Here's to the Entertaining Untalented

Around my neighbourhood, you don't have to wait for a full moon for things to get a little bit strange. It seems I live in a complex full of people considerably lacking in musical talent, but who love to sing, dance and play every instrument under the sun (badly most of the time).

And it echoes up and down the rows of townhouses.

At first I thought, how embarrassing, these people don't even realise we can all hear it and see it through open blinds and curtains. But the more I sit on my balcony and listen in (I don't consider it eavesdropping nor do I deliberately spy through open windows) the more I enjoy it. The guy who plays the sax is slowly improving with less reed squealing going on lately, and the kid who's voice is starting to break is developing a bit more control while singing 'Halo' by Beyonce.

I think I'm going to crank my music up and sing along loudly just so I don't feel left out, and I used to be able to play the recorder so maybe I can dig that out of a storage box and start practicing. It's actually great that people can do something they enjoy, without worrying what others will think about it.

So if you love singing even though you're tone deaf, or want to learn a new instrument even though you don't have a musical bone in your body - go for it! And don't worry about the neighbours, chances are they'll be a little bit strange too and will probably enjoy listening to your untalented entertainment.