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Showing posts with label what the heck are we thinking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label what the heck are we thinking. Show all posts
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Song-a-Day May: A tone poem
As it turns out, Schmitty and I only managed about two hours (well, a bit less than that, actually) of sleep last night, and that all happened between about 5:15AM and 7AM. Given that it's now 11PM, we are feeling awesome!Truth be told, we had some good chords worked out to use for a song, but then we both became incredibly cranky, and we abandoned that in favor of this.
Hey, at least it's a break from our usual genre(s). And we still only used guitars and our voices!
Seriously, I am so going to bed now.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Song-a-Day May: Mayday
Hi there!
(I'm on my way, I'm making it.)
Okay, not really. And, quite frankly, this isn't, strictly speaking, a post about something crafty. But it is a post about something art-y. I'm hoping you're all willing to accept a little deviation from the norm.
Anyway.
In keeping with the grand tradition of this blog, I once again find myself faced with a task that will likely fall by the wayside unless associated with a certain amount of peer pressure. Specifically, I am trying to teach myself to play guitar. Conveniently, my fella (hereafter referred to as "Schmitty") is also learning to play, which is really neat from a "misery loves company" perspective (truth be told, he is a far better player than I). In an effort to encourage regular practice, the Schmitty and I have decided to implement "Song-a-day May" - this month, we'll compose and record a song every day, and share it with the internets.
Yeah, I know. Why would we do that to you, our friends, on the internets?
I'm figuring this is as good a sign as any that we are complete weirdos. I am learning to be okay with this.
We recorded a brief explanation of Song-a-day May, along with some elaboration about the associated rules. You can listen to that here.
Today's song was inspired by our discovery that blowing across the top of the empty Honey Moon Summer Ale bottle produced a nearly perfect G. It incorporated the following chords: G, A minor, C, G major (4th position), this chord that is basically C moved up two frets, and a chord that Schmitty describes as "A, an octave up, and with the E root note," which could also (apparently) be tabbed as xx5588. Rad. Regardless, you can listen to the song here.
Dear lord, what have we signed ourselves up for? (Besides dangling participles.)
(I'm on my way, I'm making it.)
Okay, not really. And, quite frankly, this isn't, strictly speaking, a post about something crafty. But it is a post about something art-y. I'm hoping you're all willing to accept a little deviation from the norm.
Anyway.
In keeping with the grand tradition of this blog, I once again find myself faced with a task that will likely fall by the wayside unless associated with a certain amount of peer pressure. Specifically, I am trying to teach myself to play guitar. Conveniently, my fella (hereafter referred to as "Schmitty") is also learning to play, which is really neat from a "misery loves company" perspective (truth be told, he is a far better player than I). In an effort to encourage regular practice, the Schmitty and I have decided to implement "Song-a-day May" - this month, we'll compose and record a song every day, and share it with the internets.
Yeah, I know. Why would we do that to you, our friends, on the internets?
I'm figuring this is as good a sign as any that we are complete weirdos. I am learning to be okay with this.
We recorded a brief explanation of Song-a-day May, along with some elaboration about the associated rules. You can listen to that here.
Today's song was inspired by our discovery that blowing across the top of the empty Honey Moon Summer Ale bottle produced a nearly perfect G. It incorporated the following chords: G, A minor, C, G major (4th position), this chord that is basically C moved up two frets, and a chord that Schmitty describes as "A, an octave up, and with the E root note," which could also (apparently) be tabbed as xx5588. Rad. Regardless, you can listen to the song here.
Dear lord, what have we signed ourselves up for? (Besides dangling participles.)
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