Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope you are having a wonderful day and are enjoying delicious food with the company of your family. 🙂
This Thanksgiving, I wanted to stop and take a moment to reflect on all that I am grateful for. There are so many blessings in my life….my health and happiness, a wonderful and loving fiancé, my family, and the ability to do what I love most everyday. I am extremely grateful to have music as a part of my life. If my parents had not given me the opportunity to take piano lessons 20 years ago, my life would be dramatically different today.
Here are just a few of the reasons I’m grateful to have music in my life:
- It’s so much fun!
There’s only a handful of other activities that I enjoy as much as sitting down at the piano and playing music. I try to do so as often as possible and am so lucky that I get to teach others how to have fun playing piano and other instruments.
- I get to express myself without words.
I’m actually quite shy (was deathly shy as a child) and sometimes have trouble saying what I want to say. I can pull out my oboe or sit at the piano and play and express myself through music. If I feel angry, I can play a dark, intense piece. If I feel joyful, I can play a jubilant, happy piece. No matter my mood, I can play something that allows me to express myself.
Also, I credit music and performing in recitals and concerts to bringing me out of my shell and making me the confident person I am today.
- Music is my passion.
- I get to share beauty, joy, and happiness with others.
- Music has helped me through many difficult times.
When something tough was going on in my life, I could sit at the piano, play for awhile, and I’d instantly feel better. As a kid, my family moved across the country several times. Whenever I felt sad or lonely, I’d sit down at the piano and play. In no time, my mood would brighten. I also met like-minded friends through my piano studio and in my school band.
- Music has helped me with many things not related to music.
I firmly believe that through playing music, I developed a much better work ethic, study habits, self discipline, motivation to work hard and succeed, etc. I did quite well in school. While I’m sure I would have done well even if I had not studied an instrument, I’m positive that learning music helped me do even better in school and in my life.
When my parents let me take piano lessons as a kid, they were just hoping that I’d have fun and would learn how to play a few songs. They had no idea that sharing music with others would become my life’s work! I am so grateful for this amazing gift they gave to me.
Now I want to hear from you! What has music meant to you? Why are you grateful to have it in your life?
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With sincere gratitude,
Cassie
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