Tag: writing
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Jamuary 28, 2021 – 1956 – An Ascent of Manaslu Mountain
This one was fun as I got to go all spacey.. Today’s challenge was “1956” but it didn’t give much more direction than that… so I took some liberties. May 9th, 1956 was witness to the first ascent of Manaslu Mountain, among the Himalaya Mountains, by a Japanese mountain climbing team. Of that team, Toshio…
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Jamuary 26, 2021 – Motet – Jesu Dulcis Memoria
Some of the challenges put forth this month proved to be a touch more difficult than I would have thought. Not only did I have to read up on what the style was but, once I knew what it was, I also had some difficulty determining how I would best go about accomplishing the task.…
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Jamuary 25, 2021 – Object as Instrument – Spicy Glass Container
Some of these challenges I know I can do, today’s challenge of using an object as an instrument is one of them: I knew I was going to use one of the following objects as an instrument, it just remained to be tested to see which one would sound best. I debated whether I…
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Jamuary 23, 2021 – Four Part Harmony – Bump bump bump
Another simple ditty I’ve had in my head for a while so thought I’d finally put it down. Today’s challenge was to create a four part harmony, a style of music that usually involves four distinct parts: soprano (very high), alto (high), tenor (not so high), and bass. I suppose in some cases the four…
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Jamuary 21, 2021 – 1-4-5 – Counting counting
Late but not missed! I’ll publish this one on Winnipeg time as I fell asleep last night and didn’t wake up until 11.30pm. At that point it was better to simply go back to bed and attack this one in the morning rather than try to force it through for a midnight deadline. Here it…