Open Your Heart
I went to see my grandson play at a little Suzuki concert on Sunday. It was just a little piece called Clair de Lune and I’d heard him practicing for days, so I knew what to expect. And there were other little kids playing short peices like London Bridge and Mary Had a Little Lamb.
Then the unexpected happened. A young man sat down with his Cello and started playing a Concerto and I thought, ‘wow this is amazing!’ Then a bit later after another few little kids had played their version of Arietta, a young woman stood up with a violin and started playing a sonata. I couldn’t help it, a lump came into my throat. It was so wonderful…her face was so full of passion and wanting to be the best.
Now, I’m not a particular classic music fan and I don’t go to many musical events like this, but hearing all these young kids playing their instruments was really special. I could see the hours spent practicing, getting their hands and fingers to strike the right chord–and then I imagined all the thousands of people over the years who were involved in this music being heard in this place at this time.
Who first invented the piano for example, or made a violin and a bow, or the cello? How did someone know how to make an instrument, and then teach young people to play?
The human being is truly a marvelous intsrument and we can play any kind of music we want. We just have to practice being amazing and not worry when we strike a wrong chord…we just keep on playing! Rock N Roll Val & Jeff
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