Music is so easy to love. Of course I don’t love my piano more than the humans in my life but it is something which gives me alot of pleasure and interesting challenges.

I learnt to play the piano as a child and went as far as the 5th grade but then left it behind for more social activities. When I picked up the piano again about 6 years ago, I was surprised just how much I still ‘knew’..I didn’t have to start from the beginning. It made me think about how important it is to generally expose children to many skills and arts. Everything makes an impression on them and has the potential to enrich their lives and their opportunities.

I’m now in a drumming group and enjoying the djembe, and grappling with the bodhran (Irish Drum). This is about rhythm rather than the melody of the piano and I’m encouraged to enjoy music making without all those sheets of notation.

This drawing of my piano was a test for me in perspective and I’m not really happy with it. I took it into photoshop and tried to bring out the keys more. Anyway I’m learning.

This is an Every Day Matters Challenge.

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