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What if sound were an entity, and silence was its dance partner… are we the music? Some things to consider… What sound is saying What silence is holding That our presence is woven by them both *Before you read anything else, please put on a pair of headphones and listen
The Reality of Success
Why is success valuable? It was only recently that I began to accept that I was not, in fact, made of metal. Strange as that may sound, I have often, unconsciously, aspired to have its qualities; impenetrability, solidity, ‘coolness’, and toughness. I have grown to realize that I, like all
What does it mean to be a woman with a voice?
Beginnings Growing up as a woman in the 70’s and 80’s in England, UK, I was opinionated and yet also very much in a ‘man’s world’. What I learned from my environment was that women were often not considered to be as cultured, talented, or important as men – there
Sound’s story. 7) Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Contextual
I asked the question earlier about when does sound become music, and I think it becomes music when it becomes something that we need. Whether that need be on an emotional level, a spiritual, an emotional or the physical level. I believe those qualities within ourselves define what is music,
Sound’s story. 6) Life forms, Harmonics & Ecological vulnerability
I don’t know if I consider sound to be primordial, that feels somehow unbalanced to me, not enough of the story. I do see it as creating form and structure and also meaning, but it cannot do it alone. I feel that sound could not exist without matter, just as
Sound’s story. 5) Cymatics, Solitons, & Novelty
Before going into the realms of harmonics, which have been referred to a few times in the various quotes, I want to interject with another perspective, related to the above subject, which will require a rather large quote from the book, Turbulent Mirror, by John Briggs and David Peatt. They
Sound’s story. 4) Music, Vibration, & Human Form
I wish to speak to sound as it relates to vibration. I wish to understand the symmetry and beauty of the universe. The way it continues to elaborate upon itself so appropriately, so eloquently, is worth observing, worth relating to. From a musical perspective, I am interested in how music can
Wild Soul Artist Becoming – workshop
Hello Dear Friends, I am excited to tell you about a new offering starting Jan 8, 10am-11.30am PST: “Wild Soul”! A truly inspiring and custom-designed 8-week creativity program for a community to gather around their creativity and how we make meaning. One of the things that patriarchy has tried to
Sound’s story. 3) Sound beginnings, Noise, & The Elements
There is sound, there is music and there is noise. Music and noise somehow define each other and they are both relevant in any kind of philosophical debate on the values and properties of music and sound in a living system. McClellan puts it like this; If tones become too
