{"id":7,"date":"2015-04-10T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T21:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echoingwalls.com\/blog\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2019-03-16T02:42:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T06:42:24","slug":"enriching-lives-through-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echoingwalls.com\/blog\/enriching-lives-through-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Enriching Lives Through Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been more than 20 years now since I first touched an instrument and fell in love with it. For those who remember, in some schools there was a wheel program<\/em> for middle school students.<\/p>\n

What happened was that every semester, sixth and seventh grade students would rotate between different electives like art, choir, band, orchestra and so on.<\/p>\n

The first rotation for me was art and then to orchestra. I never went past orchestra because the moment I picked up a double bass and pulled a bow against the string, I\u00a0knew<\/em> what I wanted to play right then and there.<\/p>\n

In the years that followed, I enjoyed performing in concerts and competitions; I enjoyed collaborating with different artists, performing with different orchestras and even quartets.<\/p>\n

There is a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that comes from being a musician and being able to do what you love that most people just don’t understand.<\/p>\n

But even more than that, my instrument and music became my place of peace; a place to go to let out my frustrations after being picked on in school, a place to express my weirdness and creativity at the same time, and a lot more.<\/p>\n

I loved performing and watching people cry because they’re swallowed by sorrowful interlude in the midst of a cheerful composition, or watching a person light up when they become entranced by the\u00a0sound of a full orchestra playing a piece they love.<\/p>\n

… and still do.<\/p>\n

Music for me, and I’m sure for just about every musician, is a way of life and a way of enriching lives not just for the person or people performing, but for those who listen.<\/p>\n

Music is the one true universal language that crosses all boundaries to every man, woman and child on this planet. It stirs emotions, and even heals.<\/p>\n

And as the founder of Echoingwalls ™\u00a0<\/strong>Music, it is my goal and desire to share the gift of music to the world with that purpose in mind — to enrich lives.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Echoingwalls ™\u00a0<\/strong>Music, thank you for your time. I’m glad you’re here to be a part of something special and amazing.<\/p>\n

We’re going to bring you music from every part of the world, every culture, and all ages. We hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n

~Dexter Nelson
\n(Musician, Composer and Author)
\nFounder, Echoingwalls ™\u00a0<\/strong>Music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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