Musical Madness

Laptops at the ready....

So here we are poised, laptops synchronised and web pages refreshed. Trying to get more tickets to see Pulp! Musical madness maybe. 

But all this music stuff has got me thinking about how much it influences our lives. It has turned David into a hard studying, poetry reading, articulate teen. We have common interests that we share and chat about and differing tastes that we debate about.  He practises hard because he wants to get better and learn new things. He's made a link between poetry and lyrics and has been writing more. Bands that have been influenced by writers are now influencing him and expanding his reading material, leading him to look even further. He's reading because he wants to, trying out things that if told to read he may very well have turned his nose up at. If he likes it, brilliant and if he doesn't thats okay too. 

Following bands has opened him up to all sorts of media and has made him more aware of current affairs. With updates about his favourite bands he's also finding cool and interesting information about the environment or even politics, prompting more discussion. 

The world can be a scary place for a teenager and their parents, easy access to everything and their own laptop can seem like a very bad idea. But being able to see the path they are following and sharing it with them is a wonderful experience. Space and trust given is being rewarded with openness and laughter.

Worth a ticket to see a band any time!