You know how in families you sometimes get siblings that are complete opposites and every one acts surprised when they learn for the first time they are brother and sister?
Well, that's my family in a nut-shell.
We've got my Mom, my Dad, little brother Zack, and me. Zack and I are polar opposites. We are yin and yang. We don't look or act alike, even a little bit. First of all, I have blonde hair and blue eyes, while Zack is a brunette with a head of the most full, curly hair you've ever seen. His eyes are a dark brown, and he bears rememblance to my mother while I, on the other hand, look more like my fair father.
Physical differences aside, we are two completely different people in terms of personality too. I am the loud, outgoing, "crazy" one who was always causing and getting into trouble. My brother was the quiet, more reserved one, who likes to hang out in groups but is often working alone or playing the guitar.
Now, with all of our differences, you may be thinking "is there ANYTHING they have in common?" The answer to that question, is yes! We do share common interest, one of them being music. We both have a passion for music. Although he is more interesting in the production side of music, and I'm more interested in singing or dancing, we both can appreciate a good song!
I went home for a portion of Spring Break to catch up on some sleep and homework. While I as there, I had the opportunity to hear my brother's band for the first time! Like I mentioned before, he is a little shy, and although he had been a member of Nuclear Goldfish for a while, I had never been in town when they had a show. However, recently Nuclear Goldfish had been spending a lot of time in the studio putting together a full-length CD. When it was finished, Zack was very secretive about the final product. Not even my parents were allowed to hear it. But when I came home and asked him to play it for me, surprisingly he did. And surprisingly, it was a pretty good CD (considering it was their first time in the studio).
I was very proud of him, it looks like my little brother has been stepping of his shell...you never know, he may become a rock star one of these days!
Check out his band, Nuclear Goldfish!
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It is ironic for me to discover your post on the connection you have to your brother through music for a few reasons. . . First of all, I have the same connection with my brothers; they are athletes and I am a dancer, but music ties us together because it is a passion we all share-- they are brilliant with the respective instruments they play. You post was also captivating because for my A3 paper, I wrote about the art of tap dance and did a lot of research on humans' emotional/intrinsic ties to music and rhythm. Music has an ability to tap into people's emotions in a way they may not be able to communicate cognitively, hence why music therapy (and dance therapy) is so conducive for many people that have, for some reason or another, lost communicative abilities. The connection you have with your brother through music serves as a concrete, living, breathing example of its emotionally engaging quality. . . you should consider choreographing to a piece of music by his band!!
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