tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post1482474037267316193..comments2024-03-28T07:16:37.383-07:00Comments on BROOKIE BABBLE: MUSIC LESSON...BROOKE WHITEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04549523864746273219noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-38143392186523737452010-07-05T01:43:39.474-07:002010-07-05T01:43:39.474-07:00Great Achievement! thank you for sharing this for ...Great Achievement! thank you for sharing this for us... guys just read books written by great writer. You would not know how to do it if you do not read good writing!<br /><a href="http://www.playpianoguide.com" rel="nofollow">Play piano online</a>lexorjunnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694429197652336841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-5559353311289448292010-06-30T20:21:42.262-07:002010-06-30T20:21:42.262-07:00What a treat! Thanks so much for sharing this, B...What a treat! Thanks so much for sharing this, Brooke. You are talented in so many ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-46505746242615809562010-06-30T09:47:41.489-07:002010-06-30T09:47:41.489-07:00What a beautiful post, Brooke! Every parent should...What a beautiful post, Brooke! Every parent should read this! I'm lucky that I was never forced to take lessons but asked to take guitar lessons at 13. You are amazing for bringing such intellect and inspiration to us.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426128008025104901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-18401500540811137552010-06-28T18:03:53.355-07:002010-06-28T18:03:53.355-07:00As a mom of 3 boys I have to say you sure did hit ...As a mom of 3 boys I have to say you sure did hit the nail on the head! So what if a child doesn't want to play piano? Let them find their own niche and run with it, even if it only lasts a year or so. If they grow up and regret not learning an instrument, they can learn to play as an adult. ;) There are bigger battles to fight in raising kids to be decent, independent adults.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03900677114658308618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-7167207186815952972010-06-28T04:43:52.826-07:002010-06-28T04:43:52.826-07:00My dad ws a Radio station controller for 5 years i...My dad ws a Radio station controller for 5 years in the '70's and had access to all the music you could imagine-blues,country,pop,jazz-and took it all home-and I grew up surrounded with music,which I have carried on with all my life-that's what I give to friends as presents-always-music-the soul of life.<br />:)<br />Thnx for your lovely,inspiring story.<br />If I am ever lucky enuf to have kids,they will certainly grow up surrounded by music.<br />:)<br /><br />Paul Fortune.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979518891777702928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-74047855812367366402010-06-27T21:04:47.904-07:002010-06-27T21:04:47.904-07:00I need to read this whole thing a little more thor...I need to read this whole thing a little more thoroughly, but for now I just wanted to thank you for allowing us to see inside your heart a little bit. Music has charged my soul for so many years now. If I may venture so far as to say... music is my best friend.<br /><br />You are a very, very special person. You should be proud of yourself. I'm simply proud to be a fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-84309508352874194792010-06-26T23:31:31.686-07:002010-06-26T23:31:31.686-07:00Brooke, I couldn't have said it better myself....Brooke, I couldn't have said it better myself. I remember both taking piano lessons and NOT taking piano lessons. I used to every so often go and stay at my grandma's condo and there was a piano room that I would love to go and just "play" (play as in fun play, not as in music play). I would make up my OWN music/songs and my grandma would sit there and listen. I DID feel like it was fake (because i didnt "know" what i was doing or playing), but if I would have been more in denial of my lack of technical skill, and just continued to think that i was the best piano player and composer ever, i bet i would not only still be playing piano today, but i probably would be composing some amazing piano tunes. I currently still compose music, just not on the piano. The thought (as a child) that I was an amazing composer of music (however misinformed it may have been), actually fueled my current abilities. Am I currently the most amazing composer of music? um, no. CAN I be, or WILL I become that? Ya never know.....<br />Moral of this story: Do what you want, and believe you are amazing. then BECOME amazing!<br />-Ronit Vertelney (pronounced Row-neet)Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996340154870166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-63704690542496402132010-06-26T19:36:37.601-07:002010-06-26T19:36:37.601-07:00Dear Brooke...you did it again. That is some more...Dear Brooke...you did it again. That is some more story. I understand how the opportuntiy that you had as a child to listen to music as you did, inspired you and caused you to want to share a gift that you have with the world. I'm glad that I have been a part of that journey, watching you on idol and since then you have grown as an artist and are quite the writer as well. You are awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-68764258623893431552010-06-26T10:51:43.842-07:002010-06-26T10:51:43.842-07:00Typically my comments are much more substantive an...Typically my comments are much more substantive and I will post a substantive one for this incredible blog, but I first have to comment that I got quite a chuckle after reading your first paragraph as I thought that I was the only one who always has to drink tomato juice with ice when I am on a plane! Here's to tomato juice!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659549144350263571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-67844121461168713772010-06-26T10:50:35.843-07:002010-06-26T10:50:35.843-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659549144350263571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-14993506630107268482010-06-26T10:40:21.198-07:002010-06-26T10:40:21.198-07:00I love the pic. That is the Brooke White I went to...I love the pic. That is the Brooke White I went to school with at Johnson Elementary. Who would have known you would end up such a success. Congrats on everything I love your CD. I am glad you stuck in there with making music.Markus Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195337220104017103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-25519400768595933882010-06-26T08:34:57.167-07:002010-06-26T08:34:57.167-07:00Brooke, I hope your realize that music is only one...Brooke, I hope your realize that music is only one of the gifts that you have given to the world. Music is just an expression of what you have inside, and we're fortunate that you have shared it. You are an old soul.DoRayMeFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769182644038088094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-25272511560717639562010-06-26T08:28:19.559-07:002010-06-26T08:28:19.559-07:00love reading this. it was fun at your grandparents...love reading this. it was fun at your grandparents house- up in the barn thing... listening to pat play piana while Hunter & his friends were the band. love. it. your family is So music centered & i want that so bad in my home. i'd LOVE a piano. all my siblings HAD to take piano lessons...i was in choir & i sat down and just played the right hand to easy songs in the hymn book... mom asked if i wanted to take lessons & i said mom... you wasted a lot of money on the other kids & they all quit. so no dont worry about it! haha. now i want to learn!!! my mom is amazing at the piano!! anyways... thanks for sharing your story!!!mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280930002197505024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-49503004184761215192010-06-26T07:40:37.303-07:002010-06-26T07:40:37.303-07:00sorry for the spelling mistake on your name btw! i...sorry for the spelling mistake on your name btw! i know its Brooke!:P hahah. sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-26421352212874608082010-06-26T07:38:51.905-07:002010-06-26T07:38:51.905-07:00Hey Brook! so INCREDIBLE blog. I agree 100%. I gre...Hey Brook! so INCREDIBLE blog. I agree 100%. I grew up with an opera singer father who happens to be broadway obsessed, and classic tween who never grew out of her tweenyness mother. This means I grew up listening from everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to the Beach Boys and Michael Jackson... We had saturday afternoon dance parties... hold hands in a circle and listen to music and dance. <br /><br />Heres another perspective on the piano question. My parents put us all in lessons at 5 and if we completed a grade, we didnt have to do them anymore, but if we quit we HAD to take music class (i hated that rule at the time, but thank God for it now). So I started lessons and HATED piano with a passion, i didnt want to do it anymore, but i was forced. After the year and after i could kind of sort of play i loved it and played for 5 more years! They only forced us because they wanted to make sure we gave it a fair chance and that we didnt drop out of something we might end up loving.. I ended up quitting and doing guitar. But honestly from being forced into lessons, i discovered a passion for guitar, my brother for drums, and my sister for singing. So i guess it kind of worked for us? :) SORRY FOR THIS PARAGRAPH:P i had a lot of thoughts haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-22451671875575241142010-06-26T06:31:29.288-07:002010-06-26T06:31:29.288-07:00What a remarkable story, Brooke! I wish my family ...What a remarkable story, Brooke! I wish my family was as immersed in music as yours. I've had to take the initiative myself to discover the artists and songs that I would grow to love with all of my heart and soul. I promise that I'll make sharing the joy and inspiration of music a top priority with my children someday. <3<br /><br />Maybe it's not too late to try learning the piano on my own after all...Elizabeth Rosalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438134493091994424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-32033385689480586552010-06-26T06:08:44.465-07:002010-06-26T06:08:44.465-07:00Inspiring ... this blog was simply inspiring :)Inspiring ... this blog was simply inspiring :)Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285268696203931436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-27093106467276325952010-06-26T03:11:31.382-07:002010-06-26T03:11:31.382-07:00That is a beautiful story! I think all of us wish ...That is a beautiful story! I think all of us wish we could have grown up in a family like yours!hgaskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634972959529719496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-63504888855424906872010-06-26T02:08:59.340-07:002010-06-26T02:08:59.340-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353985705073473105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-91734951678512294352010-06-26T01:08:29.308-07:002010-06-26T01:08:29.308-07:00You really could write a book! That would be a re...You really could write a book! That would be a really great one I think...think about it:-)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061582078544929142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-27196875343498366392010-06-26T01:00:12.254-07:002010-06-26T01:00:12.254-07:00I was crying while I was reading it. Everything yo...I was crying while I was reading it. Everything you said it true. Actually, I can relate because when I was kid my mom also ask me to take piano lessons, but I felt at that time I was forced, I really did not have fun. But now, as I am about to go to my 22 years, I wanted to learn so much about music and just breathe into it. I even wanted to work and build my own recording label. I love singing so much and for me no moment will compare to the time when I would just sing my heart out. I feel at peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-12576729829559296072010-06-26T00:34:18.155-07:002010-06-26T00:34:18.155-07:00I really love this one Brooke. Ever considered wri...I really love this one Brooke. Ever considered writing a book someday?Jessica Mendivilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943226216604621791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9061588009611910262.post-91747765606160914392010-06-25T23:33:20.147-07:002010-06-25T23:33:20.147-07:00Ok, this is such a gem. You are incredible Brooke ...Ok, this is such a gem. You are incredible Brooke White. Every parent should read this. I think I might show it to mine...Totohirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950593960995284082noreply@blogger.com