Today started with an impromptu concert by our oldest son. After playing a few songs on trumpet, he announced that he was going to play one of my compositions that he figured out. At first, I was skeptical but then he began to play a motif from the middle movement of my first symphony. I was completely in awe- jn fact, I’m still in shock even hours later. This melody resonated with him enough, a mere 7-year old, that he was compelled to go to the piano and figure it out on his own by ear.
Music affects all of us. It doesn’t matter our age, interests, or abilities. Music is a language that speaks when words cannot.