Breathless
Staggered breathing. That’s what musicians in a section who are playing or singing the same part do when they need to take a breath but don’t want to create a gap in the music by everyone inhaling at the same time. By alternating their breaths, they create a seamless note or phrase. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Singing by Heart
As the bright, familiar guitar intro to Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” came across the speakers at Einstein Bros Bagels, I looked up from my sandwich to see two men bobbing their heads. One was sitting at a table with his teenage daughter, and the other was waiting for a to-go order. As Morrison began to sing, so did they: “Hey where did we go, days when the rains came . . .” Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Already Home
I almost jumped out of my chair when I typed our address into Google Maps and there we were, finally. The satellite image of a vacant lot had been replaced with the image of a house with sidewalks and trees and the beginning of landscaping. On the driveway you could even see the truckload of decomposed granite that was sitting there while we put down flagstone. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
