I never learned it play it, but as a kid, I liked strumming all the keys and humming little songs. Growing up as a kid, my grandmother had a piano in her living room.
I also like playing my ukulele because it helps me relax when I’m stressed. Several of the presentations that have been given on music definitely resonated with me because when I listen to happy songs, I feel happier and more motivated. I also like writing poetry and it helps me to sort of map out my emotions when everything in my head seems like a chaotic mess. My mom bought me a set of poetry books for Christmas last year and I am currently re-reading them all again. Being able to appreciate writing and poetry also brings me happiness. I also found that being able to share my artistic creations with others and seeing the happiness that my art gave them made me feel happy all over again. I think that different forms of art are a necessary part to becoming a happier person because creating something gives you a new found sense of joy. I remember feeling satisfaction when I finished a piece or did a really difficult or new art medium that I wasn’t used to. I took art all four years of high school and it was my absolute favorite class because I didn’t have papers and assignments due every night and I could work at my own pace. I have also looked into art therapy and its benefits because I suffer from depression, and I found that taking time to paint and draw helped me feel relaxed and peaceful. I love the use of color and they made me appreciate the beauty of the new blooming flowers of springtime. Some of my favorite pieces from visiting MAM were “Carnaval des Fleurs” by Riguad Benoit and “View from the Artist’s Studio by Pierre Bonnard. Personally, I remember going to the Milwaukee Art Museum when I went to Wisconsin for spring break and it was one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. William James claimed that the “human mind is a theater of simultaneous possibilities” (Bok p.23) and I feel that different forms of art are an important key part to enhance the depth and scope someone can feel to the world.
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