Archive for November, 2010

Spontaneous Song #6

Posted by on Nov 05 2010 | Audio, Sarah Sings, Songtaneous, Spontaneous Song a Day

I sang this song as I awoke this morning.

I had been dreaming about my European classmates. As is often true in dreams, they were them and not them.  Two women from Japan had joined my dream group (memories of Michiko in Hawaii four years ago?) and sang and spoke together excitedly. Two Swiss women sang together in Swiss, which in my dream I could understand (Swenglish?). My instructor Rhiannon turned into my friend M who passed away two Mays ago.

Rhiannon (as M) told us that it was okay to use an idea again. That an idea was like the crust – as long as you let the music live, you could make a new loaf every time.

Then she turned to me and asked me to solo …

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Spontaneous Song #5

Posted by on Nov 04 2010 | Audio, Sarah Sings, Songtaneous, Spontaneous Song a Day

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I “composed” today’s song with my eyes closed. Shortly into it, I got this strong mental image of a woman walking toward me across the ocean.

(I tried to sing what she showed me. *smile*)

II

I wondered if I should include a quote today (Food for Thought #71) or just post Song #5.

Undecided, I did a search quotes about new beginnings and …

Yes (the Universe answered), I should post this quote.

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth … not going all the way, and not starting.”
– Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta (the founder of Buddhism)

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Spontaneous Song #4

Posted by on Nov 03 2010 | Audio, Sarah Sings, Songtaneous, Spontaneous Song a Day

In today’s song, I established a pattern and tried to keep returning to it. I’m not sure it was entirely successful, but it was a good vocal exercise.

(And I promised no editing. *smile*)

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