Music:my escape (3b)

Something that I have fallen in love with is playing music. It’s something that I picked up a while back starting with the piano. I loved sitting at the piano playing songs like “don’t stop believing” and “Home Sweet Home” or John Lennon’s “Imagine”. It was just something I could do without really practicing. I could hear the notes and without even practicing, play the song. The same was not so easy with guitar. Guitar is one of those instruments that take years of work to perfect. I have been playing for about 8 months, and still have trouble with simple chords. I can play songs by Sublime, Led Zeppelin, and Tom Petty. It’s a hobby that I can always find time for. It has gotten to the point where I sometimes sit in class thinking about how I can perfect my playing. I kind of get lost in the music. I will sit down and say that I’m only going to play for twenty minutes, and when I’m finally finished it would be closer to an hour. Drums are another instrument that I love to play. I could play them for hours at a time, or until someone in my family tells to too shut up. My three friends and I also play in a band. I play the drums and occasionally the guitar for one or two songs. It’s one thing to play by yourself, but when you have other instruments playing it’s a great feeling. All of the instruments work together to create one harmony. Playing music is something I hope to continue to do. It’s something that take my mind off of a long day. Hopefully once I star work again, I will be able to afford a bass guitar. But until then I will have to stick with what I have.