Music Changed My Life

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Music changed my life
There was a time in my life when I paid little attention to music. This time is known as childhood. I was too busy with my Ninja Turtles and G.I. Joes to even think about music. That’s not to say I didn’t listen to it, though. Despite the hideous music we now so affectionately call “the 80’s” that was playing on the radio stations when a was a child, I still listened. I started paying attention when I was nine years old, and that is when my affliction with music all started. To gain a better understanding of how music has changed my life over the years, we must start from the beginning of my musical learning timeline.
When I was nine years old, my mother paid for piano lessons from my neighbor, and I started learning songs right away. I started with the usual beginner’s songs – Mary Had a Little Lamb, Yankee Doodle, and etc. I practiced every day, even though most times I didn’t want to do so. I took piano lessons for about a year and ended up getting through one book, and then baseball started conflicting with my practice time, so I quit my piano lessons. My musical learning did not end here however.
The next instrument I picked up was the Trumpet. When I was in sixth grade, the trumpet was all the rage. So, I jumped on the band wagon (no pun intended). I joined the liberty bell band and started taking private lessons. I was 2nd chair by the end of 7th grade, which basically meant I was second best. I still remember the boy who was 1st. He could hit every note on the scale, and his seat was well deserved. When the “coolness factor” wore off, I quit band and trumpet all together. I guess you could say, the 8th grade cliché of trying to be cool didn’t include being in band, thus ending my trumpet career. My brother played drums all through high school, and he had a drum kit in his room that I had access to all times. So, after my trumpet playing was over, he started ...