Ooh, I love the tunings in this track 🙏

Jungle

Do you think that you could dance to this #MusicalMinute?  Waltzes are normally in three, and this is certainly not!  In fact, today’s track shares more in common with ’It’s a Raggy Waltz’ by Dave Brubeck.  Rhythm fascinates me, especially as it is one of the three things that Nikola Tesla thought we should think in terms of.  What do you think

21 Apr 24 Waltz Hesitato

Yesterday’s #MusicalMinute was a strange waltz, and today we continue with the dance theme by creating a duet featuring two of this month’s main melodies.  As in every relationship, there are lots of tensions and resolutions, but the overall result is extremely worthwhile.  What do you think?

22 Apr 24 Pas de deux

This is what happens when you playfully turn something upside down to see what happens!  Perspective and perception are similar words; each allowing for multiple versions of an event to be re-cognised.  Creativity and imagination enable multiple viewpoints to be explored, something closed minds find difficult.  What do you think?

23 Apr 24 Inverted View

Today’s #MusicalMinute contains lots of melodies, each one vying for your attention.  This is what it can feel like, living in the Information Age.  Step back, and there is a dialogue between rhythm, suspension, dissonance and harmony.  What do you think?

24 Apr 24 Mixed Messages

There are lots of short notes in today’s #MusicalMinute but there don’t seem to be many silences.  For some reason this makes me think about pointillism and the atomic structure of matter.  One of the benefits of daily creativity is that it allows for random thoughts and ideas.  What do you think?

25 Apr 24 Plucky Interlude

I have always been interested in the law of cause and effect — nothing happens in isolation.  But is this always true?  To me, creativity is a series of conscious and unconscious decisions.  Could today’s #MusicalMinute have been predicted?  Is the track the result of a series of predetermined choices?  What do you think?

26 Apr 24 Logical Evolution?

I can remember reading, somewhere, that the sweet spot of most tracks happens at the 68% point.  This begs the question, especially with a rather busy #MusicalMinute like today’s, if ‘Grand Gesture’ was part of a longer piece of music, how would we have got here?  It is a bit like having an answer without the question!  Creative curiosity is called for…

27 Apr 24 Grand Gesture

What role do the Arts play in Society?  Is this role different in a civilised society?  What is art?  What is an art?  The dictionary describes art as a non-scientific branch of knowledge, but that could reveal a very narrow definition of science.  In the UK, STEM subjects have been a key focus in education for nearly 30 years.  What has been the impact?

28 Apr 24 Hesitant Dance

There is something different about today’s #MusicalMinute, I wonder if you can spot it.  As we approach the end of the month, I am nearing the conclusion of another of life’s chapters!  I am comforted in the knowledge that each new direction contains lessons from the past, and the potential of adventures in the future.  What do you think?

29 Apr 24 Another Perspective

Well, that’s the end of another month.  If you listen carefully you’ll be able to hear nearly all the melodies that have emerged since April Fools Day!  The experiment with multiple time signatures has opened up new opportunities but also provided a few challenges.  Onwards and upwards!

Jungle

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