Musical Mem'ries

when I listen to music I often observe what is going on around me. If I listen to a certain piece I can often remember a certain memory that is attached to that portion of that piece.

As as example. You all remember the Foreign Language plays? You've probably all seen them. last year I had the privilege of being one of four eighth graders to do the plays. At one point in Blanche Neige,(Snow White) right after she "dies" The dwarfs are in mourning. Sara and I sat by Comiskey's tape player and played a section of the William Tell overture. It's the slow section right before it goes into the galloping section. we played that so many times. Right as it gets to the galloping part the prince comes in. The Prince, Mitchell, had a horse, this horse was, is, on a dolly type thing and almost every single time he would try to come in there would be something in the way. a table, the door frame itself, or a chair. The wheels would always get stuck. It's just a memory I have every time I hear that song.

Another musical memory takes place way back in my childhood. Every night as we'd go to bed dad would sing to us. Often he would sing fun songs, some of which I remember. Even more often he'd sing A Poor Way Faring Man of Grief to this day that song reminds me of all the times dad would sing to us. I loved it! but many years ago he stopped, until a month or so ago, I didn't realize how much that song and those songs that dad sang as we were going to bed, impacted my life. When we tried out for Savior of the World, Dad sang A Poor Way Faring Man of Grief, it reminded me of all those evenings when he'd sing to us as we lay in our beds.

Music is such a wonderful thing, I love it and the emotions that stir when I hear it. Often of memory and love for my family, my instrument, and music!