While many people decide to better themselves with New Year’s resolutions, I think summer is the time to try new things, take up hobbies, and just do things for fun. The weather is good. There seems to be a little more time.

So for this week, do something musical. If you know how, play something! If not, maybe it’s time to sign up for those lessons you’ve always wanted to take. But even if you have no sense of rhythm or timing or anything else (and I’m talking about myself), there are so many opportunities to appreciate music.

Living in Music City, there are almost unlimited opportunities to listen to live music. Consider the Frist Fridays at the  First Center. The Nashville Symphony always has something going on. And there’s always the CMA Festival. And don’t forget the amount of live music you can find in Nashville on any given night at various bars, clubs, and restaurants.

At the very least, turn off those loud-mouths on talk radio, put in a CD or plug in your Ipod, and listen to some great music on your summer trips.