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It's Music and Me this week at Mommy Moments Months before Cj was born his Dad and I would talk which musical instrument was he going to play while an earphone was attached to my belly; its mate plugged in my ear playing classical music. My choice was saxophone. Ex-hubster preferred the violin. During our latest family reunion, I noticed that several of Cj's Philippine cousins play either the violin and trumpet. No one plays the saxophone that's why I want it for Cj. I'll skip our boring discussion and recall that we only ended up arguing over which instrument should Cj take lessons in first. Silly. Sometimes I reckon that if we couldn't settle on Cj either blowing or fiddling then maybe we should have him strum the ukelele. I used to be a piano accompanist, teach piano, organize and play in piano recitals. Those little musical adventures were fairly successful. But when it came to teaching my own son, I didn't know how. When I played, he would scream, Mozart ...

Header by Samulli . Play T13 here . Music is a great stress reliever -- we all know that. We use it in different ways. I play the piano to unwind. Earlier I moved in to a smaller place, selling my gorgeous black Kawai upright in the process. Nowadays I play in piano studios, paying by the hour, thanks to divorce. Although I no longer play as often as before, I still have more than a thousand pages of sheet music, compendiums, selections, and books, excluding the ones at home in the Philippines. Most of the time I play to bring back memories or just to feel good. 1. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach; ~ playing this reminds me of grandma's haunted WW II house where I always heard The Platters version when I was little 2. Liebestraum by Franz Liszt ~ makes me dreamy and my plants grow well 3. War March of the Priests by Felix Mendelssohn ~ I play it to help digest a hearty meal 4. Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven ~ my piece as a kid, still play it ...

Although I believe in the story of redemption, I don't have the stomach to view crucifixion images. Except for the appalling violence (they make me flinch), I love watching this music video. Salvation is a beautiful thing to have. I remember listening to this song during dormitory worship back in college in the early 90s. I love playing it on the piano too. Have a great Saturday, everyone! TSMSS is hosted by Amy of Signs, Miracles and Wonders . Visit her site to join or view more participants .