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Piano Musings

The piano–such a versatile instrument.  Listen to anything from a Bach Invention to the latest Coldplay album and you’ll hear it.  Lift up it’s lid and it never ceases to amaze. Strings of grand proportion delicately wound from thick to thin, ready to be plucked, modified or played conventionally with keys connected to a simple felt hammer striking ever so precisely to provide us with an array of massive resonating overtones.  And when it sits quietly, the anticipation of it’s next sound makes it seem as if it has taken on an almost human persona……

Bass pumping…drums pounding…guitars screaming….adrenaline soaring.   Ahh, living vicariously through a song. I recently read a quote from Picasso that said [I paraphrase] we seize power from art forms because they give form to our desires.   My only question: which is the reality—which is the art form???

Congratulations to all of the award winners and nominees!

If you ever have some walking, train or bus time and want a good read:  ”MusicCage/ Cage Muses on Word Art Music.”

I’ve been pondering his description of a person holding a fork and how we either perceive the subject as the fork with the person as the background or the person as the subject with the fork as part of the landscape.   I guess it depends on what time you get up in the morning and whether you have studied 5.1 surround sound.   On that subject, I think someone in the world may be on the brink of discovering an amazing new concept in the field of multimedia— well beyond gaming.    Until next time…

Even musicians need a vacation.  We all know the work of a performer, songwriter or producer never ends.  Luckily, most of the music industry closes for the holidays so there is always a chance for rest if you are willing to take it.   Most of the people at Summit Songs try.   This year I visited relatives for the holidays and, behold, the electricity went out with a temperature below zero outside.   People in New York are very crafty, most of them have generators for times like this. Within in minutes we had warmth again, but one thing was still missing—electricity for the stove!    It was the first time for cooking a pie on the outdoor grill.  Some scraping of a burnt crust around the edges and “voila”   —just like a nice jazz solo…..

Changing times all around us.  During this holiday season, may you find an abundance of music to wrap yourself around for the moment–music to heal, music to expand and expound upon; so that you may embrace the coming year with peace, wonder and joy.  Happy Holidays, Summit Songs

Do you ever wonder about the personal wish lists of people who have already accomplished so much in life?  Even if  a most apparent wish hasn’t arrived, we all keep working toward our goals.  Ponder this:  would it be possible for each of us to help with another’s wish list? Think of what the world could be. There are people in this world with the capabilities to help with another’s wish list in the blink of eye, without having to put forth very much effort. So, wherever you are on the musical career ladder, or the ladder of life, consider helping with someone else’s wish list. I’m off to do that right now. Until next time….