I have an upcoming gig at the Corner Bar in Saugatuck. I would dearly love to have a CD to sell at this gig, but my personal life is sort of out of control right now. My elderly parents seem to be in crisis and I’m trying to work out exactly what to do about it. At the same time, I’m preparing two hours of music. My friend, Jonathon Fegel, will also perform with me. But he is extremely busy with his full time job. We are having difficulty finding a time he can come over and rehearse. I wanted to do more of his material this time (usually we do mostly mine), but it looks less and less like this will be comfortable for him.
So in the meantime, I am devising a set list and rehearsing it with an emphasis on good execution and memorization of lyrics.
I got my silly DLink router up and running again. This facilitates a WIFI connection for our cell phones. It keeps malfunctioning. I noticed in the docs that come with it, that it suggests keeping the router itself aw...
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structural harmonies and tidbitsFrom: jupiterjenkins.com
Post Date: 2008-04-01 05:20:15
In addition to the two books mentioned in my previous post, I am also reading Schoenberg’s “Structural Functions of Harmony.”
My copy looks like this but the title is white on a red background.
I have gone back to Schoenberg after getting a renewed appreciation for him and his music from Ross’s “The Rest is Noise.” When I was in undergrad school, my theory teacher looked askance at this book (Schoenberg not Ross) and told me that if I coul...
more still a bit out of itFrom: jupiterjenkins.com
Post Date: 2008-03-31 15:35:23
Eileen and I skipped the Hatch’s easter egg hunt.
I was too ill after church and she decided to stay home and keep me company which was nice.
While I was at musical performances on Saturday, Eileen made these with the new wacom and handy dandy software that Mike D. has recommended to us:
EILEEN PICTURES:
After church yesterday, I read the NYT. Then put on a DVD of Rocky and Bullwinkle and proceeded to fall asleep on the couch.
Later we watched the DVD, “...
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