A question ????

[melvyn]

Can u all tell me how to enjoy music and and take music as fun not a work ex.daily chore??And ....... listen to music ,feel the mystical world of music.

[ch0p1n 0wnz u]

you can't force yourself to like music, if you hate it you hate it!

well thats how i see it!

[debussy symbolism]

Greetings

Of course you can learn how to appreciate music. It can take time, but you can. Attend a music course class and pay attention to the music style, form, technique, messages, and alot more. Listen to many styles of music such as Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and more. Ask opinion of your friends and expose them more to the beauty of music. Listen to a complex Bach fugue performed and notice how the voices interact, making such beauty. Take your time. Attend a concert given perhaps by student your age, or masters if you want to compare their playing with the growing up students. Listen to many interpreters and notice the differences in their playing. Read about the composer's style. I am sure that with time you will start loving music.

Best wishes to all.

[bon_bear]

  I say:
1. u could try improvising music. just simple music scores then slowly move up to harder ones... trust me, praise songs sound awesome if you know how to improvise them
2. find a friend (those who are quite good @ improvising) to play with u and improvise the music you're playing together. My friend and I do it on the piano every sunday during services for our church they're awesome wen both of us noes how to improvise + work together. Maybe u could try that
3. Discover wat music you love. Like, for me, i love slow songs. make up music according to your style. Personally i think, doesn't anybody get sicken tired of playing "straight forward" music sometimes?!
Hope that helped abit
Elizabear

[lagin]

Try making up a story with each piece, and losing yourself in the story when you play.  Also, for a deeper answer, ask yourself why are you playing piano?  Is it to be the best, or at least one of the best so people can admire you?  Or is it, trully, I mean trully, for only your own enjoyment?

Personally, when (with God's help big time on this one), I stopped looking for other's approval and admiration to give me satisfaction and value, and looked to Him instead, and all of a sudden I found myself alone with Him and the music and free from outside stress and opinions.  I remembered why I started to play in the first place, and saw that I was all caught up in making it big, ect. (This did not happen overnight, I can assure you, and if I wasn't a Christian, it wouldn't have happen at all, lol!  It's only because I asked Him to change my heart.  I'm no good at changing my own, believe me, I've tried.)  But God freed me from all that, and when other people's opinions were no longer my "purpose" in playing, I turned to the music itself for enjoyment.  Is this making any sense?  Bah, It's hard to put into words exactly what it's like when God changes your heart.  Hmm, am I preaching?  Lol, just ignore me if you like, haha.  

[bon_bear]

Lagin,
Lovely post you got there. Are you serving the Lord in church? I'm a Christian also and i noe exactly how you felt b4...cuz it had happened to me too. As u said, it's not about people's praises that you are playing for...but doing it to serve Him.
I think you've got the right point. AMEN! lol...ok. This is starting to turn into evangelism (sp?).
Elizabear

[donjuan]

Can u all tell me how to enjoy music and and take music as fun not a work ex.daily chore??And ....... listen to music ,feel the mystical world of music.

music should never be a chore.  Play only what you like, and things you need to play to be able to play what you like.  And never stop listening to music!

[alzado]

DonJuan has the right idea.

Play what you like.   

When you say "listen to music," that is not quite the same thing.  It's okay to do that, but playing the music yourself is very different than listening to music.

Before even selecting a piece -- or your NEXT piece -- to learn, you might need to do some research to discover what is out there, and what is available as sheet music for purchase.  I assume you DO know what you enjoy -- most people do.

Researching to find some exciting selections takes more time or effort than some people want to take.