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Growing up, I've always loved music, musicians admired, and still do. When I lecture, a friend in my dorm freshman enrolled played the harmonica. I was fascinated and jealous. I always wanted to play an instrument, but we could never afford lessons, let alone the possibility of an instrument to buy. But when this man told me he bought it for two U.S. dollars, my heart jumped. As I could afford that paltry amount. So I ran straight to the local store and bought my own. It was not until I returned In my room I realized I could not play a note. He drove my roommate crazy so I had to resort to playing in the bathroom or stairwell. I would not use the word "play" at this time. It was making noise at a level very annoying at best. But every spare minutes between classes and studying, I tackled "Mary Had a Little Lamb, "and other classics.
About three months later, I could play four or five nursery rhymes. Hey, it's a start. This important performance under my belt, I moved to music to show. My family always had music around a Broadway show Camelot and Oklahoma, so I naturally attracted to what I knew. Later I try the Beatles and the Stones. In my last year I could play by ear. If I could hear, I could play. Playing the harmonica was very therapeutic and satisfying. Then a few years later, when I was in the house of a friend with a piano, she suggested that maybe my ear training could translate to the piano. I explained that I could not afford a piano and they told me to think about a cheap electric organ, which still use the same keyboard.
I found a used table-top organ in the newspaper for about twenty dollars and was excited. It was small with only three octaves, but played well enough. Within a few weeks I was able to manage my nursery rhymes, all by ear. I was Now in my late twenties and went on to the organ for several years. Finally, I traded in for a larger floor model and learned to play almost anything. There was only one problem: I could not read music or play any chords. So I have a few pieces of sheet music for Broadway shows and gave it try. By the time I was forty, I taught myself chords and how to read music. I bought a cheap keyboard, finally graduating to the organ. A few years later, I bought a good keyboard with all the great features that I much instrumental play sounds.
With my new toy, I decided to expand my horizons and began collecting sheet music from every genre of the classic rock of the 50 years of jazz and blues. Recently I got a guitar for Christmas and am determined to teach my third instrument playing. I actually played in the church band for a few years and really enjoyed the experience. So why do I say this? Because my life. No, I did not die from a rare disease where music dominated the cancer or something like that. Instead, the let me conclude the rest of the crazy, stress-filled world and the melodies and harmonies that can soothe my confused mind games. It could transport me back in time to my college days as the Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit" ruled the airwaves, or "Tommy, the rock opera." I could escape the rigors of social or economic issues and relax.
I do not think of a better way to lose yourself or to push away from the daily grind. It is more than just therapeutic, it is regenerating and stimulating. I figure as a forty years old can teach themselves to play, anyone can. I started with the harmonica. But it was discovered that one of the tools harder to play because you do not The holes can be seen, and we must play by ear. You can get a cheap keyboard and tap a tune in minutes. There are dozens of classes on the internet and keyboards that self using lighting and technology.
The point is, it is one of the cheapest ways to enjoy yourself and can be enriching and rewarding. You need not be concert pianist to enjoy yourself. You can plug in some earphones, so you do not annoy everyone around you and use almost no electricity. I guarantee, whatever age you are, you can learn to play and will be grateful if you have mastered even a few simple songs. It is fun, entertaining, and you will endless hours of fun. If you have never considered learning to play, make it a priority this year. No, I do not for Baldwin, but I believe in the power music. It is an idea and a gift from me to you. And it can only save your life from boredom.
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