Music Therepy

Now that I have my own place, I have a lot of time to myself. Just me.  For a while, I watched a lot of tv.  Too much.  I'm ashamed to say how much, because I've never been one to overindulge in the boob-tube.  But I guess we all get sucked in occasionally, so I'll let it slide this once. The important thing is that I snapped out of it.  And moved on to reading - which is not so surprising, because I read all the time.  Well, then I finished my book.  Now what?  Ahhh....my piano.  During the school year, my piano gets neglected because I play all day at school.  But the thing is, I never play for myself.  I never just sit and learn songs and sing for me.  It's always choral music and warmup.  Well now....NOW...I'm playing for me.  I'm closing the windows so I can play and sing at the top of my lungs and not be embarrassed or worry about bothering my neighbors.  And, oh my, it's fabulous.  God, I love singing.  I mean, I really, REALLY love singing.  But I always felt weird about knowing I had a good voice.  I mean - isn't that a little vain?  Or, wanting people to hear me sing?  Isn't that weird?  But I do...so this time I recorded myself on Garage Band and sent it to my parents, and to my college friend who always listened to me while I was practicing for voice juries at the end of each semester.  I was going to post it here, but I can't figure out how to post an audio...oh well.

So, my new project is this - and I think my two followers (thanks Laura and Summer!) can help me with this: My college friend is having a baby in September.  I'd like to record for her a cd that she can play for the baby to help him/her go to sleep.  But not necessarily lullabyes.  Songs that are soothing, but songs that my friends would like, too.  Not kiddie songs.  Make sense?  So if you can think of any send them my way.  I'm better at piano, but can do really simple guitar songs, too...


Ahh music....