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Music Theory Lesson 2: Range of Notes

As mentioned in the last lesson, we’re working with the knowledge that the musical scale goes on forever in both directions, dipping lower at one end and rising higher at the other.

Music Theory Lesson 1; Middle C

It is not necessary to read music to play well. Many musical greats did not and do not. But if the magical system which is music is to be understandable, we have to have a “You Are Here” point on the location map.

Sometimes

Sometimes They tell you things you need to hear

Sometimes They tell you things you shouldn’t hear

Deity

I had been in one of those sleeps which do not let go of the heart,
And was thick-tongued and weepy, searching blindly in the dark sleeping car for my papers.

Stolen Roses

Astro, in the light of day, was jeans-clad and sneakered. She wore a white button-down shirt, sleeves rolled up past her tanned forearms. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a tail, and gleamed with shiny health. “Anyway, I just wanted to apologise.” She held up the bouquet of roses.

Seventy-Five Cents

the economic logistics of public transportation;
from our newest blog member, My Life on a Legal Pad

Workhorse Woodies

No one cared about old woodies. You threw them away and got another one. Who would believe that they would go for $90,000 in years to come? Not I, that’s for sure.

Ice Age of the Heart

Lyrics are not complete as poetry. They are created with an additional element, and you just can’t take that away- it’s like printing a poem without any vowels. The music is integral to the form- most of the time.

The art of making an ass of myself

looked at the book in my hand and smiled and said, oh you´ve got good taste! I looked up and said that yes I had endeed enjoyed this book. I then remembered having read another book by the same author, which I told the lady, and urged her to read it.

Fireflies

The little valley that we had driven into was inundated, flooded, overwhelmed by fireflies. It looked- silly.