Photo by Stéphane Juban on Unsplash I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer. George Matthew Adams A roaring fire can invigorate all...
Thanks for the Musical Memories
Light Music is essentially a form of fine art.
This genre can take us to another place and time.
Its easy-listening style transports us to a mood, scene or memory.
I want to share with you why Light Music
is a big deal to me.
In one instance, a song may take me back to a pre-wartime New York City or Chicago shopping scene from a film I watched in 1974 on a Saturday afternoon in my grandparents’ living room.
I’m lifted into a daydream, visiting stores of the era, extravagant holiday displays at every turn.
And taking a taxi to the nearest Automat in time for lunch, complete with pie and coffee.
Another tune could transport me off on a sailboat excursion I saw on a Sunday morning television rerun in 1968. I’m immediately longing for a weekend getaway on a restored 1950s boat, enjoying sun and wind on my face, with no cares or worries.
And a third composition may catapult me into a Shirley Temple movie rerun I caught during my college days. The kitchen scene is set with a pot roast coming out of the oven. I’m filled with a giddy feeling of future children scurrying around the table. And a sense of comfort flooding my heart.
I challenge you to see for yourself how quickly you’re taken to a different place and time!
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Guild Music Presents
The Golden Age of Light Music
Hearth of the Home
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