Teach Me About Music

[sjel]

Yeah like Aion said you don't need anything to do music. You already are a musician, in fact. Start by just really attentively listening to all music around you. Practice listening to music. Not even that often or anything, just listen to the music of the world whenever you remember to. Like the wind, the car, and your stubbed toe against the wall just formed a little rhythm. Followed by your accompanying sharp intake of pain-breath. That's a song right there.

Then you sit down. And the soft shish of the sheets combined with your tired sigh. Then you release a little puff of flatulence. That's a rhythm and a melody all at once.

And of course listening to music you like. Forgot to tell you that I really got into Sim City 4 for a while there, all because you posted a link a while back of the soundtrack, which I loved.


Essentially: Playing Music is more about listening than actually doing anything.


Also check this guy out: Tony Cicoria, who got struck by lightning when he was 42 and suddenly became obsessed with piano and rapidly gained proficiency, even writing his own sonata.

So really it's about whatever you desire to get out of music. Which, you don't have to desire to be some master. Maybe start by desiring to become good at tiny little rhythms with your hands. Or start falling into rhythms with your footsteps when you walk. Everyone and everything is part of Music right now, just as they are, just as you already are. So listen to Her, she's already playing for you and through you, Right Now.