FOR REAL.
All of the good music I have found lately is thanks to this application. I find one good song and then I am introduced to even better songs and artists. It's really not a good addiction to have though because all my money is being used for music. But a good cause none the less.
Music used to never be an emotional thing for me. I loved listening to music, but it never really made me feel a certain way. I either liked the song or I didn't. Lately though, that hasn't been the case. I have found that just listening to a song can bring me to tears, not because I was necessarily sad about anything but because the song was so relatable and something that hit me so close to home. An example: Escape by Nathan Angelo. Look it up- nothing gets me as emotional as that song.
You know what I love most about music though? When you put your ipod on shuffle and hear every song you need to hear. When you get home from a bad day at school, work, etc and hear the songs that make you smile. Whenever I am feeling farthest from God and put my ipod on shuffle I hear all the right songs that bring my back into reality, and I have the duh Alise moments. I love the way God works in our lives. So so awesome.
Lately what I've really missed is being involved in orchestra. There is no bigger rush than playing a symphony like Dvorak, or 1812, or Carmina Burana. If you've never heard any of those songs look them up- and then imagine trying to play them. It's amazing to feel absolutely exhausted after playing a song because you just put all of yourself into something. AMAZING FEELING. If you can play it correctly of course.
I've been involved with theater my whole life and I never get nervous for auditions of performances really. But playing in an orchestra scares me every time. I have never been more nervous in my life having to play solos in orchestra. Even just in practice I would feel like I could not mess up at all. Which is probably what motivated me to practice so much, I had to be perfect. And I have to say there is no better feeling in the world than playing that solo perfectly at a concert and knowing that hours and hours of practicing had payed off, and you just made amazing music.
I really miss that rush, but maybe someday I'll pick up an instrument again. I bought a guitar a few months ago, hoping that I could teach myself to play. So far I know the first three chords to a Greenday song! One of these days I'll sit down and try to learn more, as for right now I'll stick with my guitar playing comedy routine- which my family loves. That is sarcasm.
I think it would be appropriate to end this blog post with some song recommendations since I just spent this post talking about music.
My friend Lauren introduced me to this song and it is probably the cutest song you will ever hear. Look up the lyrics, and then find me this man to marry. It's called "Campfire Song" by Chris August. Just a warning it starts like 20 seconds in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xZqqCeWFZ4
Check out this guy's youtube song. He is an AMAZING singer and his songs are just plain awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/user/coffeysouthernman
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