Music Sings to Me

I titled this piece Music Sings to Me. A few weeks ago my family came to visit me for Thanksgiving. My brother, Cameron, who recently turned 11 was very excited to share a you-tube video about a 12 year old music composer with me. It was a brief story on 60 minutes that was about seven years old. I was really touched by my brothers enthusiasm for this young artist and his creativity. What stuck with me from the story was that the young composer talked about the music being in his head fully composed and that he just writes it down. I thought, "wow, music just sings it's song to him." A few days later I found myself in a court room having been called for jury duty selection. It was a long process and I was grateful that I had my sketchbook with me. This drawing just drew it's self, like it was inside me, ready to have shape and color. I thought of my brother who shared the story with me, and I thought of that young genius composer who's life also belongs to music. I also thought of my other brother Nathaniel who is a musician and lives in music as well.