PIANO

For the people out there who don't know…I play the piano! Not very well, but I do play it. I have just recently bought a CD of piano music. There is nothing else on the CD other than a piano being played. Every time I listen to it, it's like something inside of me turns on and just draws me in.


I had a friend over the other day. I don't need to mention names because they know who they are. He really didn't like the piano music. It got me thinking, why do I like it so much? What is it about the piano that brings so much joy to my ears and my heart? I came up with this: When I listen to a good piece of piano music, I can feel the passion, I can see the passion. The music comes alive and I can see the story that it is trying to tell. You can feel the emotion, you can see the music dance. It's the most amazing feeling.


I was listening to a piece of music called 'Josh and Raya' and before I knew whom the song was about or the story behind it I could see the story that was being told. I still don't completely know what the song is about but when I listen to it my heart aches. The story that I see coming alive is one of sadness, of two lovers who are killed and the subsequent pain that goes with death, the ups and downs of trying to come to terms with it all and realizing that no matter what, it will always be there. The pain will never go away, it just becomes lighter. I see and feel this terrible pain rush over me and I cry. If you have time to listen to this piece of music its on my myspace. Please do listen to it because there are no words in the world that can explain how it makes you feel and the story that it will tell you.


How does a piece of music make you feel this way? How do a bunch of notes on a page tell a story so well, with so much emotion? I hear the music, but I feel the passion, the emotion and the pain and suffering of loss. It just amazes me that music can do this. Saying this, this piece of music was written and played by the same person, but if I were to play it, I believe it would create a completely different emotion and may not sound anything like the original, because it is telling a different story.


It's not always about the music but the ability and the emotion. The ability to be able to express the emotion through music – it is such a God given talent. I would like to thank Joshua Spiers for writing this song and for being willing to share it with the rest of the world because I know its not easy to share your music and what is close to your heart. I wish the joy that I get from listening to music to fall upon everyone because it is such a blessing.


God Bless
Jesz