Our songs travel the earth. We sing to one another. Not a single note is ever lost and no song is original. They all come from the same place and go back to a time when only the stones howled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louise Erdrich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Words live in my head. When I think them, they are In my head. Getting ready to write my post here, I have to think it through. Live is full of material to write about. I make a selection, pursue is and come up with this every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I speak words, though they come out of my mouth. Or my throat. Then again, they come through my lungs. I notice this more when I sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OH yes, the singing. I breathe in from the wide world and breathe it out again, adding my own vibration. Sometimes that is far easier than arranging sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With singing and music, I add the hum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With writing, the readers, the audience have to choose to read and make it alive, to hear the thrum of meaning in their own heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s an update on my musical pursuit. I let you all know I\u201dd been working on singing and playing 100 new songs. I\u2019m up to 66 (here\u2019s the current list).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n As I\u2019ve pursed this goal, and kept on it, more opportunities appeared. I found a friendly Open mic, and signed up. I saw a musical friend there, and he introduced me to a bass player. I had a great set and they both offered to join me on the next open mic and be my backup band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that confidence boost, I invited more people to come to the next open mic. A classical cellist was interested and she joined me too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing wins like winning so I made music performance a higher priority on my schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A drummer from a local band was joining in with a jazz ensemble, so I blew off another obligation to see him play. He was delighted to see me and introduced me to the rest of the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their organist Mass plays every week at another local spot. I dropped in on that one and found he had a whole jazz drop-in situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now I have a reason to learn to practice jazz vocals. He said he\u2019d play behind me if I wanted to sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is so right that a jazz musician holds the gate open \u201ccome on in!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Miles David said there are no wrong notes in jazz, only notes in the wrong places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some art is meant for music, and some is meant for sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or maybe words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I play in each of the spaces, I learn more how they fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our songs travel the earth. We sing to one another. Not a single note is ever lost and no song is original. They all come from the same place and go back to a time when only the stones howled. … Continue reading
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