My New Musical Obsession

     I would say I have always loved to listen to music. Playing music... Well, I know very little about how to play any instrument as sports have taken up the free time of my life so far. I always thought it would be very cool to be able to play the guitar or even the piano, just for fun or to impress a girl. I'm sure just about about everyone in my generation and the parents of those in my generation will say they are familiar with the games Guitar Hero and RockBand. Not everyone may have played them, but just about everyone knows what they are. I am certainly guilty of owning and playing both game series. The Beatles' RockBand was my favorite and it came with the unique guitar and drum set to make the players feel like the legendary Beatles. The game concept was to clearly hit the note with the same color that appears on the screen in the order it appears. Not very hard to do and just about anyone can play.
     Now anyone that knows me well knows that I have a weird obsession with my iPad. It is like my best friend and I do everything with it. Watch movies, listen to music, play games, write this blog post, do my homework, take notes, and research. I even browse the app store and figure out what I eventually may want to buy or scan through the free apps and see what I think is worth using the space for on my iPad. This app called Smule Magic Piano appeared in advertisements for several of the other games I play, but I felt bombarded with ads for this one app. I thought what is so special about it. It looked like the same thing as Tap Tap Revenge but it played the notes as a piano. I eventually caved to the ads and got the app. It was free so the only thing I could lose is maybe three minutes of my time trying it out.
    I loved it! It reminded me of the fun times I had playing Guitar Hero and RockBand with my friends when I was younger. The first song I played was "Fur Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. My mom overheard the song as I played it and described it as "beautiful". Some songs are pretty hard to play, but that may be due to my lack of experience in playing instruments. It amazes me how much we can actually do with technology.