So today I was finally able to go out and pick up some guitar strings because the strings on my guitar have been broken on my guitar since I have arrived on campus. I installed the strings, tuned the strings and played away. I could not describe the feeling I had when I plucked the first string and played the first chord. It reminded me of the first time I picked up my guitar. It was such a great feeling that I wanted to share with all of you the incredible feeling you can get if you play an instrument. It doesn't have to be guitar it really could be anything that you have an interest with. Let me start by saying that by playing an instrument it really does expand your thought on different types of music(well for me it did). You start hearing music a lot more differently, things about music that you probably didn't pay much attention to start appearing to you. You start wanting to listen to different types of music. Also your favorite songs that you loved, once you learn to play them is one of the most unnatural feelings you can get. You might ask why I say this but to me when I was younger and I heard a song being played by one of my favorite artists, to me the person playing the guitar riff or the drum solo seemed like a god to me. So when I was able to play the exact thing they were playing with my instrument and me behind the guitar, it really seemed unreal to me. At first it might seem really hard for you to play the instrument that you want to play but trust me its worth it in the long run. So listen to me when I say try to play instrument, it will open up doors you've never seen before
2 comments:
Dear DJ P,
I have to say that I totally agree with your blog entry about picking up an instrument. For me it has been a while since I have picked up my violin, but I can tell you and others that since beginning to the play the violin I have been exposed to a whole new world of music. Also while I was very involved in music, I noticed my grades were a lot better! Since then I have stopped playing and continued dancing, but there is something theraputic about music and I agree that i don't know what i would do without it!
YES! Good call buddy, I could not agree with you more. I play a few instruments and I must say it has influenced so many different parts of my life. You did a fantastic job describing the effects that musical experimentation has undoubtedly had on both of our lives. I hope you won't hate me, but I love this topic so much that I have to write about one of my latest passions with making music. Thanks for the inspiration, I think I will go play my guitar right now!
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