Classical music

[Child.of.God.1989]

1. Do you play any instruments?

Singing - If you count your voice as an instrument, I was a soprano in a small choir from fourth grade to high school, a couple of years off. I only have a decent tone when I practice consistently for a long time, and it has been a while since high school; I would love to join a church choir or play in a light opera musical!

Piano - It's a very intermediate level, but I am still privileged to play the keyboard chords on the worship team for youth group (extra church service for teens on Wednesday nights).

I like playing some simple classical music, like Beethoven's Romanza. I also like playing songs that are well-known to certain people, like video game songs and movie songs. People always laugh to hear an upbeat version of Super Mario Bros.!

So, I really would need to practice more to be noteworthy, but I can scrape by playing background music at events...

 

2. Do you like classical music?

Indeed I do! Here are the ones I listen to, in order from most frequent to least:

* Mozart - always cheerful or contemplative!

* Debussy - especially "Clair de Lune"

* Instrumental Arrangements - I highly recommend the Vitamin String Quartet. You can find them on iTunes and eMusic. They do wonderful covers of everyone from Casting Crowns to Led Zeppelin. Who knew "Stairway to Heaven" could be beautiful in the much more "timeless" sense?

* Beethoven - especially Moonlight Sonata and Fur Elise

* Tchaikovsky - Echo, I love thinking maybe we have been to the same Nutcracker ballet without knowing it! My grandma is an usher at the Seattle Center, so she has taken me and various other family members to the Nutcracker twice. Ah, Tchaikovsky's music has a funny balance of getting you in the mood for Christmas, and yet being enjoyable to listen to year-round.

[SueK]

I too am also a great fan of Classical music and have Classic FM on quite a lot.

 

I would say my favourites are Rachmaninov, Vaughan Williams, Delius and Debussy and I would put Gershwin in that group as well as be crossed over to the Classical tracks with his concertos, and Porgy and Bess which is classed as a classical opera. In fact, Gershwin is my all type favourite composer.

 

I play the piano and did reasonably well but haven't played for quite a while now. I don't have any room for piano in my house:blush: