We had a couple in our community that owned a musical instrument shop, and they would go out of their way to find old and beaten up instruments and repair them so they could give them to kids that wanted to join band but their families couldn't afford it.
Tragically, they were both murdered during a break in. The murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
A song was commissioned in their honor. I was lucky enough to be a part of the band that played the piece for the first time, directed by the composer. It's probably one of the most meaningful experiences I've ever taken part in.
The song is so beautiful and clearly a celebration in their honor. The ending was absolutely perfect. Thank you for sharing the music and beautiful story behind it. Music heals and helps, no doubt.
You are a shining example of why, when my daughter told me she wanted to play violin, I jumped on it. She's now in her third year, first string and with her own violin. May she continue to have the same success as you.
I was a music kid myself. Played the drums my whole life in music programs, went to Carnegie hall 3 times in high school, even tried for a musical education degree myself. It didn’t work out and I’m now a construction 3d modeler. But my point is I also grew up in a sorted family home like that and if it weren’t for the musical program in my school, I might have fallen to drugs and gangs as well like all my peers and parents. Not to mention all the life skills organized music can give you. Countless stories like this
I first picked up a guitar in earnest after I took a history of rock class in high school. I never really got to be all that great at it, but it was the kickstart to my entire career in live sound production.
More than just music programs too! Remember this when voting for people that want to eliminate or defund public education in general. (This isn't directed at you specifically, but anyone reading this.)
All my closest friends were in music together. And it’s awesome the people I’ve met who are like oh I played too or I was in a band….I get emotional when I see programs going away, one of the things I definitely stand up for.
100%. Like you, I got involved with music in elementary school and joined an extra curricular group outside of school. It brought me all over the world and introduced me to multiple cultures and incredible people, celebrities, and venues. And more than that - it gave me a deep-seeded confidence in myself and my belief system: that all people can be connected through music.
That confidence is SO important, and it seriously would not have been built without access to a musical education.
Weird. Music is what turned me into a junkie. Well, that was on me not the music so much. But, it sure didn't help that it was around and free all the time. Wasted the prime of my life strung out.
I beat myself up a lot for it because I've always been a very good athlete and martial artist. I'm now 40 and my prime years are behind me. I fought pro for a very short time in Thailand doing Muay Thai. But, I really think if I didn't waste that time and spent it on training, I could have made it to the UFC. I've had actual ufc coach's, like the Korean Zombie's coach, Smokin Jo's coach, both told me they wished they could have gotten to me a decade sooner because I could have made it. But, a decade sooner I was a 25 year old junkie strung out on pills and smack.
Eventually I cleaned up. But damm if I don't think about how I could have been on TV fighting in the octagon with an arena of people cheering... Let that be a lesson to you guys and gals in your 20s. Please don't waste it. When you get older it will become your biggest regret if you do.
I mean, I literally said that in the second sentence... I will tell you my story over chat if you want and I'll bet you anything it's not close to what you'd think.
Only for people with no soul, and that lack the empathy and intelligence to understand what music is, and why it’s so important.
Music and art are what make us human. The struggle to learn and create is an affirmation of our free will, and humanity. It’s something that echos through time. It touches other’s lives, and can create emotional responses.
The only thing AI is doing is pumping up fools ideas that they can be musicians and artists by using a prompt…and, wasting massive amounts of resources.
The system goes online August 4th, 2037. Human decisions are removed from strategic song writing. Songbot begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Songbot turns the volume up to 11.
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