Not only do I feel untalented, but stupid, too.
I do listen to classical music and even had a subscription to the BSO for 3 years. But, I don't know the name or composer of anything. On the other hand, I don't know the name and composer or singer of any rock music, either. Maybe a few from my teenage years. My husband puts the music on my I Pod, since I wouldn't know what to download, since I don't know who sings what...
This was a definite defect when I taught group exercise classes. People would ask me," Who's singing that?" and I would have to tell them I didn't have a clue; I bought the pre-mixed tapes from my employer and was happy to pay the $!
I never spent time obsessing over records when I was a teen and I can't study or read with music on. My kids on the other hand, well one is a musician and I really doubted his talent until more than one teacher told me he had it. Have no idea where it came from!



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