Tuesday, March 16, 2010

For It's Sake




I adore performing. Whether it's music, presenting, public speaking or just being around people, I enjoy it.

I've often thought about what makes a person a performer. Is it a desire for recognition? A twisted take on the "words of affirmation" love language? A desire to prove something perhaps?

To be honest, I don't have the answer tonight...

I do know this about music performance: I love music more than I can say in words. I hear it when I sleep, during the lucid moments between dreams and consciousness and during the day while I move from task to task.

I adore writing and literature, science, linguistics, art, and so on, but music touches me in a way nothing else does--save certain scents and flavors.

Because music touches me so deeply as to leave an incredibly long lasting impression, I often desire to share what I am able to experience with others. When I can sing or play something that is able to truly touch others in the way it does me, I'm a happy camper.

So there it is... Music performance for the love of sharing music.

As for the other aspects of performance, I'll be looking into that fulfilling the "words of affirmation" bit.

Until next time...

4 comments:

Jan said...

I find that I don't like performing, but I love music. I believe I'm a listener; I believe that my ears hear music the way food connoisseurs taste dishes of food. Maybe even better, because it hits my soul like chocolate.

Jarom said...

Dark or milk chocolate?

Jan said...

Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and all the fruity variations. :)

Jan said...

(Hot chocolate too...)