This past week, I met a very cool man who grew up in  Ecuador.  Leo brought to our home  a few of his instruments to demonstrate his Ecuador music.  Because of Leo’s generous concert, I was able to travel to Ecuador through his beautiful music.    Leo’s music and his joy of playing was mesmerizing!  However,  it was not completely foreign to me  as I have witnessed such joy and peace when I  watch Nancy play her saxophone or other instruments!

This really got me thinking in this dog head how humans process  music, both as performers and listeners!  Obviously, I am not created to play instruments, but I can be a great listener.   When I hear Nancy ramble on and on about  how music must be expressive  to be music, I feel that is terribly subjective, not?!  Even if someone plays without emotion, it is still music.  Once she demonstrates to me how playing with no emotion sounds, I get it.  But, it is still music!   She said “STOP” already because this is such a controversial subject.  All I know is that Leo definitely was playing with emotion and passion and therefore, we were extremely moved by his musical performance!

Because of privacy concerns, I am not including a photo of Leo playing his musical instruments.  Instead, you get a photo of us on one of our daily walks around the neighborhood.     Just today, I was outside most of the afternoon while we blew leaves a third time this season.    Uff da!  I know, I am not Scandinavian, but I am a Minnesotan, so I can say Uff Da – I am exhausted and need a late afternoon nap now.