Listening Music is self-enjoyment! Playing Music is enjoyment for self and for others!!

Listening Music is enjoyment for self! Playing Music is enjoyment for self and for others!!


Right from every person's childhood, music is always been a part of him / her in every action or the other. Its the way one notices or neglects it.


Most of the time during my school days (even now), I hum film songs, when I walk from bus stand to school and vice versa... It was a nice experience, memorizing film songs and humming them... I was waiting to see Doorshan channel (DD1 and DD Metro then) to listen to new songs released then.


I still remember, it was Fim "Roja" (for non-tamil readers.. Film directed by Mr. Maniratnam, Music scored by Mr. A. R. Rahman, National award winning film, Most of the people of other states are also aware of this movie, as it was dubbed and released in Hindi, Marati, Telugu and many other languages). All songs were damn good.  Then, I was die hard fan of  songs of "Kadhal Desam" (Tamil movie). At one point of time, "I thought that when I grow up and when I buy walkman, I need to have it"... But later, so many songs of A. R. Rahman are hit... And whenever, those songs are heard, I feel nostalgic!


My interest on music, shifted from film songs to Carnatic and Sufi songs.
Even though I am poor at the basics of fundamental of Carnatic music such as "Swaram", "Ragam", "Thalam" etc etc, I love listening them though I dont understand the basics... I would compare that with non-engineer enjoying engineering output!!


Listening music gives pleasure to the listener!!! However, to make others as listener is still more pleasurable event. To do so, one must play music...  On the kidding note: One can also play music on laptop or ipod to make others to enjoy music. But I did not mention that.


Playing music in an instrument gives pleasure to self and others (Of course if, played properly).


In the same context, I always wanted to play an instrument from my child hood, which never materialized.  But now, it is not the so.


I started learning guitar last week. Three classes over. Wow.... Notes and Chords are the basic one. I am learning them one by one... Hope by soon, I will play basic and easy songs....


I have not come to a stage, where I can say that I enjoy myself of my music. I am still under the initial learning curve. But I can surely tell that I enjoy myself playing guitar and learning to play an instrument...


Happy Playing!!!