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Comment on “This Child” isn’t who you think by Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 12 May 2013 22:01:54 +0000

I’ve only had a few occasions of music in my dreams. The first time it was fully orchestrated, and I lost it … though there’s actually a bit longer of a story about that. Usually I lose what comes to me. This time it was just the melody, so it was easier to capture, and you’re right, the rest I came up with as I developed it. Some of it was almost accidental in how it came out, in that I was experimenting with different things and happened upon a phrase or two that worked well. I’m glad you like it.

Comment on “This Child” isn’t who you think by Helen

Helen — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:32:28 +0000

I only rarely remember my dreams, and it’s rarer still that I get music in my dreams. There have been one or two occasions only when I have had a piece of music occur in any extended way inside my head, and as soon as I start trying to remember it and get it down on paper it becomes transient and elusive, and vanishes in a wisp of frustrated forgetfulness. You said you only got the melody/tune/whistle, which means that the rest of the setting/instrumentation had to come out of your conscious, to work out what would fit with that tune. I like it. (There were a couple of hiccups in the recording for me, but maybe the audio-stream was interrupted.)

Comment on How I write music by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:54:42 +0000

Ha! Yeah, the altos get a workout in some subsequent pieces. In fact, they have the melody in one thing I’m working on.

And speaking as a bass, the basses could use some challenge here too.

Comment on How I write music by Helen

Helen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:30:02 +0000

(Bother: the system couldn’t interpret my “teasing” tag that I had wrapped around the second line.)

Comment on How I write music by Helen

Helen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:28:29 +0000

That’s really lovely.

Now you just have to work on making alto lines more exciting!

(Actually, that third bar is more than adequate compensation for the first two!)

Seriously, though, I look forward to seeing more.

Comment on Where I’ve been by How I write music « Caddickisms

How I write music « Caddickisms — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:01:38 +0000

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Comment on MovieWatch 2013 by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:23:27 +0000

Really? I thought you’d be in for at least 3 of the others: Wolverine, Catching Fire, and Red 2 or Pacific Rim.

Comment on MovieWatch 2013 by Jason

Jason — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:18:59 +0000

I am all in for the first group but after that I think I only like oblivion and Jack Ryan.

Comment on 7 movies my mother has to worry about (and a bunch more) by MovieWatch 2013 « Caddickisms

MovieWatch 2013 « Caddickisms — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:55:49 +0000

[...] Last year, my mother was on the verge of sale to the Russians. Luckily for her, I had enough cash to get through 6 of the 7 movies I had listed, and enough sense to hold off on the 7th. The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-man, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Brave, and Skyfall were all very good (though the first half of the list easily outshines the second). Taken 2, the 7th on the must-see list, I still haven’t seen – and I’m not convinced that’s a bad thing. [...]

Comment on Where I’ve been by Lee Sargent

Lee Sargent — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:33:28 +0000

If you hover over the like button (or “liked” button if that be the case) you can tick the Get Notifications which should show them in your feed now. I’ll pop a photo on over on your FB page.