Eisenach and the director of the musicians of the town of Eisenach. Ambrosius Bach was .
considered a masterful violinist who taught his son Sebastian the basic skills for string .
play. These basic skills would spark in Sebastian an interest in the wonderful world of .
music. Along with sting playing, Bach began to play the organ, the instrument for which .
he would later be noted in history for.
Sebastian Bach's instruction on the organ came from the musician at Eisenach's .
most important church. He instructed the boy rather rigorously until his skills surpassed .
all expectations for someone of such a young age. He worked diligently to become the .
best that be possibly could so that when he went to school he would be better than anyone .
else. He began school at the age of eight at St. Georges School in Eisenach, but at the .
age of nine he suffered from early trauma. Johann Ambrosius and Maria Elisabeth Bach .
passed away on May 3rd, 1695, shortly after the loss of two of their children that had just .
been born prior to their deaths.
After Johann Sebastian Bach lost both of his parents he was sent to live with his .
brother, Johann Christoph. (J.S.) Bach then moved to Ohrdruf, Germany to live with his .
older brother. Johann Christoph was also a professional musician and organist at .
Ohrdruf. Sebastian Bach was already familiar with his brothers playing and teachings .
because when he was a small child he would sit on the organ bench with his brother and .
listen to him play. They would do this quite regularly at the church there in Eisenach. .
This also attributed to (J.S.) Bach's want to study the musical sequences. Under the .
teachings of his brother, Sebastian Bach quickly mastered the organ and the harpsichord. .
During his stay with his brother, Bach attended school at the town gymnasium and was .
encouraged by his older brother to study composition. Understanding his brothers role as .
a father figure now, (J.
