It suits her
That brings back memories
Unless "that instrument "is a banjo?
Then you go practice at the edge of a sheer cliff in a high wind.
Right next to the guy with the melodica and the bagpipes.
One of the only cases where a pipe band is preferable to a lone piper
My cat will wake me if he runs out of food in the middle of the night. He will poke my face with his claws gently until I wake up.
Mine walks gently over to my pillow, careful not to disturb me with his motion, positions his head right next to my ear and says…
M-E-E-E-E-E-OWWWWWWWWW
Damn straight I wake up!
They are problem solvers
My little blind silky-poo, Lila sleeps with me. If she has to pee she will lay her chin on the side of my neck and do a barely audible squeak right in my ear. I snap right awake.