Becoming a Musician (but not really)
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I'm working on the music plot for When Life Hands You Lymes and until I got into it I didn't realize how very much I had to learn. I'm not musical. I took piano lessons for a while during my early teen years, and while I enjoyed them a moderate amount, I wasn't a star performer by anyones standards.
I really enjoy listening to music.
Crazy thing though: Enjoying music and learning all the "behind the scenes" to music are two different things. It's been good for me though, because it's pushing me outside of my comfort zone and helping me to learn an amazing multitude of things that I probably would have never learned without this shove.
It's also quite overwhelming. It's like learning a whole new language. Or seeing the world through different eyes. I've discovered that everything is effected when you're a dedicated musician. Just like I see everything differently because I'm a writer. And when I say "see" I also mean taste and touch and smell and think. Take for instance the one podcast I was listening to: The hostess was talking about how her newborn baby "cooed" in the key of D. I never even realized babies had different keys do "coo" in.
Right now I'm immersing myself in music from every angle and hoping that it does the trick of helping me think and feel and reason like a musician. I'm also trying to do it on fast speed so I don't have to study for fifteen years to become at least proficient enough to write about it from a realistic angle.
It reminds me somewhat of what I would imagine life as an actress. I have to put myself into a whole new skin and study the surroundings from that angle. I'm even imagining what kinds of t-shirts and hoodies Maddie would wear while practicing. How she would put her hair. What her dreams look like. It's rather in depth, all these different situations to become a part of.
I've known musicians (quite dedicated ones) all my life, and yet knowing them and "becoming" one of them are two totally different things. And yes, I do have an even greater appreciation for those who make music...
* * * If you're a musician, particularly if you play the piano or violin, but any kind of instrument, really, then I would be delighted to hear about it! And, if you're okay with me asking you some questions you could email me at: aidylewoh@gmail.com Thanks!
I'm working on the music plot for When Life Hands You Lymes and until I got into it I didn't realize how very much I had to learn. I'm not musical. I took piano lessons for a while during my early teen years, and while I enjoyed them a moderate amount, I wasn't a star performer by anyones standards.
I really enjoy listening to music.
Crazy thing though: Enjoying music and learning all the "behind the scenes" to music are two different things. It's been good for me though, because it's pushing me outside of my comfort zone and helping me to learn an amazing multitude of things that I probably would have never learned without this shove.
It's also quite overwhelming. It's like learning a whole new language. Or seeing the world through different eyes. I've discovered that everything is effected when you're a dedicated musician. Just like I see everything differently because I'm a writer. And when I say "see" I also mean taste and touch and smell and think. Take for instance the one podcast I was listening to: The hostess was talking about how her newborn baby "cooed" in the key of D. I never even realized babies had different keys do "coo" in.
Right now I'm immersing myself in music from every angle and hoping that it does the trick of helping me think and feel and reason like a musician. I'm also trying to do it on fast speed so I don't have to study for fifteen years to become at least proficient enough to write about it from a realistic angle.
It reminds me somewhat of what I would imagine life as an actress. I have to put myself into a whole new skin and study the surroundings from that angle. I'm even imagining what kinds of t-shirts and hoodies Maddie would wear while practicing. How she would put her hair. What her dreams look like. It's rather in depth, all these different situations to become a part of.
I've known musicians (quite dedicated ones) all my life, and yet knowing them and "becoming" one of them are two totally different things. And yes, I do have an even greater appreciation for those who make music...
* * * If you're a musician, particularly if you play the piano or violin, but any kind of instrument, really, then I would be delighted to hear about it! And, if you're okay with me asking you some questions you could email me at: aidylewoh@gmail.com Thanks!
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