Wow. Robert Reich nails it. Watch this video. Share this video.
An Oracle from Yip Harburg
June 13th, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
theOwl
Said Yip Harburg: “Words make you think a thought; music makes you feel a feeling. But a song makes you feel a thought.”
Hmmmm….
So Get Rid of the Saxophone
October 19th, 2009 § 0 comments § permalink
theOwl
In the course of reading various books on theatrical directing, I found my way to Harold Clurman’s On Directing. Now, I am interested in the theater, but I always find myself, perhaps inevitably, considering any thoughts I have concerning the theater as potentially applicable to my various musical endeavors. So it is with Clurman’s book. At the beginning of Chapter 7 – The Director’s Work Script – the author has this to say:
Having read the script six or more times and decided what the play’s main action or spine is, the director would then do well to study the play in still another way. He should read all the parts separately as if he himself were going to act each of them. This will help him find the spines of the chief motivating action for each character. The character’s spine must be conceived as emerging from the play’s main action. Where such a relation is not evident or non-existent, the character performs no function in the play. There is no basis for a true characterization unless the character’s prime motivation or spine is found.
Hmmm…this seems to be a particularly fertile metaphor for choices one makes in arranging and orchestrating music.
Brain Update
February 1st, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
dnb
To repeat – The brain makes models and predictions. The way in which these models and predictions must be updated and adjusted is very important.
The subjective experience/awareness of these changes is an important wavefront.
Inspirations
March 10th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
I found this at THE DISH. Beautiful. Put on some headphones, go to full screen and enjoy…
INSPIRATIONS from Cristóbal Vila on Vimeo.
Now look at the wire frames…
INSPIRATIONS Wireframes from Cristóbal Vila on Vimeo.
Gravy Train?
January 24th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
It’s different to see more than a few at a time. Watch the whole train. I don’t know what this means…
Doodling in Math
January 10th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Saw this at the Daily Dish. There are more of them at YouTube…
What’s That About the Moon?
January 9th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
I am swamped these days, and not actively posting to theWheel, but I have to leave a note about this experiment. Per many previous posts (like this one), I hope and expect we will be getting a few surprises as the data starts rolling in. Listen to the Moon.
Misbehavin’
December 11th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
This should be read… I, too, have had a bellyful of our dear masters.
Ain’t Misbehavin’
December 9th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Nothing much to say here, but check it out…
This Is the Future…
November 27th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Check this out. This is the Future…
Here’s a link to more video from TPM. Follow TPM’s link to more background.