Heavy thoughts. Made me listen in a whole different way...

Heavy thoughts. Made me listen in a whole different way...

Lovely yet broody.  Elements of that elastic intonation working to effect. 

Lovely yet broody. Elements of that elastic intonation working to effect. :)

Good questions. I thought about the concept a lot recently after we had a house fire and had to move a lot. (We're in a new home and it's all good now.) I always feel that musical instruments have to do with home. You come home to an instrument - familiar fingerings, the feeling of a string or key under your fingers. You have limitations with both - maybe you like your parents' house but wish your parents weren't there, the same way you like the lute but wish you wouldn't have to tune so much, or you love Ableton and know your ins and outs but also know its limits, but you "live with them," maybe even "live within them."

Guess my mind's wandering, too. Thanks for posting this.

Good questions. I thought about the concept a lot recently after we had a house fire and had to move a lot. (We're in a new home and it's all good now.) I always feel that musical instruments have to do with home. You come home to an instrument - familiar fingerings, the feeling of a string or key under your fingers. You have limitations with both - maybe you like your parents' house but wish your parents weren't there, the same way you like the lute but wish you wouldn't have to tune so much, or you love Ableton and know your ins and outs but also know its limits, but you "live with them," maybe even "live within them." Guess my mind's wandering, too. Thanks for posting this.

jebus, wonderful. I'll miss your sonatas when the WB2014 is over

jebus, wonderful. I'll miss your sonatas when the WB2014 is over :/

Awesome, hopefully not too heavy.

One day it will be concrete intonation! I'm building my chops back up from the grave now.

Solid musing , a place without instruments always feels foreign to me. That's a good way of thinking about things in terms of limitations. Thanks for your insight.

Thank you! I never thought post-wb life yet, it's going to feel so strange!

[quote=Jim Wood]Heavy thoughts. Made me listen in a whole different way...[/quote] Awesome, hopefully not too heavy. [quote=rdomain]Lovely yet broody. Elements of that elastic intonation working to effect. :)[/quote] One day it will be concrete intonation! I'm building my chops back up from the grave now. [quote=colorful grey]Good questions. I thought about the concept a lot recently after we had a house fire and had to move a lot. (We're in a new home and it's all good now.) I always feel that musical instruments have to do with home. You come home to an instrument - familiar fingerings, the feeling of a string or key under your fingers. You have limitations with both - maybe you like your parents' house but wish your parents weren't there, the same way you like the lute but wish you wouldn't have to tune so much, or you love Ableton and know your ins and outs but also know its limits, but you "live with them," maybe even "live within them." Guess my mind's wandering, too. Thanks for posting this.[/quote] Solid musing , a place without instruments always feels foreign to me. That's a good way of thinking about things in terms of limitations. Thanks for your insight. [quote=dreikelvin]jebus, wonderful. I'll miss your sonatas when the WB2014 is over :/[/quote] Thank you! I never thought post-wb life yet, it's going to feel so strange!