Just a heads up that I finished a new song, something that happens 1-4 times each year. I forget how to embed a SoundCloud song here so I’ll just paste in a link so you can hear it if you like.
The lyrics are viewable at the link site above.
Bird Song
I was asked on Facebook what music these birds are trying to convey, assuming the above is a musical staff. Hmmm. A three line staff with no clef, key signature, time signature, or bar lines. To the internet!
We now have Do, Mi, and Sol, for the three lines, given the reference above. For rhythm I’m reading from left to right using relative positions. To keep it easy, there is an anacrusis with an opening 8th note after which we’ll immediately insert a bar line, followed by four quarter notes, ending with two more 8th notes at the end.
So, I’m using the bottom three lines of the “regular” treble-clef musical staff so that Do, Mi, and Sol are correctly used on those lines. Here’s a brief movie that you can both view and hear:
Under the Viaduct
Here’s my latest and greatest piece of music. It’s a slow blues with light jazz elements. This is probably the best sound overall I’ve ever been able to muster on a recording. Click through to give it a listen.
Rounded Brainary – Full Version
Been working on this complete version since I last posted the harpsichord part naked in my previous post. Here it is in it’s full version, just click the following link: Continue reading
Rounded Brainery
Here it is, kids, my latest and greatest keyboard masterpiece. Three minutes in length, solo harpsichord. I’ll likely be adding violin and cello which was my plan all along. First I wanted to make a foundation that I could play live and by myself. Click in to listen if you like.
Flat Stanley
Hi,
I’m Flat Stanley and I went to Hastings, Michigan, to visit my Uncle Jim.
When I first got there, the Fairies of the house came to make sure I didn’t bring any Woodland Magic into the house that didn’t belong.
After that, the house Dragons checked me for any evil Fire Magic. No fires allowed in the house.
OS X 10.10.3 Update – What a Scare!
This post is for my Apple Trove followers, Apple users in general, and maybe Apple haters. The rest can follow along out of morbid curiosity or maybe to see how I trouble shot a problem I had with my computer after updating it’s operating system to the latest and greatest upgrade on the first day of release. Continue reading
Writing Music Like Mozart
[Classmates, if you want to hear my final project and see the submitted score, please scroll down to the bottom of this article.]
For the past six weeks I have been taking a Coursera class called, “Writing Music Like Mozart”. I’ll not bore non-music theorists with the details of what was covered, but I do want to address certain people in this world. Continue reading
Giving a Hand Up
A couple weeks ago my wife, Cathy, was looking through the local Facebook community page and she saw a post from a wife asking for a ride to work for her husband. Their car was vandalized and they could not afford for him to lose his job. Cathy showed me the post. Continue reading
Get Rid of in-app Ads
Here’s a quick tip for my Apple Trove followers.
I heard you can get rid of in-app ads by turning on Airplane mode on your iPhone. All you have to do is swipe up from the bottom of your iPhone to access the Control Center, tap on the airplane icon, and then streamed ads can no longer reach your iPhone! I’ve tried this with several apps and it works like a charm. The apps work and there are no ads popping up.
There are downsides to this, like not being able to receive phone calls, texts, and other online services. But why should the world be allowed to disturb your game, right? Just don’t forget to switch Airplane Mode back off when you’re done!
What about morals? OK, if you really use an app a lot and there is a cheap option to get rid of the ads then give them a buck.
Meanwhile, if you are willing to disconnect yourself from planet Earth, there is a way to get rid of those pesky ads.
