Music is something that is present in all of our lives. Whether it's walking down the street with earphones in, in a supermarket or even while on hold on the phone (I think it's fair to say that we've all hummed along mindlessly to that annoying tune while waiting on the phone).
Music can shape a person and mould them into the human beings that they will become. From personal experience, I started out listening to 'chart' music because that was what I was brought up with. As I started to grow and started talking to new people while exploring the world, I discovered new music that has helped shape the being I am today.
Just a little more background information about me. My name's Reece and I'm 18 and studying performing arts at the University of Sunderland. I would like to say that I'm musically gifted, being able to play both guitar and piano and also sing (I have a feeling that Hayley, my music lecturer has unofficially dubbed me as 'The One Man Band'). I'm interested in different genres of music however I would say that I'm partial to a bit of what is called 'indie rock' (Bands like The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Lower Than Atlantis and so on). That's not to say that I don't appreciate other genres of music (such as rap or classical), I just prefer not to have that on my iPod.
To conclude this nonsensical jumble of words that has pretty much no structure (a lot like my mind, all over the place), this is my blog and I shall be blogging on the regular about things I've find interesting that is relevant to my course and also about my own exploration in music. One thing I'm trying to get better at on the guitar is finger picking. It's my aim by the end of this semester to learn a song that is predominately picked, I do have a few songs in mind, hmmm...
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