Theres music in all things, if men had ears

After quite some while I have resumed my piano classes, after almost a gap of 4 years. Feels good playing those keys, though the tunes I play are still far from being melodious.

I guess I would have been an outcast by now had I been in the Carribean or Queens’ own island, not knowing to play a single instrument. The American President, whenever he goes on foreign visit, one of the things he carries is the music quotes of the national anthem of the country he is visiting. While our Ministers, am not sure even know all the wordings of their own national anthem. If the King loves music, alls well with the land.

This is because music and for that matter even sports arent given enough importance in our culture. Learning a musical instrument is a part of the curriculum in most European Schools. Like we have to score a 40 in each subject at our graduation levels, why isnt that an imperative even for subjects such as athletics, music, painting etc with proper parameters set. If you can make every person to know atleast the basics of arithmatics by class 10, then developing a ear for music or atleast a liking for music for every student definitely is easier! Period.

This would not only give some poor musicians some kind of job at schools, but also ensure the drop out rates in schools are lesser. And perhaps the number of suicides at student level would reduce.

Adi