If you read my most recent Discussion on my Facebook page, you may notice what has been on mind recently. I really have no idea where I would be, what I would be doing or what kind of person I would be without music. When times are trying, I find myself letting go of my worries, sorrows, stress and confusions through the piano, singing, playing the clarinet or dancing. It is so therapeutic and the best part of this is it’s universal—everyone has been there.
It’s true that music speaks to each one of us in different ways but it does speak to us. It’s another language that we all speak fluently, whether we realize it or not, because it is a part of us. I’ve never met someone who couldn’t express themselves musically, nor have I met someone who has never learned something from it. Singing the alphabet in kindergarten, singing religious principles in church, listening to the radio, watching television or just sitting in silence, you can hear it, see it or feel it. ‘Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent’ (Victory Hugo). If we breathe, we are musicians because we have emotions, thoughts and senses.
I guess what I am saying is that music has the power to change lives—whether to worsen or better the life of the participant. Luciano Pavarotti once said ‘a life in music is a life beautifully spent.’ I would like to add that a life in music is fun, educational and excited—there is nothing like it. Music has bettered my life and thank you for being a part of it.
