The music majors at Wayne State fascinate me. Not that I spend all my time people-watching instead of studying, but I can't help being interested in these people. Besides, I see them everyday--they're in my classes, I pass them in the hall, and we attend the same concerts and lectures. A little (or in my case, a lot) of curiosity is natural under the circumstances.
They say "People are people the whole world over"; but this is a case where you shouldn't believe everything They tell you. People may be people wherever you go, but that's as far as the resemblance goes. And that goes especially for music majors!
There's Westley from the Dominican Republic, who spent years in New York studying piano at a conservatory there. He can play jazz renditions of hymns and oldies and songs I've never heard like you wouldn't believe, as well as classical piano (and organ, and trumpet).
There's Cecilia (CeCe), a young black cellist from the heart of Detroit. Her cello is bigger than she is, and it's amped! I never knew you could amp a cello. Maybe you aren't supposed to, but that wouldn't stop CeCe.
There's Pavel, from Bulgaria--here only three years. He plays banyan (it's from the accordian family, in case you're like me and had never heard of the banyan), but only since he came here--something you would never guess from his playing--his fingers fly on that thing, let me tell you! His main instrument is piano, though he also plays organ. I found out that he has difficulties with our Physics class, because he has to study with a Bulgarian-English dictionary.
There are other people too that I'm curious about. One is a very tall dude who was whisting "Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables. I see him on the second floor of Old Main all the time. Another is a guy who looks like Angel in Stand and Deliver. He has a Bush-Cheney pin on his backpack, and that is a very brave thing to do at Wayne State! I wonder what these people are like. What are their names? What are their beliefs and worldviews? What music do they listen to?
Maybe someday I'll ask them.
Sometimes I wonder if people wonder about me.
They say "People are people the whole world over"; but this is a case where you shouldn't believe everything They tell you. People may be people wherever you go, but that's as far as the resemblance goes. And that goes especially for music majors!
There's Westley from the Dominican Republic, who spent years in New York studying piano at a conservatory there. He can play jazz renditions of hymns and oldies and songs I've never heard like you wouldn't believe, as well as classical piano (and organ, and trumpet).
There's Cecilia (CeCe), a young black cellist from the heart of Detroit. Her cello is bigger than she is, and it's amped! I never knew you could amp a cello. Maybe you aren't supposed to, but that wouldn't stop CeCe.
There's Pavel, from Bulgaria--here only three years. He plays banyan (it's from the accordian family, in case you're like me and had never heard of the banyan), but only since he came here--something you would never guess from his playing--his fingers fly on that thing, let me tell you! His main instrument is piano, though he also plays organ. I found out that he has difficulties with our Physics class, because he has to study with a Bulgarian-English dictionary.
There are other people too that I'm curious about. One is a very tall dude who was whisting "Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables. I see him on the second floor of Old Main all the time. Another is a guy who looks like Angel in Stand and Deliver. He has a Bush-Cheney pin on his backpack, and that is a very brave thing to do at Wayne State! I wonder what these people are like. What are their names? What are their beliefs and worldviews? What music do they listen to?
Maybe someday I'll ask them.
Sometimes I wonder if people wonder about me.
2 Comments:
Jamie, you are a good writer. And I do mean *writer*, with all the observation and the writing sense that entails, even though I have no idea what your major or long term goals are.
And hey, btw! :) Long time no talk. I stumbled across your blog -- somehow -- maybe via a link on Linds's site. This is Rj. Love your bio. Praying for you, girl. Keep it up -- God bless -- hope you're having a great semester!
Until later. :)
Thanks, Rj ;) Wow, I haven't talked with you in a while--great to hear from you! I'll try to email you eventually..it's just that my schedule is so crazily busy these days, worse luck!
Still, thanks for commenting, and hope to "talk" to you again soon :)
Post a Comment
<< Home