All this is in the past tense for me but I still listen to recorded music.

I began with piano at age 6 and took lessons for about 12 years. In high school I sang in the chorus and played cello in the orchestra. We played for graduations and gave concerts. (We weren't very good.)

Living in a small town as a child, I was somehow able to play the organ in a church on Sunday for a while because they needed organ music and had nobody on tap who was an organist. They figured I could do it since I played piano. So I did.

I sang in a number of choirs and choruses for years. Since MS came along I gave up on singing and the piano but learned to play the recorder and spent many happy hours with my two recorders.

I recently sold them but am glad I was able to play them for some years.

My parents were both choral singers, and my mother played the piano. My sister played cello, one brother played violin, one played bass viol--all were in school orchestras.