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Sing the Song: georgics
First off, it always starts with breath. That sounds so simple, but in fact so many who would stretch their speech against set pitches set in time forget to breathe – at least, to breathe as if the air were … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, breath, georgics, instruction, poetic forms, singing
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Song within: a cyrch a chwta
The human voice was made to sing; and to the dull roar of life, bring a force that grounds us in all things. From the soprano, giving wing to angel’s tones gone traveling, to basso, low and rumbling: the song … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, cyrch a chwta, daily poems, life, singing, song, Welsh verse forms
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Sing, Then: a cyhydedd hir
To fill life with song, sing out all day long both right notes, and wrong; do not be shy. Don’t worry the notes. Just listen, and quote; and do keep your throat from getting dry. The subject, the text? The … Continue reading
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Tagged cyhydedd hir, daily poems, poetic forms, singing, song, trust, voice, Welsh verse forms
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Sing Another Song
Sing another song: don’t make it too long, make sure it’s nice and strong so we all can sing along. Sing another one when the first one is done; we’ve only just begun having fun. Sing something that makes us … Continue reading
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Tagged audiences, live music, popular music, repetition, singing, songs
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The Wedding Singer
OK, so I play a lot of weddings. And invariably, the wedding organizers will request that the band play a number of songs at key points in the evening – the bride and groom’s first dance, the bride and her … Continue reading
Up in Smoke
OK, so as of January 4, I’ve quit smoking. Roughly a 25-year, 2 pack a day habit and now it’s done. No patch. No gum. No Wellbutrin XL (which my better half who also quit needed to help her over … Continue reading
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Tagged cigarettes, Jaime Vendera, Raise Your Voice, singing, smoking, will
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This Morning’s Song
The song I sing this morning is not new. In fact, its birth predates even my own; yet in between the phrases, now and then, it’s me, and not the tune, that you’ll hear groan. Why is this melody upon … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, contentment, happiness, morning, relationships, singing, songs, survival
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