We didn’t have that much money growing up but my grandma still provided money for me to take piano lessons.  I was eager to learn at first and was excited when my mom bought me my first keyboard but my interest soon died out.  My piano teacher was a nun at where my grandma was teaching and she was teaching me classical piano pieces.  I didn’t have any interest in those and I wanted to be able to play the pop songs I hear on the radio instead.

I think I only lasted one summer before I stopped.  Now after two decades I really regret not pursuing my piano lessons.  The man I married is passionate about music and is a very good guitar player.  Our son is following in his footsteps fast and I feel sometimes I can’t relate with them when it comes to music.  How I wish I can play the piano while I teach my son to sing some songs.  Instead, all I do is play songs from YouTube to inspire him while my husband is away at work.  We then wait for his Dad to come home before my son’s real music lessons start under the tutelage of his Dad.  One time I attempted to teach Z the lyrics but it turned out to be a disaster.  Oh, he got the lyrics alright but he also got my bad singing tune!  hahaha  So now I don’t even attempt to sing anymore I just rely on Mr. YouTube to do the singing for me.

So how can a not musically inclined mom teach her son music?  I still don’t know.  If you have the answer please comment. Thanks!

I grew up listening to the songs of oldies.  My grandparents collected music tapes when I was a child and we had a wall full of those music tapes.  Actually, it was my grandfather who collected those tapes but he passed away when I was just three years old.  Even though I didn’t get the chance to know him I know by staring at our wall full of tapes that he liked music – a lot.  My grandmother played some of the tapes – her favorites but not all the time so when I was old enough to put a tape in a stereo I began discovering the music by myself.  That’s how I came to know Abba, Paul Anka, The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, Neil Sedaka, and many others.  I had no idea who those were I just got some tapes at random and listened and found out that I liked their songs too.  How I wish I still have those tapes.  It’s the  one thing that links me and the grandfather I never knew.