Submission 3 - Music Lessons

Music is one part of life that truly does have an effect on everyone's life.  While it's something we all are surrounded by we all have different favorite songs, genres, artists, and perspectives.  This American Life takes a look at a couple of these perspectives on music.  Looking through the eyes of Durrell we see a man struggling to spread the joys he feels for music to the teens of south side Chicago.  Then on the other hand we have David Sedaris who is just trying to flee from the love his father has for music.

Durrell traveled the world playing his music at a professional level.  Later settling down in Chicago to teach what he loves to the teens of the area he was met with hardship.  His deep calming voices compliments the mood as he expresses his comical laments, "No kid is gonna be shy about blowing in a horn, no matter how bad they sound", an image we all can relate to.  We all can empathize a bit with Durrell thinking back to the days of playing the recorder for school.  Reflecting on those days, it does appear that regardless of the fact I had no actual ability to preform musically, I didn't hesitate to take any opportunity to slaughter all insouciant silence.  We were forced into the realm of music music much like the way David Sedaris was by his musically aspiring father.  Wishing his children to be the next big jazz group he forced "The Sedaris Trio" into different instruments, David receiving a guitar.  Loathing the lessons he received he had only desires to escape to nautical themed room, with his guitar condemned cozily in the closet.  David and Durrell are polar opposites in that Durrell is trying to teach his passions of music to youth while David is the youth.  David is more than apprehensive about playing his role music.  Trying to escape the wrath of his father's dreams, he put up an aegis of humor to abstain from the experiences.  The two people are on opposites sides of the war over music, however both are similar in that they are working at their own mountain of a challenge.  The two are united in the journey, while being separated by the goal.