
Everyone wants to play music. And why not, with music being considered a significant part of man’s way of life even way back during the time of Ancient Greece (that’s 8th century BC!), the urge to connect to it being strong is justifiably acceptable. And conventional.
However, perhaps for the sheer thought of music being a definitive factor in our existence, it’s not a little less of an expectation for us to take it seriously. Right? Right. Not that we should put it on a pedestal, side by side the saints we worship, and make a weeklong holiday for its sake. Playing it correctly will do.
You see, this is actually what separates the true musician from the rest: that he/she carries music with dignity everywhere he/she goes. Now if you, like the many other members of the global populace, would want to study and play music, and give it importance the same way professional musicians do, the first thing to do is…to study and play music, the proper way.
So does that mean I have to read about music theory and all those boring technicalities related to music? Does it mean I have to know the history of music, which could be equally boring as the technicalities of the subject, and its applications even for the time being? Does it mean I have to painfully spend hours practicing the instrument I decide to play?