When I was a child, I LOVED music.
I remember being so excited when I was given my first cassette player because I could have it in my room and listen to my music whenever I wanted. Then there was the Walkman – don’t cringe, I know you remember those days!When I was younger, my music tastes were that of my parents (The Beatles, Elvis, Dr Hook, Abba, Neil Diamond, The Beach Boys and so on). As I grew older, I formed my own tastes (although I never let go of Elvis, Abba or the Beatles!!) which including many of the one hit wonders of the 80’s!
If a bad day came at me, music could just melt that bad energy away. You would get pulled into the magic of the song so there was no room to dwell on your worries. The issues that seemed so overwhelming at that time became tiny or even disappear. Music was my therapy for many years; through the stress and pressure of the HSC, the University days, through the nerves and anxiety of starting new jobs and the sadness of relationship break ups. Music was a very meaningful part of my wedding and those songs remain very sentimental today – whenever I hear them, I am taken back to that precious day and the emotions that went with it.
The arrival of our kiddies soon saw the addition of The Wiggles, Playschool and the like to our music collection! I did the ‘Hot Potato’, drove ‘The Big Red Car’, ‘Twinkled Little Stars’ and ‘Open Shut Them’. My personal music choices seemed to get left behind – other than the odd grove when shopping!
Fast forward 10 years and the kiddies are growing up. The Wiggles and Playschool CD’s have been handed on (with the exclusion of a couple stashed in memory boxes) and our CD’s are coming out of the cupboards and loading onto iTunes for use on our iPods. The kiddies love listening to our music, as well as all the new hits. We get some strange looks when we sing along to the remake of an 80’s song – “How do YOU know this song Mum?” Then we get asked to stop singing and dancing because we are embarrassing – bring it I say!!
Music has this way of making me feel alive, with various styles serving various purposes. Relaxing, meditative music is perfect for the wind down at the end of the day or while soaking in the bath, fast beat gives me that extra oomf I need when at the gym, older music that I grew up with helps you escape (I have been known to don my iPod of an afternoon while preparing dinner if the kiddies are out of sorts – seriously it works!) and fun music is just that – FUN! This reconnection with music has been a fantastic adventure that is now part of my everyday routine and definitely therapy for my spirit! Go on, reconnect with your tunes today!
Here is a link for those of you looking for some fun (and a giggle!)
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