Eurythmic

[beldarzfixon]

The pianist sways; the drummer thrashes his head in a mad trance; the guitarist leans in to his instrument, barely aware that his face makes expressions only his girlfriend should see, his hands conjuring as much as playing, his whole body willing the riff to expand into one more anthemic, crying note. With feet and arms moving in and out, everyone

Comments

[zephyrly]

I've always wanted to play the violin. Like, I should be playing violin, and it doesn't make sense that I'm not.

Ultimately, I think I can blame my Romani DNA for this.

[beldarzfixon]

The Gypsy blood is a strong force; you should give in to it =)

[tatdatcm]

I love this. The changes you made work great.

I wish I could play an instrument, especially piano. I actually took lessons as a youngster, six years of them before I realized that I really didn't have any talent.

*marches away strumming her 7-string trumpet*

[beldarzfixon]

Wouldn't say you don't have *any* talent, just not the aptitude for piano. =)

I've come across people who were pushed by parents or some childhood whim to take piano and it never caught on. I was kinda the opposite, at age six I asked my parents if I could take piano lessons, and we didn't even own a piano at the time. And just as I was getting to the age when I'd burn out, I got the job of backup pianist at church, which gave me motivation.

[heeroluva]

If only more people could find such great passion.

[beldarzfixon]

True. Thanks for reading!

[lrig_rorrim]

This is such an awesome approach to "grok" - I think there's no better topic than music for things you can understand inside out and upside down. This really resonated with me, in lots of ways. I love to sing, but I'm not much of an instrument player (slide kazoo is about what I can manage, it's true!) and I've always felt a kind of yearning for the creation of music in other ways. Your writing makes me want to get up and dance, learn how to play something new, and sing sing sing. Fantastic! :)

[beldarzfixon]

So your voice is your instrument. =)

Thanks for the comment!

[xo_kizzy_xo]

My two closest friends in college were both music people -- performance majors -- one played piano and organ; the other sang. Watching that moment of zen and being one with their music was an utter joy, and I really believe it's one of the neatest things about being a musician. I know other artists achieve that zen, too, but it's not quite the same thing as a musician's.

I played the flute from junior high through high school. I don't play anymore, really, but I'll pick it up once in a great while and shock myself with my muscle memory.

[beldarzfixon]

Cool.
I started out in college as a music performance major, but didn't really have that level of dedication and my skills had deteriorated during my army years. But I'd much rather play for fun than in an academic setting.

[xo_kizzy_xo]

Both of them practiced...oh, I'm going to say at least 2-3 hours a day when we weren't in class? Both of them were quite high-driven-on-fire at the time and their advisors had to rein them in, lest they overpracticed and eventually damaged something (the pianist did get carpal tunnel, but that way after graduation). L (the singer) actually had an invitation to audition for a major record label. She turned it down because couldn't conceive of living anywhere else but her hometown. She's still there, sings at church, and is very, very happy.