She completed her homework and decided to practice on her piano. Her parents insisted she take up at least one musical instrument (cause they were the kind that insisted on an all round development), and she was more than happy to oblige.
After playing a few chords and a couple of tunes which she had learned and needed to practice, after she felt she had practiced enough she decided to do something different. She started playing a song, her current favourite song by her favourite band which was dedicated to all the girls, and the music video featured some of her favourite female actors and personalities and singers. She had worried her tutor to give her the chords, and now that she had it she couldn’t wait to play it.
She was so engrossed in figuring the chords and the notes progression that she didn’t realise that her father had come into the room and was listening to her play. He picked his guitar and switched on the amplifier, trying to tune it. She was startled and turned around to find her father there. He urged her to continue and asked for the chords. She was bit hesitant, but this wasn’t the first time she played before him, however, it would be the first time they jammed together. She gave him the chord progression and he began playing, harmonising his guitar with the notes she played on her piano.
When they hit the final note she smiled and looked at her father, trying to note the approval on his face. He just asked her about the song which she was learning. He asked her to play it, he could help by playing it with her. However she had only one sheet music and wasn’t too sure how to play it and would need the music sheet to play. He stood behind her read the chords from over shoulder.
She began playing it in rhythm the way she had learned. He in turn kept in tune with his daughter. He was familiar with the song, a tune from his youth, and now it felt special sharing it with his daughter. They played together filling the room with sweet music. Every melody, every note was filled with feeling, nothing more than feeling, just as the song suggested. They both got lost in the in the music, in that melody, in the harmonies, in the intricacies of the music, the chords, the rhythm, as it rose and fell.
To the outside world they were making sweet music but only they knew they were sharing something much more deeper, much more meaningful. The song gave them a moment that was special that they would cherish for all eternity, brought them closer together. It was the music that cemented the bond they shared.
When they finally played the last and brought the song to its lilting conclusion, they looked at each other and smiled, cause those were moments well spent, moments that were going to be etched in the memories for all eternity.
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