Music and Family

I did an interview with my mother to talked about her music style growing up and her music taste now.

Lucy: How did you listen to music? What was the technology like? How bad were 8-track tapes, really?

Mom: I had a stereo system that played 8- track tapes. My parents also had a track player in the car. I personally listened to music on my transistor radio. It was about the size of a dollar bill but bigger. I constantly had to put batteries in it. It had an antenna and eventually I got a boombox.

Lucy: What sort of music was listened to in your home?

Mom: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Carpenters, James Taylor, and Elton John. Oh, and the Bee Gees!

Lucy: What did your parents think about the music you liked?

Mom: In high school, they HATED the music I listened to, because it had swear words. I listened to Guns and Roses, Arrow Smith, Montley Creu, and John Cougar. I mostly listened to guy bands.

Lucy: Have you been to live performances? What was that like?

Mom: OMG I been to a TON of concerts. It was great.

Lucy: Were you involved in music at your church? What was it like?

Mom: Yes, in high school I was in a youth group and we did musicals. We went to other churches and preformed. I wasn’t in the choir though, just musicals.

Lucy: Can you read music?

Mom: I know noted, because I took Music Theory, so I can read it but I cant play it.

Lucy: Did you want your kids to be involved in music? Did you make them take lessons?

Mom: I wanted them to enjoy music. We had a lot of musical interments in our home, but I never pressured them to take lessons.

To bring things to a conclusion, we love music in my house, but we aren’t necessarily musically gifted. We love to go to concerts and listen to music though. My oldest sister as William Syndrome, so she loves music and enjoys playing the drums. For those of you who don’t know what William Syndrome is, it’s a disability my sister was born with, and people with William Syndrome love music. They are touched by music and really dislike music played in minor chords. People with William Syndrome have a sense of rhythm, ability to remember lyrics and hearing sensitivity. Having music in our house was a must. My sister is constantly listen to music and will obsess over certain artist for a couple of years before she moves on to some other artist. Currently my sister, Lauren, is obsessing over Jon Bon Jovi. We cant go a full week with out listening to Livin on a Prayer. Got to love it. (: