The Joys Of Barnyard Music

{From the Author} Learning to play a music instrument is like learning to drive a car. It takes some work in the beginning. Can you remember learning how to drive a car? How you had to really pay attention and think about every move you were about to make. Things like how much to push on the accelerator; when to start making a turn; and on and on. but you kept trying and trying until you finally got it right. And then one day you were driving down the road, and you weren’t thinking about any of that stuff. You still had to pay attention, but now you had muscle memory, and your hands and feet automatically responded to what your eyes were seeing. You learned to drive because you really wanted to drive, and you believed you could do it.

Learning to play a music instrument takes exactly the same kind of discipline. The main ingredient is that you really do want to learn to play. I think there only two things that discourage people from learning to play. One as I have mentioned is the desire and willingness to do the initial work, and to believe in yourself.

The other reason is a misconception. You watch your favorite musician, and he or she sounds so fabulous, and it looks so easy. What you do not see, is how hard musicians have to work until they start having the muscle memory, and eye to body coordination. It was just as hard for them when they were starting out as it is for you. They wanted to play with a powerful desire and willingness to do the initial hard work, and I can assure you some of there attempts sounded really bad.

If you keep this in mind, and keep trying, you will learn to play, and how well you play is mainly determined by how much you really want to play. And remember this, if you keep trying and finding a little success here, and a little there, your desire will begin to grow.

Now as to Barnyard Music as it is described in the book, it is not for the aspiring rock star, or world famous concert musician or singer. For them, music is geared toward mechanical and note perfection. This is very important and not to be under-rated. But Barnyard music is based much more on having some simple fun, forgetting about dreams of fame and wealth. If you are enjoying your music, no matter how imperfect it may be note-wise and mechanically you are on your way to success. Barnyard music is as much about how it makes you feel as it is about what you hear. If you want to play a music instrument for your own enjoyment, maybe this book will help inspire you. That is my hope.

{From the Author} Learning to play a music instrument is like learning to drive a car. It takes some work in the beginning. Can you remember learning how to drive a car? How you had to really pay attention and think about every move you were about to make. Things like how much to push on the accelerator; when to start making a turn; and on and on. but you kept trying and trying until you finally got it right. And then one day you were driving down the road, and you weren’t thinking about any of that stuff. You still had to pay attention, but now you had muscle memory, and your hands and feet automatically responded to what your eyes were seeing. You learned to drive because you really wanted to drive, and you believed you could do it.