Music has always been essential to my life, from piano lessons in elementary school to playing upright bass in high school and then majoring in music education in college. Listening to and playing music is like breathing to me.
Today, I realized I am a creature of habit regarding my music-listening rituals. I listen to classical music on the way to school in the morning (if I am not listening to an audiobook) and usually NPR on the way home.
When writing or reading, I listen to instrumental music – usually acoustic in various genres, including jazz and coffee house guitar. I have a few favorites I own on CD but now play on Spotify, including New England Sunrise and Legends (which I am listening to as I write this). They bring me back to some wonderful times in my life.
Because my husband has Sirius, his car almost always has songs from the 1970s. Those songs take me right back to high school when we first met. I can nearly remember every word! Sixty years later, I may not be able to move as I did, but my insides feel the same as they did back then.
Music has the power to calm me, lift me, and inspire me. It sends a message to my heart and soul that there are beautiful and poetic things in this world, and I have to keep seeking them out.
Rita DiCarne 
Rita,
I love music, but my family could not afford lessons. I have Sirius in my car, and like your husband, I listen to the 70s station when Iām not listening to an audiobook. I love concerts, but they are so expensive these days. Two of my favorite musical memories are attending concerts in Austria.
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Wow, concerts in Austria! I can only imagine. Concerts today are expensive!
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Yes, the power of music! An old friend and I were mourning the loss of the art of the mixtape, but streaming does open up so many options.
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It amazes me, the power and magic of music. And like you said, there is a variety for different moods. š I’ve discovered the coffee house jazz music and love it!
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There are many things I love about music. It has the power to bring back memories from the hey days of high school to car rides with friends/family. I always listen to music while writing too. For me my go to is Brubeck, Gershwin, or some bluegrass.
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I love Brubeck and Gershwin!
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I too am a child of the 70s. Whenever I’m back in my home town the 70s music solidifies the memories around every corner.
Thanks for sharing your writing!
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