Music

If a scientist were to ask me why I play an instrument, I’d simply say, 

“People need oxygen. Fish need water. The Earth needs the Sun....

I see no difference from my relationship to those relationships.”

If an artist were to ask me why I love music, I’d simply say,

“You draw your pictures on canvases. I draw mine on silence.”

If an author were to ask me why I can cry after a performance, I’d simply say,

“Books are stories using written words that people need to learn to understand. 

Music holds stories using sounds and emotions that only require listening to understand.”

If you were to ask me what it means to be able to play in a group, with other talented musicians, and work for days and weeks to obtain just a small hour of notes, I’d smile and simply say,

“There’s a moment. 

A moment when all the emotion inside of you projects into your muscles to perform something to perfection. 

It’s when everything comes together and all those days and weeks are completely and absolutely worth it.

 When your emotion is so strong and powerful it moves your audience, like a drop of water, one by one, note by note, each and every person will understand exactly what you feel. 

That moment is something that can never be replaced, for all the money in the world. 

That is why I love music. 

Author's Note

All I can say, is that I meant every word of this. Thank you so much for reading! Please rate, review, etc. etc. Have a wonderful amazing great, perfect day!

Reviews

[alifeacoustic]

I love the line...drawing on silence. It jumped off the page and slapped me in the face. Such a great line that im annoyed I didnt think of it.
Feeling the passion so completely with something, anything is one of natures treats in life. For me, its photography and I love it all the more for not being very good at it. But I love it all just the same. It may take a hundred times to get that moment, but I get there eventually, and just as importantly, enjoy the journey along the way. For musicians it is the pinnacle of achievement to be in that moment and create something that didnt exist previously. You can record it and listen to it again and again, but the smile on your face is a smile of creating a memory from nothing and the beauty it leaves.
Perfectly captured.

[Abby L.]

Thank you, I'm so happy it could be enjoyed by others with similar passions. I think photography is a wonderful hobby, because your able to capture a moment, and you never forget it. I don't think to enjoy something in life requires you to be perfect at it, like you said its all about the journey along the way. To play a piece of music well, I have to practice it over and over again, and then connect all the parts together. Anyway, thank you so much for reviewing! :-)

[alifeacoustic]

You are welcome :)

[JaneFoxscale]

Love this piece! It was natural and heartfelt, something rarely found. Brilliant analogies! Fantastic voice!