I can't remember a time when music was not a part of my life. At the age of 5, my mom began teaching me how to play the piano even though my tiny fingers could barely reach the different keys. On Sundays as my mom prepared the dinner, she would put on classical music in the background. As a young girl, I didn't enjoy classical music at all. I didn't like playing it or listening to it. I continued to play piano until I had reached the deal with my mom to be able to play 10 hymns, then quit. However my younger sister continued on to become an incredible piano player. As I got older and went to her piano concerts, my feelings towards this style of music began to change. It became relaxing and enjoyable and if I was ever stressed or couldn't sleep, I would turn on the same music that I hated as a child. As much as I grew to love the classical style, my favorite became film scores. They have such a powerful role in the movies, and you can't help but feel what the music is trying to portray. Whether its an intense action seen from Mission Impossible or a tender scene from Titanic, these scores resonate within me. Every night as I sit down to do my homework, I automatically turn on my film score Pandora station before retrieving my books/notes from my backpack. Many times I get frustrated when I don't understand a particular problem or when I try to comprehend the new German vocabulary for the week but when those moments arise, I sit back close my eyes and let the beauty of film scores fill my mind until I can open my eyes and try again.
No comments:
Post a Comment