Keyboardy Techincal Junk

"I've got troubled thoughts

And the self-esteem to match

What a catch

What a catch..."

                        -What A Catch, Donnie by Fall Out Boy

Today I sat down at my old, pretty-much-obsolete Yamaha PSR-210 Keyboard and started pressing the keys. Now, I'm a pretty decent piano player. I took lessons for three or four years, and now I mostly play by ear. I have no trouble figuring out the meoldies, its the chords that get me. It helps if I look stuff up online and get a general idea of what it's supposed to sound like. Anyway, that's what I did today. I started playing "Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)" by Green Day, one of the only songs I know how to play all the way through. Then I started working on another Green Day song, "Last Night On Earth". I've had the melody for this one for awhile, and I guess I decided today was the day I'll learn it all the way through. So, as usual, I looked up the sheet music online and skimmed it so I knew what most of the notes were. Then I tediously picked out all the chords and other keyboardy technical junk. And somehow, I ended up with a song. It actually sounded really awesome...better than I'd done in a long time.

Anyway, my point is that music makes you feel awesome, no matter who you are. It's a universal language that everyone understands. That's why I started with song quotes at the top of all my posts. Music Saves Your Life.