Music!

[felisblanco]

After reading Queenfanfiction's In Search Of A Word: A Symphony Of First Times (Sherlock/John and it's amazing. Go read! There's even a YouTube playlist.) I kinda want to write a Door's timestamp with Jensen wanting to learn to play the violin. And either be amazing at it or, even better, totally rubbish, I can't really decide which would be more

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[allback2mine]

If you want to write a Doors timestamp, then you should definitely write a Doors timestamp :) I'm afraid I can't decide whether it would be more fun to have Jensen as a genius or a nightmare on the violin either (sorry, that's no help to you at all). But it reminds me of something I've wanted to ask you for ages: can this Jensen sing? What happens if he does?

[felisblanco]

Haha, I've never even thought of that. I have no idea if he can sing. He does hum a lot since he has music playing in his head pretty much 24/7 but I sort of imagine he's "playing" it, as in seeing and hearing it the way he would play it on the piano. But singing... I'll have to think about that.

Ok, now I'm imagining him accidentally turning all of New York into a musical with people singing and dancing in the streets. LMAO. How about we say that's what would happen and hope he doesn't get anything from Nick Cave's Murder Ballads as an ear worm? lol

I really wish I had time to write everything that pops into my head. If I had 34 hours in the day instead of 24 I'd probably spend the extra ten writing. And then dying from mental exhaustion. lol

[allback2mine]

An accidental New York musical sounds brilliant! Dozens of people doing big Busby Berkley-style song and dance numbers about the magnificence of Jared. Hee. No murder ballads though, that would be disturbing :)

I was thinking about singing because, the way I imagine it (and I may be completely wrong) is that he's got all this music swirling around inside his head and it goes through the piano and out into the world. So if there's no piano in between then that would change things somehow, I think. Maybe it would be the same for the violin, if as you say he's 'seeing and hearing it the way he would play it on the piano' then he'd probably try to play the violin in a pretty uniquely piano-like way!

Wow, I really want you to write it now :D

[felisblanco]

Ooh, that is an interesting thought. It probably would change things, yes. I kinda imagine it would be more like playing a whole symphony orchestra though. Like the same way he sometimes - usually for Jared - allows himself to be everything he is, no holding back, opening up his soul to the world, if he did that with music instead of just emotions... It would be like the most magnificent symphonic music, made up of all the instruments in the world. Loud enough to pop your ear drums I imagine. Add singing and he'd probably break every piece of glass in the whole state of New York. lol

[allback2mine]

Ooh, I love the idea of all the instruments in the world as one orchestra. Am I remembering correctly: are there times in the stories when people can hear other instruments as well when Jensen plays? I suppose that's just a glimpse though, when he just lets go a little bit. Probably just as well: New York needs at least some of its glass to remain intact :)

I think you're right, it would need a completely different way of thinking. And he can adapt like that, can't he? I'm thinking of when he finds he understands the internet better by thinking of it as music (god, I'm such a geek for your story! Sorry). The different physicality of the violin is nice too, as you say, the movement of the bow, the exact pressure and manipulation of the strings. I learned to play the saxophone at school and I remember telling the teacher that I thought I was tone deaf and he said no, you can't be tone deaf and play a wooodwind instrument because your breath is shaping the note. I always liked that, the idea that you can breathe in tune.

[felisblanco]

Oh yes, there is. Probably why he mostly sticks to solo piano pieces rather than playing concertos etc because even if he manages to suppress the magic it's harder to suppress the music itself. The other instruments just insist on joining in, "It says so right there! Violin, cello, flute... We're supposed to be in this!" lol

Your breath is shaping the note. I love that.

I really wish I'd learned to play an instrument. Even if I was interested my sister's (very loud) French horn rather put a damper on my enthusiasm. Especially since she'd practice at all hours of the day. lol But yes, my grandfather kept offering to pay for piano lessons but by that time I was in junior college and never seemed to have time for anything so... I did inherit his piano though. My daughter will most likely start lessons in the fall.

[allback2mine]

Lol, you can't argue with that: if they're supposed to be there, how can Jensen refuse?

Maybe you could still learn. I'm pretty sure the apple website has lessons you can download. It's wonderful that your daughter might start learning, it does seem to stick better if you learn when you're young. I wish I'd kept playing the saxophone. I haven't owned one for years. I live in a flat though, and I like my neighbours, so maybe the saxophone isn't the best instrument... :)

I can't remember if I commented, but I really enjoyed your last Doors story. I loved Jared slowly realising the error of his ways, and the way Jensen just basks in his attention. It was lovely.

[felisblanco]

Aww, thank you. I had that whole scene of Jared screwing up the proposal written in at least three different versions probably two years ago. Was nice to finally get it fleshed out and turned into something actually romantic and not just awkward. lol

Again, it's more lack of time than anything. But once we've had the piano tuned I might try to play, if only some simple one-hand melodies. :) I'm very sick of my neighbours (they fight and yell at each other all the time) so I'm quite looking forward to tormenting them with bad piano music. lol

[allback2mine]

That long ago? Wow! I thought it was great. Romantically awkward and awkwardly romantic, just right. I don't know why, but I like knowing that authors have bits and pieces lying about that they keep back and work on for a long time. Like, there's more of the story that exists but we (the readers) don't have access to it yet.

Of course yes, it is time-consuming. Hadn't thought of that. Once it's tuned and your daughter's starting to play you probably won't be able to stop yourself from having a go, though :)

Play loudly, annoy your neighbours! My upstairs neighbour seems shy and is very quiet. Once in a while I hear his footsteps and that's all, except once at Christmas he came back very late and I think he was drunk because I could hear him singing. It was actually rather endearing.

[hold_onhope]

I was going to make my own comment thread, but I feel like jumping in here because allback2mine, you're definitely not the only one who's a complete geek for this story. ;D

[elys1anfields]

Oh, jumping into this real late cause real life is kicking my ass....

Interesting to hear you guys have a Moustache March - we have similar here but it's Movember which, not surprisingly, is in November.

Now, to the important question of Doors. Part of me can't see Jensen willingly trying another instrument so perhaps it's something that his work is asking him to take on / teach (maybe a illness or absence of another teacher). But he treats it like a piano, all thumping and keys and it comes out completed crazed. Then Jared helps him realise he needs to caress the intrument (cue J2 'special' scene) and all works out.....

Hmmm, so I may be a little crazy/medicated (yeah, I am, waiting for surgery at the moment and while painkillers=fun it does make life a little weird)

(Elys1anFields, formerly LJ User AdventuresOfSam)