TrentTrends: Getting a Musical Education

I happen to have an older friend that I met while working on a commercial a year ago. She is 69 years old and yes I consider a friend. I think it is important for younger people like myself to have older friends that can teach you valuable things that you can't learn anywhere else. My friend has not only taught me a lot about the film world but life in general. I have always been a history fanatic so just listening to her talk about her past is a treat all in itself.

Last night I had the pleasure of getting to spend some time with her. She made me a beautiful dinner and we got to talking about everything going on in our lives at the moment. Then we got on the topic of music. She pulled out all of her old records and insisted on me becoming familiar with each artist. We listen to music and drink wine for hours.

The music she showed me was completely different than anything we have today. A lot of it is instrumental but it is really beautiful and creative music. Each artist has their own sound and truly are "artists." She was hippie back in the day so she was enlightening me on music that a lot of people have never or will never hear. This was such a fun night and she honestly has given me such a special gift by introducing me to all this music.

Here are a few of the artists she happened to show me: