A Tale of Music and Harmony
Well, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again. We think you are really
going to enjoy this installment very much.
Brenda, has been sharing with me, about how music, has had a big impact on
her life. She came from a musical family. Everyone of her family members,
were singers.
Some played the organ and piano for church, while others, sang in specials.
Brenda's mom, played the piano all by chords. Now, that is a great talent.
There was a lot of natural talent, because you see, Brenda does not read notes,
but she has a great ear. She can hear something once and pretty much pick it
up.
She did take voice lessons and her teachers helped her a lot with learning how to
breathe properly when singing and also, developing her first soprano voice.
She was very active in music in high school, with being in the choir, several
groups, but her favorite was the swing choir.
She sang solos for their annual variety show, which she enjoyed very much. Her
sisters always made a point of attending these, and that meant a lot to Brenda.
She also sang solos at both of her sister's weddings. What an honor, as she was
only twenty-one years old at the first one.
She also sang at several funerals in a group setting.
She also used to lead the singing in her church, as she had the luxury of
picking out the songs, as she knew them, and would try to pick out ones
that would go along with the theme of the day.
There was always a radio, phonograph, (yes in that day, she had one) or a cassette tape
playing, as music was very soothing to Brenda. She used it as an escape from reality,
if only for a little while.
We are writing this particular post, because music, can be really soothing in so many
ways.
As you know, Brenda has lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for over 21 years,
and is also now, a four-year meningioma brain tumor survivor. She feels that music
can really bring you to a calming place or if you are in the mood for something just
for fun, that is available as well. That is the beauty of music, there is is so much
out there to enjoy and cling to.
Brenda has kind of a unique story to share with you. As she was being wheeled to
the OR for her brain surgery a song was running through her head. She has no idea
why this particular one was, but it was "Somebody's Knockin" by Terri Gibbs. Could
it have been at her head? hahaha! She was just joking about this recently on her
4th Craniversary, which is also referred to as her second chance anniversary.
She has managed to keep her sense of humor, throughout living with these challenges.
She recently wrote a poem about getting rid of her brain tumor. The song by John Waite,
"Missing You" was the inspiration, for this particular poem.
She has several fight songs, "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty, "I'm Still Standing"
by Elton John, and her most recent one "Titanium" by David Guetta with Sia.
Music, has always been very special to Brenda. She will sing when she is happy or
even when she is sad.
Even though she doesn't do solos in public that much anymore, she still enjoys
singing, just for her own pleasure.
She really enjoys Karaoke, and if she ever gets to meet some of you, that is the type
of party, she would love to have. Her company used to have these at their Winter
Party and they were a lot of fun.
Music can actually bring you to a place of peace and harmony. It can be great to
focus on something, other than your pain. It can be very healthy and actually make
you feel better.
Brenda did get to see one of her favorite singers, that she has loved since she was
a kid, last year. That was Elton John. She really enjoyed that concert and she had
a great time, singing along with all of those great songs. She told me, she actually
got chills, when he stepped out on stage.
I really believe there is such a thing as music therapy, well Brenda does anyway.
We hope you have enjoyed this tale about the joy of music and harmony, that has
and still is a big part of Brenda's life.
Until next time, this is Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, encouraging you, to let the music
play!
going to enjoy this installment very much.
Brenda, has been sharing with me, about how music, has had a big impact on
her life. She came from a musical family. Everyone of her family members,
were singers.
Some played the organ and piano for church, while others, sang in specials.
Brenda's mom, played the piano all by chords. Now, that is a great talent.
There was a lot of natural talent, because you see, Brenda does not read notes,
but she has a great ear. She can hear something once and pretty much pick it
up.
She did take voice lessons and her teachers helped her a lot with learning how to
breathe properly when singing and also, developing her first soprano voice.
She was very active in music in high school, with being in the choir, several
groups, but her favorite was the swing choir.
She sang solos for their annual variety show, which she enjoyed very much. Her
sisters always made a point of attending these, and that meant a lot to Brenda.
She also sang solos at both of her sister's weddings. What an honor, as she was
only twenty-one years old at the first one.
She also sang at several funerals in a group setting.
She also used to lead the singing in her church, as she had the luxury of
picking out the songs, as she knew them, and would try to pick out ones
that would go along with the theme of the day.
There was always a radio, phonograph, (yes in that day, she had one) or a cassette tape
playing, as music was very soothing to Brenda. She used it as an escape from reality,
if only for a little while.
We are writing this particular post, because music, can be really soothing in so many
ways.
As you know, Brenda has lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for over 21 years,
and is also now, a four-year meningioma brain tumor survivor. She feels that music
can really bring you to a calming place or if you are in the mood for something just
for fun, that is available as well. That is the beauty of music, there is is so much
out there to enjoy and cling to.
Brenda has kind of a unique story to share with you. As she was being wheeled to
the OR for her brain surgery a song was running through her head. She has no idea
why this particular one was, but it was "Somebody's Knockin" by Terri Gibbs. Could
it have been at her head? hahaha! She was just joking about this recently on her
4th Craniversary, which is also referred to as her second chance anniversary.
She has managed to keep her sense of humor, throughout living with these challenges.
She recently wrote a poem about getting rid of her brain tumor. The song by John Waite,
"Missing You" was the inspiration, for this particular poem.
She has several fight songs, "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty, "I'm Still Standing"
by Elton John, and her most recent one "Titanium" by David Guetta with Sia.
Music, has always been very special to Brenda. She will sing when she is happy or
even when she is sad.
Even though she doesn't do solos in public that much anymore, she still enjoys
singing, just for her own pleasure.
She really enjoys Karaoke, and if she ever gets to meet some of you, that is the type
of party, she would love to have. Her company used to have these at their Winter
Party and they were a lot of fun.
Music can actually bring you to a place of peace and harmony. It can be great to
focus on something, other than your pain. It can be very healthy and actually make
you feel better.
Brenda did get to see one of her favorite singers, that she has loved since she was
a kid, last year. That was Elton John. She really enjoyed that concert and she had
a great time, singing along with all of those great songs. She told me, she actually
got chills, when he stepped out on stage.
I really believe there is such a thing as music therapy, well Brenda does anyway.
We hope you have enjoyed this tale about the joy of music and harmony, that has
and still is a big part of Brenda's life.
Until next time, this is Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, encouraging you, to let the music
play!
Music is very healing for sure.
ReplyDeleteAnother good read and may you have a wonderful week. One of my favorite verses give all your cares to Jesus for He cares for you.I Peter 5:7 from your favorite older sister!!!
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