Jul 10
15
Put another nickel in, in the nickelodeon; all I want is lovin’ you and music, music, music…
I have an announcement, ladies and gentlemen: I am in love. It’s true. I am almost completely overcome with this beautiful feeling.
I have fallen in love…with music.
(I had you going there for a minute, didn’t I? tee hee 
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But seriously, it occurred to me that, although my blog is entitled “Marta’s Melodies,” and although I’ve told you that I got my undergraduate degree in music, I’ve never really explored with you how I feel about it, and why I feel the way I do about it.
My musical journey probably began long before I was even born. I come from a long line of musical talent and appreciation on both sides of my family, and I’m sure I loved listening to my mother’s mezzo-soprano when I was in utero. I started piano lessons at five, where I learned to follow the rules; I started writing my own songs at about seven, where I began to break them. Then, after a brief period of rebellion (wherein I thought I wanted to quit piano lessons forever), I took a really big leap and declared a music major, which I still think is one of the best decisions I ever made.
As I worked on my major, a funny thing happened to me: I learned. And I learned that learning more about something I loved so much made me happy. I got to work with some of the most talented people I’ve ever met, and have a crazy bunch of fun while I did it. I was able to participate in everything from tiny solo pieces to gigantic choral numbers. I sang. I played. I grew. I found and developed my voice, in every sense of the term.
But if I told you music was merely a source of enjoyment and academic stimulation, I’d be lying. Music was and is my refuge when life gets too crazy and I need an outlet (or when I’m literally up to my eyeballs in science formulas and biochemical pathways and I’ve got to engage my right brain or go crazy). It’s one of the ways I experience things.
I usually end my blogs with a challenge, but I’m not going to this time. (Then again, I usually don’t get this introspective and soul-baring either, so I guess it’s okay, lol.) Instead, I’m going to leave you with one of my absolute favorite classical pieces, with the hope that you’ll enjoy it as much as I do
