the way i look at it there are too types of musicians the one's who are naturally inclined to music and those who arent. an example of a naturally inclined musician would be mozart who composed his first peice at the age of 4, but he's a bad example because he was such a rare occurance. another example would be oh..let's say mina hanna. mina is a very talented musician who doesn't have to put in alot of effort to succeed. he can blow off the region music until the last two weeks and still make it to area.
then there's me the person who is not musically inclined. it has taken me 7 years (yes seven i did start playing clarinet in 5th grade although a mule would've made a better teacher than the one i had) i also took piano lessons for 3 years before that. yet my entire musical life i have never made it to a top band, won at a competition, or even really been recognized by my instructors until now. i like to think that my lack of musical prowess is not due to lack of practice. (albeit i didn't really practice the first year or two but once i fell in love with the music along with that came all aspects of it). why is it that i work my ass off to get the same credit that someone else can just go up and take. i don't get it, and i know this probably sounds really self-centered but bear with me. the blog does have my name in it.
and finally there is the true musician who can deftly combine an innert skill and hard work involved in fine tuning it. one person comes to mind when i think of this. Katie Eckstrom it is obvious to anyone that has ever heard her play that she has a prepossessed talent to music, but for those that really know her , they know how much effort she puts into it too. for awhile i immediately jumped to the conclusion that she was always first chair in first band simply because she was katie eckstrom, the girl with the gift that just did it well because she could do it well.through no effort of her own. but once i got to know all the stress and pressure she put on herself to acheive what she has she changed from the person to be jealous of to the person who's example to follow.
no matter what the inclination to music. one thing is certain. we all are in love with music. i can't say for certain for them. but for me it is truly a romantic relationship. hearing the mourning sighs of the strings in barber's adagio for strings, or the polyphonic rhythms in freestyle jazz. for me music fills the gap that i'm missing from parts of my life. as the gap gets bigger it just keeps getting filled. it's almost as if god is showing himself to me through my love of music. it doesn't matter how good i am at the music, or how long i practiced to get that good. when i play something that i love i'm the equal of any musician.

  posted by Unknown @ 12:50 ap.