MusicMyLife

Is there peer pressure in music? Yes, certainly. For the most part, you can tell the kind of musician someone is just by the kinds of people he or she hangs out with, or the kind of music that the person listens to. There are very few instances where you'll come across people who, for example, listen to metal music, hang out with people who listen to metal music, and play classical music on their instrument.  You may not say it's peer pressure, it's more like influence. That's not wrong, but it's also pressure, more than you know.  Let's do an experiment. It's safe for me to assume that you have friends who listen to some sort of electronically created music, EDM, rap, whatever. The next time you're around them play something like country music (personally, I like country music but most people don't). What do you think will happen? They'll probably tell you something along the lines of "stop playing trash music in the car" or someth

As most of you readers might have noticed, I haven't given this blog much attention for the past few months, and I'm sorry for that. I've gone through a major change in my music life, and I want to share it with you. Very recently, I had to attempt my examinations, which was quite a big deal, and I had started to lose my interest in the guitar, something just didn't feel right anymore. So, I decided to take a break. I ignored my guitars for a while, and when I was asked for fees in advance for my next set of guitar classes, I didn't pay them. I thought disconnecting for a while might get me back on track. Here's the thing: that didn't happen. My interests changed, a lot changed.  Over time, I started developing a certain appreciation for softer music like jazz, and classical music as well.  Some of you who have read more than just one post on this blog, you might know that I used to learn the electronic piano or the keyboard for six years before I star