Chapter 2 – Memories
written in Tagalog-English
originally posted: July 30, 2022
Wala ko maisip na topic, walang nag-suggest eh, ang hina ko talaga, pero oks lang. Life runs like that way, but if you want it that way. Takbuhan mo din si life.
Memories of Melody and Harmony
Never in my layp na that I'll learn to play a musical instrument pero ever since childhood, our father's gitara is nakakalat lang sa bahay. My bigbro plays too, i think its one part of growing up in a Xtian household, musical instrument is given if the believer pursue or long to sing praise to God. Lalo na if may house Bible studies, ngl, before 10 y/o ako naririnig ko na yung mga 90's na worship song na mabenta that time. Siguro sa iba organ/keyboard/piano, sa iba drums? Or violin , rondalla, bandaya kawayan, kanta ng ng Sintang Paaralan...okay stop.
Thats a legit HiStory to me. Then there was a time in my life when I opened my eyes...the guitar was infront of me + a song hits (of xtian song + a cd )na instrumental) sa irrc its a minus one then ung kanta nasa song hits then sing it, buti na lang mag melody to follow. I learned to sing “ As the Deer” that time, not hearing the original song itself. Then may kanta din ng Hillsong yung “in your hands” that was my first song to play and sing synchronized, took me 1 month to learn basic chords, 2 months oks na.
Sobrang hype ko nun pagkauwi gitara, nalala ko pa nagalit si mama pinaglaba ako after ko mag gitara. Omg. I was 2nd yr H/s that time. Fast forward, our church that time decline in musicians, and the team that time took me to play drums.
Searching the Right Tune Beyond Expectation
Learned to play the basic 3 except keys pero inaral ko din basic chords para atleast alam ko mangopya ng chords pag di ko alam yung kanta.
4th year H/S that time was sweet, no im not on a relationship that time (basted e) sweet in a way, part of me need to learn more about the instrument. The passion is burning, baka maging uling ka pag hinawakan kita.
Entering college, I hate math, pero nakapasok sa Eng'g. Its a blessing kuya chor was the catalyst to teach me in depth and learned lead guitars. Yup self learning since then, cant read notes but I know power tab, guitar pro, and the tab it self.
Got interested into a dozen of music genre too.
Ang kickback lang, the frustration when you dont get want you want. Yung iba magaling, ikaw hindi, sya pogi, ako mas pogi diba? Umoo ka nalang.
There was an article about musician growth, horizontal and vertical. I can say I'd grow vertically. Learn the techniques the speed, the scale etc but never learned quite a handful of song. Though the technique helps to learn songs, pero minsan un nga frustration pag di mo nakuha.
As a guitar player, I always look at the guitarist during worship service kapag alam ko, ui may singit doon, ui may lead na kaunti doon etc. Its kind of distraction din sa totoo lang. Though i nee thought na, sana ako yung andoon. I know the feeling yung andoon sa taas noh. Its not just a performance or anything.
Unlimited Supply of Sweetened Grace Encapsulated by His Everlasting Love that Resonates Eternity
2003-2016 yan ang career ko hahaha, nahinto eh since started working in the city. Kasama na din jan yung nagkaroon ng banda, pero di nagkajowa pambihira. Learned a lot not just music also deepening the faith. Worship in music isn't run by emotion but kung paano tayo nakatukod sa pananampalataya kay Lord. May time na tumatayo ako na hindi ako okay, iba yung tunog pramis. Ano pa silbi ng pag strum ko ng gitara kung walang pag ibig?
Back in the OT days, the Levites are skillful kasi they are dedicated in the temple. Isa sa mga inspiration ko, pero now na on hiatus i can still be skillful pa din naman sa ibang bagay sa buhay ne?
Thats me sharing memories about how I learned playing guitar. Masakit sya sobra tapos maglalaba pagkatapos, tapos bath towel pa walang washing machine, katapusan ko na!!!!
Sinulat ko ng impromptu kaya pasensya na saali mali, atleast sana na enjoy mo. Salamat.