Jan. 7, 2009 - Family Ties
I've always loved music: learning music, playing music, talking about music, performing music, listening to live music, etc. But I've always felt like a bit of a freak because no one else in my family shares that passion. No aunts or uncles or cousins or even siblings share it. The closest was my grandpa on my mom's side who was a self-taught pianist. I always felt a special connection to him because we were the musicians in the family.
Last week we were at my parents' house and my dad got out a diary kept by my great-grandpa. And Dad started telling stories about how my great-grandparents were homesteaders in North Dakota. But my Great Grandma Lydia was also a musician. She was a terrific piano player and singer. And she went to two different churches every Sunday to play the piano and direct the choir. One was a Baptist church and the other was a Congregationalist. They arranged their service times so that she could serve in both churches. She sounds like a kindred spirit.
My great-grandparents had 13 children. Almost all of them were extremely musical. My grandpa happened to be one of the ones who was NOT musical, and so my dad and his siblings have none of the music gene.
It's hard to put into words, but now I feel a little less like a freak. :)
Comments
Jan. 10, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Erin
You are not a freak.
Jan. 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Carla
You are not a freak. Erin is a freak.
