Not much to say about this because saying anything about music comes up short if it's not put into a song. Music has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I remember being told when I was rather young by our music minister at church that I couldn't sing. I sorta dedicated myself to proving her wrong and can remember standing in front of the bathroom mirror doing voice exercises so I could learn.
I took music in the 6th grade and was introduced to a trumpet and I fell in love with that. I played it through high school but gave it up afterwards because I had no one to play with.
I didn't think much of my singing abilities after that but was encouraged by another music minister who actually asked me to sing at his wedding. I was surprised but did sing for them.
Later, in my 30's I started playing guitar seriously to play in a home church group. I had played around with it a bit when I was in my teens but didn't work at it much. Now I had a reason to work at it and took it seriously. I practiced for hours every night and even took some lessons occasionally to learn different techniques. I didn't want to take the time to learn songs lick for lick because I was trying to spend time with my wife and kids at that time so I would learn a little, then make it my own by writing a song using the lick I has stolen. In this way I was able to learn a few new licks and write some of my own music.
As I shared my songs with people I started receiving positive feedback so I kept writing. I now have a very large catalog and one CD. I play my songs at church occasionally and find a great deal of personal satisfaction in sharing them with others.
So, you see that music has always been a big part of my life and I love it dearly. I can express myself much better through a song than any other way.
Thank You God for Music.
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