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More About Music ♣

I love music. I have ever since I can remember. I started playing the piano at age 3. My mom's sister, Angie, was a piano teacher, and of course, my mom being as smart as she is knew that one day we would appreciate fine music.

I struggled through my piano years until I was about 9-10 years of age. I hated sitting down to practice. It was NOT what I wanted to do for 30 minutes a day. Especially living on a farm, there were way better things to do outside than sit at a lousy piano for what seemed like hours on end.

My parents got my brother and I a very nice upright piano. It sat in the living room. I watched my aunt and my mother play beautifully and it just was not clicking with me. Looking back now, I think all that was getting in my way was my "LITTLE" attitude.

It wasn't but about a year later that I loved playing the piano. I felt that things were making sense as far as reading the music is concerned. I learned my flashcards and knew where the notes were on the piano without having to look down.

I really began to enjoy playing the piano due to popular sheet music of songs that you heard on the radio. I play by ear, and so if I know what it sounds like, I can play it on the piano. That was a struggle for my aunt in teaching me, for the was the exact opposite. She knows her notes and can make something sound exquisite without having previously heard the piece. That also caused some of my earlier stated frustrations.

Now I love playing the piano. I like more contemporary piano. I love to play songs by paul cardall, john schmidt, david tolk and many others. I just like pretty songs. For Christmas Marcos kindly got me a Jack's Mannequin Everything In Transit book. I have been playing those songs and falling in love with the piano and mcmahon's lovely music all over again.

Currently listening to: i'm content with losing - underoathJust a side note: i HATE classical music. ☺

It took a lot of practice to get to where I am now, but I wouldn't have traded it for the world.

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I'm Sooooooo in LaLa Land ♣

close your eyes, and i will be swimming
lullaby's fill your room, and i will be singing
singing to only you
dont forget ill hold your head
watch the night sky fading red

but as you sleep, and noone is listening
i will lift you off your feet, ill keep you from sinking
don't you wake up yet, cause soon ill be leaving you
soon ill be leaving you, but you won't be leaving me

in the car, the radio leaves me searching for your star
a constellation of frustration driving hard
singing my thoughts back to me, and watching heartache on TV

but as you sleep, and no one is listening
i will lift you off your feet, i'll keep you from sinking
don't you wake up yet, cause soon i'll be leaving you, soon i'll be leaving you
but you won't be leaving me

don't forget i'll hold your head, watch the night sky fading red

but as you sleep, and no one is listening
i will lift you off your feet, i'll keep you from sinking
don't you wake up yet, cause soon i'll be leaving you

soon i'll be leaving you, but you won't be leaving me

Shake Down You make Me Break ♥

I recently received a bike for my birthday. It is glorious and amazing and I am so excited for summer to roll along so that I can take my bike out for a lazy day out in the sun.

ps. the best day in the park would include a sountrack full of something corporate:...

standing on the edge of morning
scent of sex and new found glory
playing as she's pulling back her hair ♥
she drives away
she's feeling worthless
used again but nothing's different
she'd stay the night
but knows he doesn't care

home by three
deafening quiet
the porch light's off
yes they forgot it
she'd cry herself to sleep
but she don't dare
and she wants to be a model
she wants to hear she's beautiful
she's beautiful

i want to save you
i want to save you
♥ i need you
save me too
i want to save you

dressed by dawn and out the door
no light
she memorized the floor
so she could leave without being detected
she works till three
it's uniform
she dreams that he'll come by the store
she prays for days
when boys mean she's protected
and she wants someone to see her
she needs to hear she's beautiful ♥
she's beautiful

i want to save you
i want to save you
i need you
save me too
i want to save you

and she won't sleep
she won't sleep
and she won't sleep
at all

i want to save you
xoxo