worries, problems, and stresses go away when I play guitar, sing, or play piano for others. I love music and what it has done for my life. I wouldn't be who I am without it."
Ellie Wydra, Playing the Ukulele , Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Julia Coleman, Playing the Cello, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Julia
"I was too lazy to be a violinist so I chose the Cello instead. I have f-holes tattooed on my arms because orchestra in high school was such a pivotal experience for me. I made friends I consider close as family and I learned so much."
Tanner Abbott, Playing the Guitar , Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Keith Colon, Playing the Violin , Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Tanner
"I suppose I ended up choosing to play guitar out of pure coincidence and curiosity. When I was ten, I remember discovering an old guitar in the closet when that was my brother's when he was younger. He ended up putting it away and forgetting about it and I decided to pick it up and give it a few strums. It was battered and busted and the strings were covered in rust. I was asked by my father if I wanted to learn and I said yes, though I was very reluctant to keep up with practice at first. A year later, I got my first guitar which is the same one in the picture that I play today."
Music is crafted by the Hands of Skilled Musicians
When talking about such an intricate craft, artists are only as skilled as they train themselves to be. When I was completing this photojournalistic study, the story felt incomplete without the addition or the closeups of the musicians playing.
Julia Coleman, Playing the Cello, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Keith Colon, Playing the Cello, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Michael Osborn Jr, Playing the Guitar, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
Aubrey Kordelski, Playing the piano, Philadelphia, Summer 2018 (AP Photo/Courtney Mattson)
