Music is odd for me because, like any relationship, my lust for it comes and goes. There are times where I am driving in my car and I hear a melody in my head and I can go home and arrange it on the mandolin. Or I will have a particular tune that I hadn't planned on learning running over and over in my head and it will be pie to learn. Other times, I really really want to learn something and it doesn't stick.
I think where the passion comes in is when I know to stick with it. Playing music has provided me with more joy than anything else, save my relationship with my gal, over the past seven years. Sure, I will sacrifice playing music on a come and go basis to play baseball (interferes with sunday busking session) or to do something with my family, but music is always there. I have lifelong friends whom I have met through playing. How could I not be passionate! When I first heard that Frank Wakefield gives lessons I drove two hours once a month to sit in his kitchen and drink coffee and play mandolin and listen to stories. Now, I drive over five hours six or so times a year to play music with dear friends. The nice thing about music is it is CHEAP! I do my budget every two weeks and music takes up a tiny little sliver of my income. Sorry Mike, wish I could take more online lessons; I will pay your electric bill in the future when I can pay mine. Honestly though, people are so willing to share with a young musician that I have been able to learn so much without having to buy books, videos, lessons. With the internet, there are ooooodles of resources out there for the taking. Anyhow, I am passionate Hoff Jessin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
