So, 2012. Not a bad year all things considered. (It would be
hard to match the crappy year that was 2009.) I’ll remember 2012 as the year I
learned how to play bass and started to try my hand at writing songs on piano -
neither of which I ever expected to be doing at all.
My bass playing still isn’t very good, but it’s something to
work on for the new year. Songwriting and singing in particular completely took
me out of my comfort zone. Being an extremely shy person, singing scares the
crap out of me. It took a lot of effort to even work up to singing along softly
to cover songs I’d play at piano lessons. I needed a push from people who
seemed to think I could sing and write to finally try it out. I don’t think
I’ll ever be fully comfortable with singing, but it has gotten easier with
practice.
In retrospect, the year was a continuation of the positive
things that came out of 2011, like rock camp. Having seen people around me go
through changes in 2012, there’s a sense that I’m ready to make a few changes
of my own in 2013. I just needed to know that I was capable of trying new
things and not be so hesitant to do them.
