Stories Behind The Music

Stories Behind The Music

We all listen to music for different reasons and different kinds of things. Have you ever asked yourself why you are so drawn to that song, artist or album? Many years ago, I didn’t really think that deeply about music the way that I do now. For me, in my Skateboard Days & playing Drums in Rock Band, I just enjoyed the music. I didn’t really get into the stories or details or anything to do with the elements. Or - so I thought. You see, I say that now. But when I really think back to all those wonderful years, there were a lot of emotional connections to music that I was making, and they were because of the story. I was drawn to all kinds of music, like most of us are today, but I didn’t always know why. Sometimes I connected to the story of the song in the lyrics or the MTV Video – Yes that used to be cool! MTV used play Videos 24-7 and it was awesome. When I look back now with my formal training in music and my gig experience with live music, it all starts to make sense.

Ron F. Schermerhorn III is currently a Music Instructor – Percussion at South Texas College. Courses: Music Appreciation, American Music, Percussion Ensemble, World Music Ensembles, Indoor Drumline, and Applied Percussion Lessons.

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We all listen to music for different reasons and different kinds of things. Have you ever asked yourself why you are so drawn to that song, artist or album?