Musical Affect on My Family!

I grew up in a very religious family. There was always gospel music playing in our house and in my parent’s car whenever we would travel. Church was a very important part of our life. As a child my mother would was in nursing school. She had recorded her voice on a tape recorder for me to listen to at night, while she was away at school. My dad would play this as he tucked me in and I would soon drift off to sleep. She would sing simple traditional church songs. I can not remember exactly what the songs were because I was so young but I will never forget how much that tape meant to me. I actually lost the tape at one point and had to learn to fall asleep without it. :(
Sometimes, I would have nightmares and wake up crying as a child. My brother would get his cello out and play for me until I would fall asleep. He had just learned how to play, and all he could play was “Lullaby”. This became one of my favorite songs that he played. I loved hearing him play at night, it would make me feel safe. Soon after he played I would fall asleep, and he would carry me back to my room.
At Christmas time, my family would get together and go caroling. This tradition meant a lot to us, because we were celebrating our Savior’s birth. We would travel around the neighborhood knocking on doors to sing a few simple songs to those who would listen. We also would sing Christmas songs before we opened presents at Christmas. When my brother started playing cello, he started playing along, while we sang. Once I started playing piano, I would accompany the family during the songs.
My family was not a very musical family. They all appreciated the art of music, but my bother and I were the only two that were good at it.