I was opened by the sound of the rain last night. I heard every drop all at once and I found peace. Deep stillness. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2006
Harmony’s Hidden Geometry Revealed
THE GEOMETRY OF MUSICAL CHORDS Dmitri Tymoczko, Princeton University Musical chords have a non-Euclidean geometry that has been exploited by Western composers in many different styles. A musical chord can be represented as a point in a geometrical … [Read more...]
New Music Hacks Podcast
Music hacks are slick solutions to common musical problems. This Music Hacks podcast is designed to help you learn to hack your music intentionally, so you never get stuck and experience more joy out of playing. Subscribe with iTunes … [Read more...]
Al Gore To Address Wal Mart Execs On Sustainability
Al Gore is planning to address Wal-Mart executives next week at the retailer's quarterly conference on sustainability, part of the company's recent efforts to become "an environmental leader". I hope they start a trend. read … [Read more...]
Music Hacks Podcast 07-06-06
Topics covered: Mental rehearsal, how to get your music heard, how to elicit good feedback about your music, outcome-based thinking and intentional music, effective lyric phrasing, songwriting hacks, "open loops", the 80/20 rule of … [Read more...]
Music from 10-07-05a
This is a short [tag]chord progression[/tag] in the key of [tag]Db[/tag]. It's [tag]dark[/tag], [tag]pensive[/tag], and [tag]introspective[/tag]. Approximately [tag]65bpm[/tag]. [tag]Piano[/tag]: || Db/Ab | Db#5/A | Db/Ab | Db#5/A | GbMAJ7 | … [Read more...]
Music from 12-16-05e
0:00 - [tag]iPod[/tag] recording. [tag]Hammond[/tag] organ and [tag]Trinity[/tag] [tag]synth bass[/tag] [tag]Ebmin7[/tag] | Ab7 [tag]100bpm[/tag] [tag]funk[/tag]. 1:08 - [tag]wah wah clav[/tag]. 1:30 - Hammond [tag]organ solo[/tag]. 4:49 - … [Read more...]
Music from 12-16-05d
[tag]iPod[/tag] recording of a bluesy C7 120bpm Hammond organ groove with a [tag]vocal scat solo[/tag]. 0:00 - [tag]organ solo[/tag]. 2:40 - scat. 7:20 - [tag]wurly[/tag] enters for a bit. 10:05 - Rhythm changes … [Read more...]
Music from 12-16-05c
[tag]PRACTICING[/tag] [tag]Bb[/tag] [tag]rhythm changes[/tag] on the [tag]Hammond[/tag] organ at [tag]130bpm[/tag]. 0:00 - [tag]Walking bass[/tag]. 1:30 - Right hand comps. 2:30 - [tag]Perdido[/tag]. 3:40 - [tag]Organ solo[/tag]. 7:15 … [Read more...]
McCain On Global Warming
From McCain on the global warming: At an event here in Aspen, asked about global warming, something very close to: "I've been a supporter of the President ... but this administration has betrayed the tradition of Theodore Roosevelt." … [Read more...]