Hitting The Wrong Notes
I grew up
listening to Dad’s baritone as he sang his heart out. He loved to sing and sang
at home, in church, or even as he rode his red and white Lambretta scooter. I
cannot sing, but I sing anyway. I enjoy
listening to music. I may turn up the sound and dance like no one's watching when no one is watching! That I have two left feet is a story for another day. The joke in the family is that I sing falsetto.
Walking down
memory lane, I remember our singing periods in school—learning ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ (I can’t recall the names of the other songs now), but I also have good memories of
singing in rounds and singing Hindi classics like Yeh, Sone Ki Hai Dharti, and Malik Tere Bandhe Hum. We even had a Hindi
singing exam until grade 7. I passed! I loved going carol singing and even
today sing in church. My voice blends quietly into the voices of the
congregation.
I don’t really
care that I cannot sing in pitch, though hubby opines that there are times when
I sing correctly.
It is rather ironical
that I married into a family of music lovers who sing and play instruments. My
husband and older son are pianists and guitarists. Growing up, my husband never wanted to
learn the piano but was pushed by his mother and rewarded or bribed 25p for
every extra hour he practised.The money was used to buy kites. Father and son
have both played in bands, and the son has been part of the youth choir in church. Sing songs are a regular feature in my marital
home. A baby grand piano occupies a quarter of our living room space, while musical
equipment and keyboards lie scattered around the house. Music books compete for
space with my reading material. The classical music my husband plays doesn’t
always appeal to me, but the other foot-tapping numbers are sure mood uplifters.
Music and song
for me isn’t about hitting the right notes—it’s about being alive enough to
sing, even if I’m mostly hitting the
wrong notes, and enjoying myself.
This post is part of the BlogChatter Half -Marathon 2025
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