Food, Music, and Ramblings South of the Hill
Sometimes when I get frustrated with my ability to play the right notes, I play the left ones.
And sometimes I even get out the old Bundy II Tenor Saxophone I’ve had since grade school and attempt to raise the dead.
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The band I’m in practices in the East Bay. After a couple horrible driving experiences, I’ve decided to take BART. One of my East Bay living fellow band mates usually picks me up at Ashby BART station on their way to practice.
Sometimes I get there early, or my bandmate is late, leaving me with some time to kill.
Exploring the station, I’ve discovered that there is a spiffy reverb filled underpass on the East side of the station.
Working up my courage, I’ve started playing my clarinet in the underpass.
I had a pleasant interaction with a blind woman towards the end of this video.
Next I need to figure out some way to record my hymns in the underpass. The natural reverb of the underpass is far superior to the electronic processing.
When I get frustrated with my ability to play the “right” notes, I take some time off to play the “left” notes, instead.
When I was putting my bass clarinet together, I noticed that the sound of the keys closing was pretty cool and kind of similar to the sound of the African instrument called the Mbira.
So I recorded the keys closing as the percussion track for this tune. Now I just need to figure out how to use Audacity to make a loop out of it.
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When I get frustrated with my ability to play the “right” notes, I take some time out and play the “left” notes instead.
Recorded some solo clarinet noodling, then added another track.
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When I get frustrated with my ability to play the “right” notes, I take some time out and play the “left” notes instead.
Some solo clarinet noodling.
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