1. The Julia Project continues with 'Nun Lob, mein Seel, den Herren', a setting of a hymn tune common in Bach's day. I'm struck by how tolerant Bach was of dissonance, how creatively he moved in and out of those dissonant moments.
The theory texts I endured in school had totally sanitized the dissonances out of the process of learning how to harmonize, while still presenting the material as if it were based upon Bach. No wonder I slept through class!
I browsed through the theory text of a college freshman last week, and nothing has changed about the American approach to theory teaching. Dry, pedantic, and unconnected to the rich realities of Western music. Your tax dollars, once again, at work on campus. Multiply this example by a few thousand, across other disciplines, and understand the task ahead.
2. Two Green Shoots Awards candidates: Chicagoland's Brookhaven Market, and New Harmony Indiana's The White House Restaurant. Both are small operations, and fabulous experiences on last week's travels. It is businesses like these, that understand profits are made by truly serving customers(as opposed to raping them!), that will create the next American Renaissance. Three loud cheers for each establishment.
By the way, New Harmony Indiana was an inspiring visit...too long a task to detail now.
3. Speaking of awards--stumbled over an hour of sheer hilarity on CMT--the annual 'Here's Your Sign' Award, honoring the absolutely most stupid moments caught on video this year. My favorite was the guy who sawed off a tree limb while sitting on the part destined to fall...where have we seen that lately?
4. Walked nine holes from the blues, always kept the ball in play, started and ended on the same ball...6 over my goal of 'bogies from the blues'(carrying the bag, persimmon woods). But what fun!
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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