of music again. And writing – putting things down in this blog has made me want to write again. I had put each of them aside to become a wife and mother, not realizing how much of myself I had set aside as well. Needless to say, the marriage didn’t work out nor did any of my subsequent relationships.
As a child I was pressed into indentured servitude given piano lessons, and later chose the violin in an effort to get out of playing the piano. It’s not that I dislike the piano, but well….the cool factor of being a pianist was WAY down the list. Add that to the fact that my folks wanted me to be a church musician, and you’ve pretty much turned me against it. And let’s not forget the portability factor. Just exactly how many street pianists do you know?????
Most of the reasons I stopped playing music had to do with lack of vision. I was told “You’ll never be a concert pianist, your hands are too small” and so I lost interest. I was told “You’ll never make a living as a violinist unless you win these classical competitions and make yourself famous”. Now I know the people who told me that were both right, and yet so incredibly wrong at the same time. Lack of vision was and still is the biggest problem I have to deal with in the area of music. I just realized…I LOVE Irish folk music, and probably could play it with few problems. Now the piano’s gone, the violin is resting in a pawn shop somewhere (don’t ask) and I wanna play them.
Is there a point to this rambling whine? YES! I miss music!!!!!!!!
Hmmm, wonder how pissed Mom would get if I brought out my (deceased) uncle’s guitar and strung it?
On this day..
- OOH! I forgot to tell you! - 2004
- Nothing new under the sun. - 2004
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