Good morning.
With today’s tune there was some second guessing: “Is this it? Should this go somewhere else?”
It’s slow and repetitive and if I’m thinking too much about the fact that the “record” button is lit, a voice in the back of my head starts saying “Okay, time to wrap it up!”
In truth, though, I think this piece goes on for hours just repeating the same series of chords with minor variations along the way. It captures a mood as opposed to “saying something” that could be conveyed in two or three minutes.
But my purpose here is to convey short musical notions and so what you’ll find is one of those instances I mentioned in the first issue where I guess what I’m saying is “here’s the general idea.”
Having said that, these chords deserve to be played on a piano with a fuller range of volume expression (the mini keyboard I’m using sometimes doesn’t register very soft touches). But I will make no further excuses. After all, these short newsletters are meant to help me trade “perfect” for “done.” (Or “done for now” at least.)
Have a wonderful day and I’ll see you for the next one.
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