I like to sing - not for performance but just for enjoyment. Unfortunately the only songs I can sing are those where the words are in my memory. If I can’t remember the words of a song, I can’t see to look up a printed version.
Some of my favourite songs are from the 50’s and 60’s. Many songs from that era have a catchy beat and repetitive lyrics. It’s the repetition that keeps the words in my memory.
Then there is Christmas! On December 1, Lyle turns our car radio to a station that plays Christmas and winter time music exclusively. For one month of the year I can listen and sing along to almost everything that is played. This is also a great time for me in church. When we sing the carols, the words of which I have been hearing since childhood, I am able to join in the congregational singing of the familiar hymns.
I think that there is a strong connection between our brains and music. I have heard that when people lose the plot with other areas of their lives, they are often able to remember words to familiar songs. Even when my mother was unable to remember spoken words to identify everyday objects around her, she could still sing the words to many a familiar tune, even dating back to her high school days.
Music and memory aren’t only connected to words. When I spoke with George, a talented musician on our recent cruise, he said that his hands seemed to have a memory of their own in finding the notes on the keyboard. There was a connection between his brain or memory and his hands. Of course, George was pretty talented to start with! If you like you can check him out on Face book – George and Lina Music.
Lyle and I would like to wish you all the blessings of this Christmas and holiday time. I hope that you will enjoy some of the music of the season and maybe even sing along!
There is one picture with this post. Lyle and I are standing by the ship’s railing on our recent cruise. While the picture provides a good memory for us, it’s also an inspiration to start planning our next getaway.
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| Sue and Lyle on ship deck |
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