by
cj592
@ 2006-06-20 - 09:52:42
I have been talking recently to a Musician about learning to play an instrument. I have always wanted to play an instrument and now I play the guitar- which I only do for fun.
But that wasn't the only instrument I had started to learn to play.
When I was a wee lad in Primary school I really wanted to learn to play an instrument, so I decided to take up the Cello. I don't know why I chose the cello- maybe it was the thought of having a shapely form between my thighs and making it sing with pleasure with my regular plucking.
However, in my school if you played an instrument, you were automatically put into the school orchestra. Now I only wanted to play for fun, I wasn't very good and I could hardly follow the music. I just pretended to bow a few notes every now and then, and turned pages when I saw everyone else doing it. I hated it so much it put me off learning the instrument.
I now kind of regret stopping the lessons and resent the school a little for that strict rule. I hope things have changed these days, and people can play just for the enjoyment of playing.