Abby's Jubilant Music Journey

I come from a nonmusical family. Unless you count an uncle who played a little guitar as a teenager, the only musician in my family I know of is me! Despite my family's lack of performing musicians, I know some of my family members have strong musical opinions. I live at home with my parents, and my mom doesn't often talk about music. My dad does though, so I decided to interview him! For some background, my dad was born in the 1970s and graduated from Spartanburg High School in the 1990s. I thought it would be interesting to interview him because he often expresses his distaste for "annoying" songs that play during commercials. However, he also sometimes shows my mom and me musicians he likes on YouTube.  Without further ado, here is the interview! Abby: Okay. The first question is: Do you play an instrument? Dad: Yes. I do.  Abby: You do? What instrument? Dad: The acoustic guitar. Abby: When did you start playing it? Dad: One week ago. (He got it for Christmas) Abby...

Over the past two years, I have attended almost twenty weddings. I was hired as a musician for most of these weddings but have been a guest for a few. Before I started college, I had only been to a single wedding when I was eight years old, so I have learned a lot about how music is incorporated into ceremonies and which musical selections people tend to pick. Here's a picture of me at my cousin's wedding (I don't know why my brother has a black eye...)! Music-wise ceremonies are usually structured like this (if you've been to a lot of weddings you could probably skip this!):  First, the wedding party and family process down the aisle. For most of the weddings I've been to, they walk to the same music, but sometimes they have different selections. If the groom and officiant process, they usually also walk down with the family and bridal party. The bride has had her own music selection at every wedding I've been to. After the processional, some weddings include u...

Welcome to my blog! My name is Abby Sullivan. I'm currently a junior music therapy major. I was born and raised in Spartanburg, and I'm a commuter. I double majored in chemistry and music during my freshman year, but I eventually realized I liked music much more than science! I've been playing the cello for about ten years, but I also enjoy playing the guitar, piano, and singing although I am far less experienced in those areas. When not engaging with music, I like reading fantasy novels, visiting bookshops, petting my dogs, and playing video games. This may come as a surprise (haha), but I also enjoy listening to music. I listen to music when I walk to class, do schoolwork, read books, and sometimes even when I practice. Not to brag, but I listened to music for 109,000 minutes last year (and I don't cheat by turning on Spotify while I sleep)! I'm super-duper excited to talk about music I like, so let us begin :) 1. My current go-to music: I've been listening to...