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Random 5 Friday is a weekly meme over at A Rural Journal.
Today I want to tell you about my relationship with music.
1. I was voted “Most Musical” of my senior class because I was a hardcore band nerd and played trumpet from 5th grade till graduation. I wanted to play the drums but wasn’t allowed because I am missing the very tips of two of my fingers on my left hand. (Surprise!) But I think all along I had more of a brass heart. 🙂
I knew everyone would want to see, so I’m posting this pic of my left hand. I took about one million shots, but no matter what, my hand looked chubby. I am, indeed, that pale, however. 🙂
2. I get wildly addicted songs and can listen to them on repeat for months.
3. Jazz band was my favorite to play in, but I was always terrified of improv jazz solos. (We OCs don’t like uncertainty, ha!)
4. When I’m writing a particular scene, I often create a playlist to match the mood of the scene. Creating the playlist usually takes longer than the writing. Doh!
5. I really like to write to lyrics-less soundtrack music since it’s not as distracting. I particularly enjoy Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre Desplat, and Harry Gregson-Williams.
JACKIE LEA SOMMERS 
Thanks for sharing your relationship with music. Music is very important to me, too. I don’t usually listen while I write, but if I do, it really needs to be lyric-less, too. Oddly, years ago when I was writing a lot of poetry, I listened to a particular tape by Nanci Griffith (love her–check her out!) where she sang folk songs. It put me in the mood to write.